Faced with Job or Business Loss?
I serve baby boomers, as an Executive Business Coach for those who work for someone else and as Small Business Coach or on-line Business Coach for the self-employed. I work with people who are faced with losing their income. It is increasingly difficult for some business owners to find customers in this recession. It is increasingly difficult for the previously employed to find another job. And it also is increasingly scary for those folks facing retirement. I believe the problem is the same, regardless of whether you are self-employed or have worked for a company all your life.
When you are face-to-face with a loss of income, your initial response is often one of immediate panic and fear. “How will I survive financially?” The thought is terrifying of not having money for food, for college tuition for your kids, for doing the things that cost money. This predicament even evokes the fear that you’ll lose your car and your house. Nothing can be more debilitating than facing the prospect of becoming a homeless person. Even more terrifying is the shame that you project for yourself and your family as to how this new situation will reflect on you in the eyes of your friends and neighbors. Your self-image is shattered at the prospect of not finding another job, not having enough retirement funds, or not finding new customers for your business. So what can you do to break this endless cycle of not sleeping at night? And nighttime, when it’s dark, seems to make things even more terrifying than in the daytime. At least it was for me.
Your response centers on how you view your situation. Or more importantly, your solution centers on how you view your situation. You can make all this pain disappear. You can make life return to its previous glory or even make it more wonderful. It may not be precisely the same, but who cares if it’s better than it was before? At least it was for me.
When you reclaim your income or revive your business, there will be laughing and joyfulness and happiness and smiles all around. An enormous weight will have been lifted from your shoulders. You will walk around the neighborhood or your grandkids’ soccer games with your head high and a smile on your face. You will become the playful, engaging person that you were before. You will schedule vacations and buy birthday presents again; your credit card balances will shrink. And so on. At least it was for me.
So what can you do to turn your situation around? The action you must take is to acknowledge that it will be an easier journey if you have the support and guidance of someone else who previously has conquered this monster that’s now confronting you. Read pages 106 and 107 of The Secrets of a Millionaire Mind. Then call me and arrange for us to have a 60-minute no-obligation dialogue about your situation. Or just call me first; I have an extra copy of this New York Times’ best-selling book for you. With the insight in this book and a mentor beside you, your journey will be amazing! At least it was for me.
How do I know this will work for you? I don’t. But here’s what one lady said:
In the four months you’ve been my coach, I’ve gone from zero offices, zero clients, and zero marketing strategies to two offices, 12+ ongoing full-fee clients, several evaluations and brief therapy clients, and a strong and generative marketing presence. Calls are coming in regularly. Thank you Marty!
Call me and we’ll find out how I can serve you. (520)318-5596 or marty@bizpainpoint.com