Written by: Rylee June, Executive Contributor
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You’ve likely gone through a transformation of your own recently and you’ve had this burning desire to turn around and help other women or men feel and experience the joy and freedom you’ve found in yourself too.
You’ve likely even taken the time to join programs or training to learn coaching and/or healing skills but every time you open the social media pages you’re bombarded with 15 more tips and 20 more programs trying to sell you all the steps to $1,000,000 and a year on a yacht. Okay, but if you are feeling anything like I was when I was in my first to third year of starting and running my business, you are getting constantly swayed by all the huge marketing wins and luxury lifestyles it seems the 23-year-olds are living after only a short time in their business. Before getting into the 5 things you need to focus on building out. Here are two hacks that are going to keep you in your lane and aligned with the direction you’re meant to go:
Hack No.1 Unfollow anyone you are constantly comparing your life and situations to
This is wildly unhelpful, literally all the time. This is not the motivation you think it is, and subconsciously you are damning yourself every time you go “Awe, I can’t wait to be there one day”. Your life is likely going to look so much different when you finally start hitting those targets you want to hit. Equally, pick 1-3 people who are experts in the areas you need the support most and only take in their content for advice and support. (This is a time and mind saver)
Hack No.2 Be Patient
You are just getting started and unless you have thousands to sink into ads, your growth is going to take time just like everyone else's. You’re doing this not just to make a pile of money and sign handfuls of clients overnight. You’re in this to make a difference long term and I can guarantee whatever personal and philanthropic reasons you want to get going are, time and exposure to other people and other ideas will likely tweak if not even completely inspire a new way of thinking, being and doing along the way. Give yourself some grace.
Here are the 5 things you need in place to build your business in order to grow it:
1. Honestly, a mentor.
Normally I would make this the last one but after the thousands of dollars I've spent learning this lesson (which has wildly helped) and thousands of hours in book reading and podcasts, this really should be more of a priority. However, make sure you do your research and don’t just sign up with anyone just because they have the Channel bags and take all the trips. Ask questions, and see if they can actually help you with what you do/ want to do and with where you’re at. Note: My dm’s are always open if you even just have questions!!
2. A community.
Having a place where you can invite people in that is safe for them to be heard and seen and where you are equally spending time nurturing and providing value is a huge asset to you when you’re ready to offer new products/ programs or specials. Even if you’re in NWM, a community is going to be a make or break for you in the long run, especially if you want to run your business seriously.
3. A way to convert your audience to something you own.
Your audience is rented and if the power goes out so to speak, you have to think about how you are going to be able to stay in contact with your people. This can be done through an email list or text message list. Create these things filled with value daily affirmations, little segments of education, insight, tips, and another way for your audience to get exclusive value from you, while equally gathering their contacts to be able to reach them no matter what. (The size of your email list/ text lists end up being a huge asset down the road when you want to do brand deals/ affiliate marketing/ publishing books ;))
4. A system.
This is so overlooked for so many startups and actually can cause you to burn out so quickly because you’re constantly trying to come up with new things and you have no process to follow.
Whether it’s a new course, you want to bring on a podcast, or eventually, start speaking or even running group programs, if you don’t have a clear client experience mapped out, you’ll always feel like you are missing pieces.
This also is a huge asset when you do have the client volume and want to start handing off some of your workloads to a virtual assistant or lead generator. If you don’t even know what you’re doing, it is far too easy for clients to fall through the cracks or things to get missed/overlooked, and the eventual team you want to build requires so much more effort because you have to go back and start extracting what you’re doing.
Start where you are right now, go into a program like ASANA, and start mapping out what each offer entails and the process to move through that experience.
5. A network.
You’ve probably heard this before but your network is your net worth, and if you haven’t heard this yet make sure you write it down on a sticky note and put it everywhere. Truly the only way to grow outside of LOA which honestly isn’t a strategy. Is to get on calls with other like minded people. Get into the containers and rooms where they are hanging out and start putting yourself in positions where you are equally practicing sharing with others who you are, what you do and the problem you solve. This could almost replace 1 because if you go into networking to genuinely get to know other people and lead with the intention of ‘What can I do for you’ Something Chris Hard and Craig Siegel often speak to, You really truly cannot go wrong. When I was starting out my accidental healing turned coaching business half a decade ago, I didn’t realize the mindset and routine difference between something part-time, doing it just for fun, and something I passionately loved and wanted to spread with the world full-time. I spent thousands in programs and mentors from all different areas of business knowledge and development combined with my education in business, marketing and customer service to realize there needed to be a hub for healers and coaches to be able to go in their 1st-3rd years of business and be able to fill all of these needs and receive the training so they could skip the line so to speak and really show up and shine in what they felt deep in their hearts called to do. The Aligned Entrepreneur Mastermind Program was born from that space. Open For Enrolment, but equally so is the community that you can join at any time and start learning from guest experts and networking with others who just might be the connection you’re missing to fill a gap you’re feeling stuck or struggling with right now. If you take these 2 hacks and double down on these 5 areas and dial in, honestly your long-term success will absolutely be inevitable. Focusing on this allowed me to retire my husband within 2 years of starting my business, and helped me scale to creating a 6 figure company within 3 years. It took a lot of work, don’t get me wrong, risks and personal growth, but it was so wildly worth every moment and every moment forward, I couldn’t imagine not doing this today. Bonus: Once you get really good at these 5 things and have built in the consistency and habits surrounding them, you can start insulating your life with additional income streams and bringing on more people to help grant you that time freedom to move on to doing other passions your heart is set on too. Don’t hesitate to reach out, ask questions, and most important just come say Hi! I love getting to know who comes across these articles and where you’re at in your life and business.
Rylee June, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Rylee June is an international Intuition Master Coach and spiritual activator. Supporting thousands across the world in healing their trauma and limiting beliefs, as well mentoring and coaching those who offer energy services in curating ethical and deep transformative experiences for their clients. Podcast Host, Self Published Author & a pioneer in her industry, Rylee June is here to take a stand in the spiritual industry and create ethical practices for those seeking energy and life transformation support.
