12 Mindset Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Know: As a Small Business Owner, Your Greatest Roadblock Is Your Mindset!

By Ernest Lewis

A staggering number of small businesses fail to reach the five-year mark. Even those that do survive often struggle with poor management, limited success, and reduced profitability. What's the primary reason for this?

From thirty-five years of business coaching and consulting experience, we know most of it boils down to the owner's mindset. As a small business owner, you're likely familiar with an extensive list of challenges, from constant firefighting to dissatisfied customers and a lack of exit strategy. Often, the business is running the owner rather than the owner running the business. If this sounds familiar, you are likely facing a mindset issue.

In this concise e-book, we introduce 12 Mindset Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Know that have consistently aided us and our clients over the years. These tools, gathered from various sources and or developed through hands-on client experiences, are often interconnected, and can be combined for even greater results. There are many mindset tools we could share. We start with these as they come up often and, though they are not easy, they are simple to teach, simple to learn, and (almost) simple to implement!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Nov 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9781304877390

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12 MINDSET TOOLS EVERY SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SHOULD KNOW

As a Small Business Owner, Your Greatest Roadblock Is Your Mindset!

Ernest Lewis

Copyright © 2023 Ernest A. Lewis, EA Lewis & Associates LLC

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the expressed written permission of the publisher.

Published by EA Lewis & Associates LLC

1st Edition 2023

ISBN: 9781304877390

PO Box 8784

Toledo OH 43613

www.ealewisassociates.com

Foreword

A staggering number of small businesses fail to reach the five-year mark. Even those that do survive often struggle with poor management, limited success, and reduced profitability.

What's the primary reason for this? From thirty-five years of business coaching and consulting experience, I’ve found that most of it boils down to the owner's mindset. As a small business owner, you're likely familiar with an extensive list of challenges, from constant firefighting to dissatisfied customers and a lack of exit strategy. Often, the business is running the owner rather than the owner running the business. If this sounds familiar, you are likely facing a mindset issue.

In this concise e-book, I introduce 12 Mindset Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Know that have consistently aided me and my clients over the years. These tools, gathered from various sources and or developed through hands-on client experiences, are often interconnected, and can be combined for even greater results. There are many mindset tools worth looking at. We start with these as they come up often and, though they are not easy, they are simple to teach, simple to learn, and (almost) simple to implement!

Some tools are related to my experience as a long-distance runner where I’ve successfully completed 100 marathons, including 100-mile events, over the last twenty years. The right Mindset can help you accomplish amazing things including growing your business while running your business rather than letting your business run you.

We begin with a summary of The Slight Edge, a book that focuses on moment-by-moment mindset shifts. The tools it offers have proven invaluable to many small business owners and many clients. Our daily choices, often driven by habit, lead us toward success or failure, and it's essential to be aware of their consequences. Want to be more successful? Change your habits.

The importance of a robust Mindset Toolbox cannot be overstated, as most challenges faced by small business owners stem from their mindset. Change your mindset, and you can transform your life. Embracing these tools and adopting new ways of thinking may not be easy, but if you're open to learning and change, they can help you grow your business and achieve greater success. Dare to try a tool or two and give it a chance to work its magic. You might just be amazed by the results.

Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life. - Tony Robbins

The Slight Edge – A Book Summary

"The Slight Edge¹" written by Jeff Olson