The mindset myth

I think I’m getting gutsy in my old age.

Here’s why: yesterday I attended a great networking/workshop/brainstorming session with a community of my local business owners. It was fun. We made great connections and we spent a bit of time going around a circle asking for advice and giving advice.

One of the women there is on the verge of helping another woman cross the 7 figure mark with her business. It’s a proud moment and an achievement that many business owners aspire to. What bugged me however is that when I expressed that I don’t think I want a million dollar business I was immediately given a little poke and told “Oh, that’s a mindset issue… I’ll help you with that!”

UGH. Why is it that the moment you tell people you are satisfied with less-than, people treat you like you have less-than? I don’t have less motivation or passion or ability than any other business owner out there. I’m happy to be making six figures in my business at the moment.

I have a great life, I have fun, I travel. So, why doesn’t NOT wanting a six figure business mean I’m afraid of growth? or mean that I must think that I’ll have to work too hard? of that it means I’m not ready to “get my message out there in a big way?”

It could simply mean that there are some things in this life that can be satisfied. In our current advertising/marketing/crazy world we are constantly told that we can not reach satiation. Nothing can settle our appetite. We must continue to raise the bar, reach the newer height, or we’re not living to our full potential.

When will we define success on our own terms? For me, my family relationships, friend relationships and spiritual contributions are the true factors that help me measure if my life is one of value.

What bugged me about this woman’s comment was that my saying “I’m really not interested right now in having a million dollar business” was seemingly heard as “I don’t want to have a profitable business.”

And the truth is… I know a lot of 7 figure business owners who wish they hadn’t fallen for the myth. I also know a lot of “barely making a buck” coaches who are trying to coach other people to great feats (and I am not saying this woman is one of them, I’m simply saying it’s the current coach culture).  If you get what I’m saying, please post your comments below