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The way you move forward with the least amount of friction is to surround yourself with the right people.
Those who’ve already walked the path and will share their wisdom—as well as those walking it right now with you.
It’s not only choosing the best mentors and coaches, it’s about making the same kinds of decisions with the rest of your crew.
In The Authority Code, I show you how to build your rat pack (part of your Authority Circle)—the handful of folks roughly in your business space where you share a high level of resonance and trust.
You may not work with them directly, but they are the folks you can rely on to give you their candid opinions (cheerleading or naysaying), suggest ideas for you or just listen and respond when you ask for advice.
But even if you’ve got a coach and/or a mentor as well as a proven rat pack, I’m gonna argue you need still more.
What about the contractors you hire to help you manage or grow your business? Your lawyer, CPA, bookkeeper, a VA?
Is every single person on your team taking pride and joy in your success? Are they aligned with and capable of taking you where you want to go?
It’s easy to just go with the flow, especially when things are working “fine”. But expecting and ultimately demanding more from your team pays dividends.
I hired myself a bookkeeping firm awhile back (instead of outsourcing tasks to a VA) because they clearly got where I was going and wanted to play a role in that.
The experience of hiring them made me decide to make a CPA change too. Not because they weren’t likeable or their work wasn’t reliable, but because I wanted a partner who was fully invested in my vision.
If you’re ready to choose the very best people to be in your corner, it’s time to look at each option and decide—can and will they help get you where you most want to go?
Then you can take the difficult step of saying “no thank you” to good so you can reach for great.
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