2020 in Rearview - James Bryant

James W. Bryant - "Better You 4U - An Entrepreneur's Journey"

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Introduction
Happy New Year!  

Who could have imagined the year that just passed?  What will you remember 2020 as the year of?  This is the time of year that we typically say things like:

2021 is going to be my best year every
I am going to make the career change that I have always wanted
I am going to lose that extra 15 pounds
I am going to be in the best shape ever
I am going to get back to my core spiritual practices

Will this be “the year” for you?  How many of us said the same things going into 2020?  I often say that you see what you are looking for and that you will find what to focus on!  If you are looking for negative things that occurred in 2020 there is no shortage of material that you can choose from.  But what if you took time to appreciate the opportunities that you had as a result of things slowing down.  The opportunity to spend more time with your family compared to the past.  The ability to no longer have “killer” commutes to the office. We all learned that we could “zoom” this year!

Some people say that experience is the best teacher.  John Maxwell is quoted as saying that “experience is NOT the best teacher! But Evaluated Experience is the best teacher.”  Evaluating our past experiences is one of the only ways to tease out positive things out of an otherwise negative situation. 

Show Objectives
Today is the season 3 finale of Better Your 4U An Entrepreneurs Journey.  We are going to review 2020 along with the topics that we covered in season 3.

1. What’s Holding You Back – Discovering and Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

• Acknowledge that you have a limiting belief
• If possible, discover the why behind your limiting belief.  The “why” may be linked to other belief systems that you currently hold to be true.
• Apply the power of self-compassion. It is OK.  You can and will get through the overside of this wall.
• Make a list of things that disprove the limiting belief either from your life and experience or the life and experience of others.
• Put into practice habits that will build the life that you want that move you closer to your goals.
• Focus your thoughts and energy on where you want to go, not one where you have been or that has been holding you back.  You want to be Future focused. 
• If the limiting belief tries to come back remember this – You are the gatekeeper of your mind and of your body and you have the right and power to control what enters and stays in your mind!

https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-what-s-holding-you-back-james-bryant
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/2-what-s-holding-you-back-james-bryant
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/3-what-s-holding-you-back-james-bryant
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/4-what-s-holding-you-back-james-bryant

1. The Company that you keep

• Give Yourself Permission to Grow
• Give Your Family and Friends the Permission to stay where they are
• Surround yourself with people who challenge you to be greater today than you were yesterday. People who love you and accept you for who you are. People who want what you want, not just what they want for you.
• Be intentional about who you choose to spend time with.
• Be intentional about the books that you read, the videos that you watch and the podcasts that you listen to.
• Find Your Tribe to help you build your business
• Find Your Tribe to help you achieve your goals

https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-the-company-that-you-keep-james-bryant
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/4-the-company-that-you-keep-james-bryant

1. Why your Why Matters

• Identify your unique WHY
• Develop Your WHY Statement
• Clarify Your WHY
• Unleash Your Unique WHY on the World

https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-why-your-why-matters-james-bryant
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/2-why-your-why-matters-james-bryant

1. The power of Gratitude

Interview with Jerome Myers
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-the-power-of-gratitude-james-bryant
Interview the Debbee Jeter
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/2-the-power-of-gratitude-james-bryant
Interview with Sonny Smith
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/3-the-power-of-gratitude-james-bryant

1. Taking Advantage of What Today has to Offer

• See Past Your Current Circumstances
• Prepare to adapt 
• Become more Customer Centric, focusing on the problems you can solve for your customers not on the problems that your business is facing.
• Take A Look within (Personally and Within Your Business)

https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-taking-what-today-has-to-offer-james-bryant
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/2-taking-what-today-has-to-offer-james-bryant

1. Focused on Business Growth

It is impossible to make meaningful progress if there is no destination. Many of us have had to change direction in 2020 but now is the time to plant the seeds for the future that you want for yourself and your company. The purpose of today’s show is to provide a framework to help you develop and clarify the growth goals that you have for your business for 2021.  Today’s discussion is more focused on the business side of your business and the steps that you can take as an executive to grow your company.  Let’s get growing!

https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-focused-on-business-growth-james-bryant

1. Planning for Growth in 2021 – A Statement Not a Question

This show was provided  a framework to help you develop your company’s growth plan for 2021 and beyond.  We discussed some general growth strategies, the key elements of a business grow plan, and take a closer look at developing a rolling annual marketing plan.
https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/1-planning-for-growth-james-bryant

1. Let Your Light Shine

There are many possible things that can hinder our ability to fully shine our light including doubt, limiting beliefs, fatigue, physical fitness, lack of sleep, worry, lack of self-acceptance.  Your state impacts that state of your business.  If your light is dimmed, then that has an impact on your business as well.  The objective of todays show is to empower you with the tools that you need to recharge, refocus, and let you light shine.  You are an important part of this world.  Your business has an important role to play in someone’s life.  You and your business are here to make a difference! 

Steps you can take the light your light shine – The How
Undimming your Light – What are some things that you can do?

Understand that you have a unique light that the world must see.
Who you are and what you have to offer is needed in this world!

• Be Authentic in who you are, which will be reflected within your company.
• Embrace Your Uniqueness and allow you light to shine
• Understand that as you go your company goes
• Take inventory of those things that may be zapping your energy and focus
• Take action to add or eliminate things in your life that will help provide the energy needed to let you light shine.

Podcast episode will be posted here – https://podcast.betteryou4u.com/
 

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Written by James W. Bryant (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbryant2/)

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