Does The Body of Your Business Have Profit Anorexia?

There is a look in my daughter’s eyes as she walks through the door. That look has been there since she was a baby. It says, ‘Feed me.’ Every mother knows that look. And yet, so many of us do not feed ourselves what we need.

Eat! is what we say to someone showing signs of hunger. Strategic goals are hungry for the resources they need to hit the spot. We would not expect someone who is starving to come out on top. Yet, many business owners under-feed their strategic goals and want to lead the pack. Get the financial EQ coaching you need.

Is asking for help difficult for you?

Asking for help means that we feed our strategic goals what they need to gain weight (traction.) We cannot grow without nutrients. A business is no different. It requires resources to flourish.

You cannot grow fat if you do not eat. You cannot fatten your bottom line while skimping on resources. Let me be bold. Not asking for help when you need it can cause profit anorexia, a condition where your business and your resources are underfed. Financial EQ coaching can help you get what you need to grow you and your business.

What nutrients do you need?

A nutrient is a substance we need to grow strong and sustain life. Vitamins boost our immune system and give us a leading edge to show strength and resilience in the face of hardship. We all need nutrients.

Your business also has an immune system. It is your business model. Are your relationships with your customers strong? Is your supply chain able to cope with stress? What about financial EQ coaching? Who is guiding you to be at the leading edge of your field? You can’t skimp on resources and lead the pack.

Is losing weight something you want?

A new survey in the USA shows that 60% want to lead a healthier life, and at least 50% want to lose weight. Despite that, three out of five Americans find the weight loss journey difficult. Asked why that was, the respondents said they had no willpower and lacked a support system. What do you think happened?

Businesses with little or no support system tend to carry dead weight. They try to hide what is truly going on. They might point a finger and say it’s not their fault if they can’t seem to shake the dead weight off and ask for the help they need. Those businesses would greatly benefit from financial EQ coaching. Do you agree?

Are you telling yourself stories to cover up your situation?

Did you know? People with anorexia do not see themselves as underweight. Statistics show that four out of every hundred women in the USA will suffer from the disorder. However, these women won’t call it that. They’ll tell themselves and the rest of the world that they need to eat less, work harder, and apply a lot of willpower to look good.

What about you and your business? Do you believe skimping on your resources will make your business healthy? Are you of the view that working harder will bring on the results you desire? What about your support system? There’s a saying that it’s lonely at the top. It doesn’t have to be. What about financial EQ coaching?

Anorexia does not have to feed on itself.

Two-thirds of women with anorexia do not seek treatment. These women do not believe they have a weight problem. Asking for help can be difficult for them because it would suggest they let go of control. They would have to face what they have done to their immune system.

It’s okay to be healthy.

Sixty percent of business owners ask for help. They have the willpower to be healthier. They look for the best fit to get them there. Many of my clients were in that position when they first came to see me. They were tired of underfeeding their strategic goals. They welcomed real change. Together, we boosted their business model and shed the dead weight.

So let me ask you. Are you ready to ask for help? Remember. Anorexic people do not see themselves as thin. Businesses with profit anorexia do not think they have a problem. It takes courage to ask for financial EQ coaching. You can do it like millions of others have done before you. Let me be bold. No one flourishes alone. Ask for help. It’s okay to be healthy.

Anne Beaulieu, inspiring the next generation of emotionally intelligent, strategic women through:

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