Owning our mistakes (and letting people own theirs)

I’d be the first to say I’m still learning about the issues – and understanding the mistakes I’ve made. I’m still unravelling my part but I think I’ve:

• Relied too heavily on income marketing claims and got sucked into the 6 and 7 business owner rhetoric – because I felt that that was the only thing people wanted to listen to.
• Not considered my own privilege and how that has made it easier for me build my online business For example in my episode on whether you should invest in my 90 Day Launch Sprint, I talked about being a professional writer by trade – and a qualified teacher- and how that has impacted on my success.
• Although I’ve never really got into the mindset stuff, I know I’ve been guilty of judging clients unfairly (privately not publicly) about not taking action in their business i.e. ‘If I can do this with a family and other caring responsibilities, why can’t you?’. Part of this may be down to my own neurodiversity (which is an explanation not an excuse) but greater awareness of this has helped me see things differently

I’m still learning and getting things wrong

And it’s not easy doing your learning ‘in a public space. I feel it will take time for me to fully understand the issues and implement change. PLUS I want to make sure I am making changes from an honest and ‘true’ place – not because the people I am learning from are doing it – and I feel it’s what I ‘should’ do.

But here are some changes I’ve made:

1. Talking more openly about client results (and not just using income claims or fancy numbers)
2. Reintroducing payment plans at no added costs and talking more about the subsidised places I offer on my programmes
3. Starting conversations with the communities on my Facebook page – and on Instagram.

I definitely don’t have all the answers, but I’d love to invite you to a conversation with me about it.