My biggest failure and how i turned that into a long term lesson
- 1. My Biggest Failure And How I Turned That Into A Long Term Lesson
- 2. Failed Business • About 6 years I ago I went into business with a dear friend and we created a coaching company called Emotional Liberation • Nether of us had any previous experience in business or knew a single thing on how to grow a business • We both just had a passion to help as many people as possible • I personally had very little experience in marketing and I was terrible at sales. Even the idea of sealing myself terrified me
- 3. • We spent hours on creating a website and creating business cards • Would spend hours walking the streets handing out our business cards getting no new clients • Attempted to run worships but due to lack of funds we were only able to use Royal Festival Hall which lacked privacy for clients • It was the blind leading the blind as nether of us knew how to get our business message out there • Decided to get coach but acquired cheapest possible to cut costs • I was doing no personal development
- 4. • Differences in vision of company • Not equal effort in growing company • Arguing over finances • Parting way with business partner • I attempted to continue alone • Paid coaches not at all helpful or experienced enough
- 5. • The business failed as I didn’t know how to grow it • I became frustrated with the lack of guidance I got from the coaches I hired • I felt a failure and had beliefs that I couldn’t run a business • I had to shut down Emotional Liberation • But my passion to coach didn’t die
- 6. • 3 years passed since that failed business venture but my desire to coach hadn’t gone • I could have quit on my dream but I decided to not quit on myself no matter what • Following years of personal self development especially around building confidence and increasing income • I knew from the friends & colleagues I had help there was a market for my coaching • I decided to create a coaching business and do it alone this time so I founded Wahome Gitonga Coaching • I would help people to master their confidence and increase their income using my 7 step alchemize strategy that I had used on myself
- 7. Lessons learnt • I didn’t want to repeat same mistakes as last time around • I wanted to surround myself with successful people and I found an entrepreneur network academy called Big Business Events owned by award winning multi-millionaire Adam Stott • Big Business Events was an academy full of successful entrepreneurs ranging from people starting a business to successful multi-millionaires • The aim of the academy was everyone helps each other • The academy would teach you every aspect of business through regular events ranging from social media to sales domination
- 8. • Within no time my business knowledge started to drastically improve and I started to build new relationships • I also hired Adam Stott as my coach and with his head coach Ross Temple I looked to learn from their success • I started to see my business grow exponentially. I was learning everything from mastering social media, how to create a compelling offer, how to sell, how understand your numbers, how to think strategically and many key business functions. • Coaching with Adam helped me to see the importance of developing a winning mindset, surround myself with successful people and investing heavily in myself
- 9. • I removed any negative friends out of my life and ensure that I only surrounded myself around positive, inspiring, motivating and successful people • I also invested considerable time and effort developing myself outside the coaching by reading books, listening to podcasts, taking business courses anything that would feed my mind with knew information • Understanding the link between being healthy and confidence I changed my lifestyle. I stared to exercise regularly and eat more healthy which increased my confidence and gave me more energy • I ensured that I had a winners mindset so I never quit on myself, I always finished what I started, asked for help, cut out distractions
- 10. Wahome Gitonga Coaching • Now I have a high income thriving business • I have a steady pool of coaching clients with a proven strategy to acquire new leads • I am regularly surrounded by successful people that help to always grow myself and my business • Improved quality of time • I’m doing what I love and helping people to master their confidence
- 11. 1) Get a successful coach 2) Cut of negative people 3) Surround yourself with successful people 4) Feed your mind 5) Work on your weakness and strengths 6) Cultivate a growth mindset 7) Understand your numbers 8) Exercise & eat healthily 9) Work harder than people around you 10) Never quite on yourself 11) Take huge actions everyday 12) Cut out all distractions & substances Top 12 Lessons