| Business owners should not be running the
| |
| | Affinity group coaching helps business
|
| day-to-day activities within their
| |
| | owners to:
|
| companies. In order to bring small and
| |
| | Focus on key goals to achieve business
|
| medium size companies to newer and
| |
| | objectives
|
| stronger levels, systems should be
| |
| | Increase productivity while decreasing
|
| running companies. Owners must be in a
| |
| | work time
|
| position to step back and focus on
| |
| | Widen profit margins
|
| working on the business rather than in
| |
| | Realize their dreams through
|
| the business. The results can be
| |
| | accountability
|
| powerful.
| |
| | What They Are
|
| Through mentoring and advice, coaches
| |
| | Affinity groups come in many shapes and
|
| help business owners succeed more and
| |
| | sizes. Some are geographically based, by
|
| work less. Coaches serve a variety of
| |
| | locale or region of the country. Others
|
| businesses and professionals from
| |
| | are specific to age or revenue. Still
|
| florists and printers to chiropractors
| |
| | others are linked to a particular frame
|
| and manufacturing companies. Most
| |
| | of reference, such as the software
|
| entrepreneurs have few resources and few
| |
| | industry. More examples can include a
|
| places to turn to get advice on sales,
| |
| | group of interior designers, all who have
|
| marketing and team building. That's where
| |
| | different specialities, such as furniture
|
| coaches step in, not with the answers,
| |
| | design, kitchen and bathroom design or
|
| but with the right questions.
| |
| | draperies who share client lists, or a
|
| Having an extra set of eyes and ears to
| |
| | group of personal chefs who join together
|
| look at the performance and goals of your
| |
| | to increase their ability to bid jobs, or
|
| business makes a world of difference.
| |
| | a block of stores that agree on hours of
|
| Working with a coach means you don't have
| |
| | operation and seasonal advertising
|
| to go it alone. It also holds
| |
| | specials. They often operate like
|
| entrepreneurs accountable to someone
| |
| | strategic alliances; non-competitive
|
| outside of their business.
| |
| | businesses that refer clients and
|
| In addition, a new and less expensive
| |
| | prospects.
|
| coaching trend for entrepreneurs is
| |
| | One of the incredible things about being
|
| belonging to an affinity group. Affinity
| |
| | alive is having the opportunity to learn
|
| groups can help business owners
| |
| | and grow with each passing day. The great
|
| accelerate their company's growth. The
| |
| | desire to gain new knowledge and insights
|
| next time you are lying awake in bed at 2
| |
| | into the people and things around us
|
| a.m. wondering how to deal with your
| |
| | provides an energy that helps overcome
|
| entrepreneurial crisis du jour, consider
| |
| | the many challenges we confront on life's
|
| the following: find, join, and
| |
| | journey. We are constantly amazed by the
|
| participate in affinity groups.
| |
| | things we didn't know, by the inaccuracy
|
| One of the most powerful steps an
| |
| | of our perceptions, by the actions of
|
| entrepreneur can take at any stage in his
| |
| | those we thought we knew better and by
|
| or her development is to find a group of
| |
| | the support we receive from unimaginable
|
| peers. Creating an enterprise can be a
| |
| | places.
|
| lonely task. If an entrepreneur is alone
| |
| | Keep moving forward even when times are
|
| in creating a business (and having a
| |
| | difficult. Try new ways of approaching
|
| partner or partners doesn't mean you're
| |
| | the same challenges. Take the time to
|
| not alone), opportunities for learning
| |
| | read and listen to the experience and
|
| and teaching are lost. With an affinity
| |
| | journey of others. There is a lot to
|
| group, you can accelerate your growth and
| |
| | learn on the road to building a
|
| eventually give back your wisdom and
| |
| | successful business, or a fulfilling life
|
| experience to those coming after you.
| |
| | for that matter.
|
| Who Are They and What Do They Do
| |
| | We are starting to see the signs of an
|
| Affinity groups are gatherings of peers
| |
| | improving marketplace; start to invest in
|
| attracted to each other by a common set
| |
| | yourself and your business. It will give
|
| of experiences and capabilities, or
| |
| | you the greatest chance of achieving the
|
| "affinities." Normally the group is a
| |
| | success you deserve and have worked so
|
| maximum of 10 people. They have the
| |
| | hard for.
|
| opportunity to share knowledge and
| |
| | So the next time you are up at 2 a.m.,
|
| different perspectives as well as
| |
| | act on the following: find, join, and
|
| providing accountability and developing
| |
| | participate in affinity groups.
|
| their own network. Affinity group
| |
| | Copyright 2003 Permission required before
|
| coaching is normally the less costly
| |
| | reproducing.
|
| option too.
| |
| |
|
