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The Business Mindset: The Complete Guide To Focusing On the Right Things

Success starts with a vision

By Aubin KatukuPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
The Business Mindset: The Complete Guide To Focusing On the Right Things
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In today’s fast-paced world, business has become a complex beast. We have more information than ever before, which makes understanding the right things even more difficult. To complicate matters further, there are an abundance of self-help books and articles out there that essentially say the same thing but in different ways. Knowing what to focus on as a business owner is also essential to success. You must find your niche and make sure that you are not wasting time on anything unimportant. Working in a niche requires you to be specialized in one particular thing so that clients know exactly what they’re getting when they come to you. Whether you’re just starting out or feel like your business has plateaued, here are some steps for keeping your company focused on the right things.

Step 1: Have a Vision for Your Company

You may not have thought about it, but you need to have a vision for your company. This should be simple, usually between one and three sentences, describing what you do. This should include any products or services you sell and the target customer. You should also include any goals you want to achieve with your company, such as expanding internationally. If you don’t know where to start, think about what made you want to start the company in the first place. Did you want to provide a service to a specific group of people? Did you want to make money in particular way? This is where you should start. It’s better to keep it simple at first and then you can expand on this vision as time goes on.

Step 2: Make a List of Everything You Can’t Change

This will probably make you feel a little dejected, but it’s important to understand what you can’t change about your business or industry. You may have chosen a competitive industry to work in and be struggling to get ahead. This isn’t something you can change, but you can figure out ways to deal with it. Be realistic about your business and what it can achieve. If you’re trying to compete with huge brands in the same industry, you need to be realistic about your chances of succeeding. You can’t control how much money other companies are investing in their business or which niches they are targeting, but you can control how you respond to this situation.

Step 3: Make a List of Everything You Can Change

This list is likely to be significantly shorter than the first list, so take some time to really assess what you can change. This could be the way you manage your team or the way you approach potential customers. It might be the products you offer or even the name of your company. You can change a lot, but it may take some time to figure out exactly what you need to change in order to focus on the right things.

Step 4: Decide What Is Most Important to Your Company Right Now

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Now that you have a list of what you can and can’t change, it’s time to decide what is most important to your company right now. This may be what you need to shift the focus towards. It may also be something you need to scale back on if it’s taking too much effort. Regardless, you need to know what you need to be focusing on. This is often where the vision and goals you wrote in the first step come into play. It’s what you want to achieve with your company and what you want your company to be known for.

Conclusion

Business owners are often stuck in a trap where they can’t figure out what they need to focus on. This leads to a drop in productivity and frustration. Remember that you can’t control everything that happens in your industry, but you can control how you respond to it. Focus on the right things by having a vision for your company, making a list of everything you can’t change, making a list of everything you can change, and deciding what is most important to your company right now. This will help you to grow and succeed in a highly competitive industry.

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About the Creator

Aubin Katuku

Corporate lawyer for more than a decade and now business and mindset coach helping business owners and aspirant business owners strengthen their mindset so that they can get what life has to offer the best.

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