This successfully employed coach and trainer looked like she was doing great, but the frustration of not getting started with her own business was building. She knew she wanted to start it, and yet she wasn’t taking action to make that a reality. She wanted to feel free and easy – just doing stuff and progressing it. And so she invested in “Getting Stuff Done”.
Measurable results
When asked: If 10 means ‘this is a really big problem’, and zero means ‘there’s no problem at all’, how big a problem is this for you right now?
Starting point –
- Fear of the legalities and risk of problems like data breaches = 10.
- Fear of being seen, putting herself out there = 5.
By week four –
Both issues = 0
The Context
This employed coach had a dream to start her own business. When she got honest, she’d had this dream for a long time but had kept avoiding starting it. What pushed her into doing something about it was her increasing frustration at seeing other people coming up with the same ideas she’d had. The difference with them was they were actually doing it. And now she wanted to.
The Problem – Not starting a business
There were two specific areas that were holding her back from starting her business.
First there was a fear of the legalities. What if she made a big mistake? What if she got in trouble with the authorities? There could be a data breach, a website hack. She was afraid of getting it wrong.
Then there was the fear of putting herself out there. An imposter syndrome feeling. Even though she could happily do it for her employer. It felt uncomfortable to do it for herself. She saw a consistent pattern in her life – that she would do all the work but not want to stand out. She would want to be the best, but not want to be visible. This internal conflict had to go.
It was time for a change.
The Solution – Getting Stuff Done
Having already experienced the Reset programme, this client invested in Getting Stuff Done. A 4-week programme designed to solve problems with taking action. For this client, it was to solve the fact she wasn’t taking action, when she wanted to.
As with all of this work, there are always ripple effects beyond the core problem a person comes to solve. But the promise is, we solve that core problem.
The Result – Energised and Moving Forward
The most consistent theme of this client’s results were energised, moving forward, and making obvious decisions.
When we closed the programme, she hadn’t started her business yet but – fears about the legalities – gone. And worries about putting herself out there – gone.
Now, in relation to the legalities of a business, she didn’t have any fears about getting in trouble or getting it wrong, which meant she had no fear about the legalities.
A truth landed for her that she’d always known made logical sense. But now she knew it as a fully embodied fact – “it’s not about doing it all right – it’s about doing the right things.”
She saw the practical truth that there are people better equipped to handle those legal aspects – so she’d simply hire the right experts to help. It was a no-brainer.
In relation to putting herself out there, she saw the practical truth that she doesn’t have to be on social media the way other people are. She can be seen in ways that work for her. Which might be quieter than others, but that doesn’t make them wrong.
“I want to be worth knowing, rather than having to be well known.”
The inner conflict was gone, and in its place was the right thing for her. This is what creates the life you want.
In addition to solving these core problems, she left with many other benefits:
- Overthinking stopped. “I hadn’t realised just how much overthinking I was doing. Now it’s stopped, it’s made it so obvious.”
- Spontaneous, responsive action-taking. She recognised she was simply choosing to act, or not to act, as appropriate. In-the-moment. Responsive to the situation with no umm’ing or internal debating. Much like Yoda would advise! ‘Do or do not, there is no try.’ That was her experience now.
- Her to do list was no longer a burden. She had the same tasks on it, but it had no weight.
- Less self-criticism. Less mental energy wasted. More time and presence for her husband, family and work.
- A shift away from wanting to rescue others to wanting to enjoy creating for herself first. Most of the world calls this selfish. She knew it was healthy.
- Obvious action that’s right for her. She was struggling to fit her writing in on a regular basis, around everyone else’s needs and logistics. But after removing the source of the block, an insight dropped in and she saw clearly that she simply needed to go away to write from time to time. Before this work that would have felt selfish, now it felt logical.
Healthy action taking feels good. And that’s what this client achieved. Which is exactly what Getting Stuff Done is designed to deliver.
Is Getting Stuff Done right for you?
This programme is for people who’ve already had their Reset programme, and now they want to clear the blocks that are stopping them from taking effective action on something that matters.
Maybe it’s starting a business.
Maybe it’s a project you keep putting off.
Maybe it’s starting loads of things and never completing any of them.
Maybe it’s procrastinating on what you know you want to do but you can’t seem to move on.
If you want to move forward and get stuff done more effectively, get in touch. We’ll set up a call to see if Getting Stuff Done is the right fit for you.
Not ready yet? Watch conversations with previous clients to hear their results.