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Chekov wrote that for an actor to become a better actor, he shouldn’t work on his acting, but work on himself. I feel the same way about becoming more effective in business.

I feel like my business is a mirror that reflects back every strength and limitation to me. I used to think that I was the one growing my business, now I realise that my business grows me!

In fact, when you start your own business, it’s a bit like signing up for a personal development workshop. Running your own business forces you to face your limitations, overcome your fears, recognise your unique gifts and talents, get past your self-consciousness, and will really teach you about commitment.

Most of us are masters of denial, but business doesn’t lie. When you are giving wholeheartedly (not giving to get) and guided by love, then you can’t do anything but thrive. If you aren’t thriving, then it simply means that there is something to change. Where we resist this change, then business will become a struggle for us.

If business is a struggle, then that’s an opportunity to dig a little deeper, recognise what we need to change, and do it. But where lots of us get caught is when we look at our business and don’t like the results, we go into overdrive and try to control and manipulate the results by doing more and working harder. This may work for a short time, but sooner or later we’ll start to feel burned out from doing it this way.

A useful mantra to keep in mind is ‘if it feels hard, I must be doing something wrong’!

Think about an area of your business that is a struggle for you. Engage the power of your higher mind, and ask to be shown what it is you need to change. You don’t need to rack your brains. Don’t force the answer. Trust the answer you get – even if it seems bizarre and seems to have no logical connection to the area where you are struggling.

For example, I did this recently, and the answer I got was ‘go for a walk’. I trusted the answer, and sure enough everything fell into place (and I got some fresh air into the bargain!)

It takes courage to do this, and for someone as logical as me, it’s a stretch for me to just trust the answers. But the wisdom is within each of us if we are willing to tap into it. You have all the answers within you, if you open your mind and heart to them. You can stop doing business the hard way if you really want to!