Sounding board for business owners

These are some of the reasons entrepreneurs told me they decided to work with me.

1. I have big plans and you just want to have someone listen, ask questions, be my cheerleader and hold me on track by making sure I do what I say I am going to do.
2. I feel a bit isolated. My friends have listened to my thoughts and ideas once too often and I can see their eyes glaze over. In a nutshell they are bored and still I need to talk - it helps me think, but I don't want to lose my friends.
   
3. I have so many conflicting thoughts going around in my head I'm not quite sure where to start, or even if I should start.
4. I have lots of great ideas and am having difficulty prioritising them.
5. I seem to have lost confidence in myself, I'm just not myself and don't know what to do and I can't see a way to get my mojo back.
6. I have big plans but other people don't get it and I feel they are holding me back.
7. I feel I have lost the 'why' I went into business for myself in the first place, I have moved so far away from the original concept.
8. I think I need to change how I communicate with my team to raise the level of performance.

Your experience and how you see your business is probably not the same as these, you have your own unique way of noticing how things are going. So if any of these experiences ring a bell for you and you want someone to bounce ideas around with, who will listen, support, encourage, and occasionally act as devils advocate give me a call and let's talk to see if you feel this is the thing for you.

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Testimonial

I approached Julie at time when I was really stressed out about my work load and the direction my business was heading, generally feeling a bit lost. I was amazed how someone who doesn't particularly know my business was able to ask such insightful questions, I came up with my own solutions, but Julie guided me by asking the right questions. Sometimes the solution was so obvious!

​I also really enjoyed the sessions. We had fun! I was just thrilled with the clarity, and new sense of direction I ended our sessions with. I would be delighted to say to anybody who is feeling a bit lost or overwhelmed or unsure of where they are going, to do themselves a favour and go see Julie. 

- Claire O'Rorke Photography

Sounding Board for Executives

These are some of the reasons executives told me they decided to work with me.

1. Discussing challenges I have makes me look weak in the eyes of my peers. So I need someone who can listen with an open mind.
2. I'm the only woman on the board and discussing my ideas with you before hand helps me deliver them more effectively in the boardroom.
3. I'm considering a new job and want to thrash it out, without jeopardising my position in the company.
4. My boss is challenging to work with and I have to find a way to work with him.
5. I'm being sidelined and I want to find a way to get my career back on track.
6. I've been in the same company for 25 years and I need a change. I have an idea for a business but it's a big leap and I'm not sure if it is right for me.
7. There is a redundancy package coming up and I don't know what to do.
8. I've lost confidence in myself and my decisions. I'm just not enjoying work any more.
9. I want to find a way to be able to spend more time with my family. I seem to be working all the time God gave. I can't keep going like this.

Often times executives have been mulling over a problem/challenge/irritation for a while. Talking helps to straighten out your thinking so that the solution becomes clear making it easy to take actions you hadn't been able to clarify alone. I may also suggest some tasks for you to complete to assist you in finding the your answers. But mostly I expect you to do the talking so you can hear yourself clearly and recognise the solution.

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