MY MOST SUCCESSFUL CLIENTS ARE DOING THESE THINGS

People are always asking me what is the common denominator for my client's success?

As always a good question that made me think a while back, if there's a formula or some sort of pattern that I should follow for myself and, of course, for my clients.

By now you all know what I do for a living: I provide for my clients training and coaching in order for them to achieve their goals. I'v had good clients and bad ones. Before I jump into this subject I must make a confession: when I start working with a new client I become their number 1 fan. And more important for me than helping them realize their goals is to see how they keep growing even if I no longer work with them. After spending almost 20 years of my life in this field, I've discovered that there are some "characteristics" that

It’s a good question because we see it every single day, everywhere, but this doesn’t mean that is the right question. “WHY” will lead you to justification answers and that will not lead into actions. The question should be if it’s necessary or not to make the comparison. In this case my answer is YES and NO.

“Change happens immediately, but it takes time to see it.”

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I will start with the “NO”. You are unique, original and, above all, you are great. There always will be another person that is smarter, taller, more successful, more… than you are. So if you set yourself to compete with these people, you write for yourself a sure recipe to feel in many occasions frustrated. You cannot be someone else! YOU ARE YOU! So the right way is to compare yourself to yourself. That means that you have to build daily on your persona in order for you to become a better, smarter or richer person. If you choose to do so every day you’ll gain a huge amount of knowledge, skills and capabilities. A year has 365 days, so you have plenty of time to build yourself.

As I’ve said before… My answer is also “YES”, but not in the comparative way. Let me be more specific. Looking at other people’s characteristics, attributes, lifestyles, skills and traits it will give insights about who you want to become, how should you behave and what do you want to achieve. These people that you are comparing yourself with are your role models. Use them as your mentors. It’s important not to see where are they now, but to find out what they did to achieve their entrepreneurial success. And the best way to follow their footsteps is to take massive action.

I hope you’ll find this article helpful and remember that we are in the industry of building people and it’s a proven fact that together we are better. So don’t forget to share this with the world!

Yours in success,

Iva Berghmann