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Choices and decisions – How are you looking after yourself? - Jan Robberts

3/3/2021

Jan Robberts - The inspirational entrepreneur knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way.

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INTRODUCTION

Good morning, you are listening to IBGR.Network, the International Business Growth Radio Network, I am your host, Jan Robberts, Inspirational Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Ki Leadership Institute and founder of JRs Speakers Club. For more information about me, go to the IBGR website and check out my profile. There you will also find all the links to follow and get in touch with me.

Show Objectives - The Why

Do you want to be successful? There are many different, important aspects of being a well-rounded, successful business owner. I am one of your hosts in the People lane, often forgotten but an integral part of your business development.

Do you make choices about your life and business, or do you make decisions….but what is the difference you may well ask?
Choices are connected to reasons and decisions are connected to causes. By understanding the difference between choosing and deciding, you can avoid having regrets about what you have done or not done in life. Utilize your full human potential and be the best version of yourself. Understand and appreciate the difference between choosing and deciding.

In today’s show I will talk into the choices and decisions we make and how we, as entrepreneurs, must make a decision to put self-care higher up our ‘to-do’ lists.

Key Issues - Owner Perspective:

The journey of an Entrepreneur can sometimes be a lonely one in the pursuit of excellence and success. Many delve into and invest in quick fix methods meant to motivate and inspire them in different areas of business, yet many never follow through. My Podcasts guide and inspire Entrepreneurs in every aspect of their growth plan, by giving them real life tools to challenge their beliefs, find their voice, gain clarity in their vision and feel encouraged about their journey. The rich content filled shows are based on my own journey from uncertainty to continuous growth and finding my own purpose and vision as an Entrepreneur.

Many of us start our entrepreneurial journey off with a dream; with excitement, passion, and lots of hope that we will make it in this precarious world, that we will make a difference to our families, communities and possibly a global audience…that we will live a life of significance because we decided it was time to stop working for a pay-check and start to impact this world in a most positive way.

We quickly realize that life as an entrepreneur is very different from picking up a pay-check every week, going home and plonk ourselves on the sofa to watch a Netflix movie.

All of a sudden, we get to the realization that we are it; We are everything from decision maker, finance director, purchasing manager, production manager, creative department and so much more….we have to make important choices which we never had to do before and we work ourselves to the bone every day, seven days a week until we fall into bed so tired, we sometimes even forget to eat.

Did I mention we also need to take good care of ourselves as we are no good to anyone when we become ill, or die???? No, self-care is very seldom on the menu so it is no wonder many get negative, become ill, or burn out altogether.

What You Need to Know - The What

You might have heard that success is only a decision away. This might be true but, at what price. How many people make a lot of money, then have to spend that money on their health as they are suffering from many ailments due to the way they lived in years gone by.

Is that how you want your life to turn out? Is that the way you want to spend your hard-earned money? Is that how you want to spend the best years of your life?...I didn’t think so.

Before it is too late, you need to make a decision to make self-care an integral part of your DAILY life…it has to become part of your personal growth plan.

To choose that inclusion needs a firm decision, which should not be made lightly, and has to be followed up by intentional, consistent, daily action.

I will talk into some of the self-care activities you seriously need to consider such as:

Your eating habits
Your physical health
Your sleeping habits
Mindfulness
The importance of ‘Me time’
The power of gratitude
Compassion

There are many more areas and aspects of self-care to consider, but, you do not need to practice in all areas every single day. However, you will need to incorporate as many of those in your daily program.

I put this reminder in my notes every week as it is THE key to your success:

Every show you will receive some key points to learn from, but more importantly, to implement as we all know knowledge in not power but knowledge acted upon is……and if you REALLY want to benefit from the implementation, then, every single day, reflect on all you have implemented, from those key points provided.

What You Need to Do - The How

Implementation is key!
Every day, ask yourself some simple but powerful questions:

What did I do well?
What could I have done better?
What do I need to change?
What did I learn from today?

Then take those experiences into tomorrow so you will, for sure, grow in life and business.

Remember:
Change does not happen just by chance, it happens by choice.
Choose wisely!

My Shows

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Next: Episode 10 - The intentional leader influences for impact

We all have a story, but are you using that story to accentuate or enhance your business by talking about your journey into entrepreneurship or is it just business, business, business?

People love to hear about YOU, your successes and especially your failures as that makes you human and more relatable. For that to happen it becomes essential that you start writing ‘the best story ever told’ (yours), and start creating an effective flow to deliver that at meetings, your videos, and all social media.

You have a story, develop your voice with confidence as this is your time!

Written by Jan Robberts – Inspirational Entrepreneur
Contact me on: jan.robberts@kileadershipinstitute.com for any questions about how I can be of service to you and your organization.

Keynote Speaker – Les Brown Platinum Speaker
Coach, Mentor, Trainer, Facilitator.
Leadership Solutions Provider
Transformation Specialist
Behavioural Analysis Consultant and trainer

Recent awards includes:

Global Presence Ambassador – USA
Inducted in the World Book of Greatness 2021 - UK

Resources:

Go to our Ki Leadership Institute FB page where you can find many videos about self-care. Alternatively, go to my YouTube page where at least a dozen of them have been posted already: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7GprDIgS7WLnUButWGuLXg
Download our free e-book, Return On Values, from our Ki Leadership website with successful case studies from some of our international programs and processes.
Join us on our strategic Partner, Cubimo’s platform!

There are many resources for entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs as well as great opportunities to take your entrepreneurial idea from concept to successful business.
You can also sign up on the platform for free, get your profile page, product page, and web-shop set up and be in business within 15-30 minutes. You can also download the Cubimo App and educate yourself on the go. www.cubimo.com