3 Key Strategies To Boost Your Business Confidence

There’s no doubt that the work of a spirit rich entrepreneur changes lives.  So why do so many coaches, healers, metaphysical consultants, writers and designers wonder if they’re good enough and if their work is worth it?

Listen up, ladies: your fear and self-doubt is NOT the truth.  Worse, fear and doubt will absolutely keep you from living your purpose if you let them.  If you want to create a business that serves others, serves your purpose and creates your ideal lifestyle, you MUST learn to manage fear and create confidence in yourself.

Thing is, when the saboteur is in charge, just telling yourself that you’re awesome doesn’t work because your “squishymind” doesn’t want to hear it.  So what does work?  Evidence!

When I say evidence, I do NOT mean seeking outside approval or validation.  Remember, confidence is a gift that you give yourself.  The “evidence” you seek is accurate information that your inner saboteur can’t argue with.

Here are 3 of my favorite strategies that will help you get reconnected to the TRUTH about your brilliant self so you can get down to the business of your business:

1. Read testimonials – and collect new ones. Even if you’re new in business, you do have happy clients whose lives you’ve changed.

Go back and read testimonials from your best clients, or those glowing emails where they tell you how much has changed for them as a result of working with you.  Make a habit out of really and truly receiving the praise when a client openly shares how you’ve changed their life.  (And be sure to stash all of those emails away for when you need a reminder of how powerful and transformative your work really is.)

Remember, they’re thanking you because it was YOU who helped them have their breakthrough.  They are giving you a gift with their thanks.  Receive, and truly own, your role in helping them.

2. Get clear on the real value of the results you help your clients get. While you’re re-reading those testimonials or emails, be sure to take a closer look at the results they got.  What’s the real value of those results to them?  What yummy stuff got to unfold for them as a result of the work you did together?

If you find yourself saying things like, “That would have happened anyway,” or “They had support from so-and-so, too,” stop.  No matter what, you had a part in their success.

This is NOT about taking credit for their results, which are theirs alone.  This is about owning our roles as facilitators of healing and transformation.  It’s about acknowledging your work and how you make a difference in your client’s lives.

3. Get an outside opinion. No, not from just anyone, or someone who might judge you!  I’m talking about the people who know the truth and see the truth about you, when you can’t see it yourself.  (Remember, the truth is, you’re brilliant!)

When you’re on shaky emotional ground, it’s imperative to receive support.  Reach out to an accountability partner, a coach, a mentor or members of a mastermind.  Ask them to share with you what they see is great about you, and allow yourself to truly receive that support – no minimizing, shrinking, or discounting.

(Not a part of an entrepreneurial support system?  You must surround yourself with a community of like-minded people, such as in a coaching program, to receive ongoing support and accountability.  You cannot become successful alone!)

Knowing the TRUTH about yourself, deep in your bones – that you are brilliant, capable, and already changing lives –  will give you confidence to make the bold leaps and stretches necessary to create the business you want.  Don’t wait until you’re feeling shaky to put these 3 steps in place.  Get started on them NOW and the next time you’re feeling doubtful, you’ll move through it quickly – so you can get back to the important stuff!

© 2010 Elizabeth Genco Purvis.  All Rights Reserved.

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Elizabeth Genco Purvis, “The Marketing Goddess” teaches spirited solo business owners and conscious entrepreneurs how to attract an abundance of clients, income, freedom and satisfaction in their business while staying true to their values.  Visit MarketingGoddess.com to claim your copy of “Grow Your Business With Spirit And Soul,” a 7-part audio workshop with everything you need to begin attracting more clients right away.