Summary: Feel like you are in a rut? Is your business facing a plateau or roadblock? When you hit a plateau, how do you make progress and reach the next level?<br> Symptoms of a plateau include being stressed out and anxious; not prioritising tasks but only dealing with urgent matters; having self-doubt and no one to talk to; and you do too much rather than delegating work to others.<br> These are all common symptoms that take you on a road to failure. Let go of your control and perfection issues.<br> You will have to deal with internal (retiring employees) and external issues (technological advancements). There may be things missing in your business that you have to fill in. You will be challenged. How are you going to deal with these issues? Be agile, respond, think, plan, and react.<br> Understand what you are trying to create. What is your definition of success? Think as big as possible!<br> About David:<br> David is president of TEND Strategic Partners and host of the business podcast series, Smashing the Plateau.<br> Challenged Issue: <br> In this podcast, we challenge the issue of plateau. Get past that roadblock in your business and make progress!<br> David’s Actionable Tips:<br> <br> * Define success for yourself before doing anything else. Do you want achieve a specific market share in your niche? Do you want a healthy work/life balance? Determine what success means to you!<br> * Create an action plan and determine how often you need to refine it. You always need to be planning, and you need to take action. Identify what needs to be done! Don’t let your action plan go out-of-date.<br> * Implement, measure, learn, and improve. Follow this 4-step system using metrics to determine how things are going with your business. <br> <br> Top Quotes:<br> <br> * “Our emotions will really prevent us from overcoming roadblocks.”<br> * “The stress really manifests itself in a really apparent way.”<br> * “Understand that perfection is the enemy of the good.”<br> * “Different people will have different measures of that success.”<br> * “That action plan is your kind of…roadmap to that success.”<br> <br> Guest Links:<br> <br> * TEND Strategic Partners (<a href="http://www.tendstrategicpartners.com/">http://www.tendstrategicpartners.com/</a>)<br> * Smashing the Plateau (<a href="http://www.smashingtheplateau.com">smashingtheplateau.com</a>)<br> * LinkedIn (<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshrinercahn">linkedin.com/in/davidshrinercahn</a>)<br> * Twitter (twitter.com/tendsp) <br> <br> Resources:<br> <br> * The Essential 14–Day Guide to Cutting Your Working Hours and Increasing Your Impact (<a href="http://www.excellence-expected.com/cwh/">http://www.excellence-expected.com/cwh/</a>) <br> <br> Key Timestamps:<br> <br> * 00:48 Challenged issue<br> * 01:01 Guest introduction<br> * 01:34 Guest’s background<br> * 03:36 TEND system<br> * 06:04 Symptoms of a plateau<br> * 10:08 Culture of positivity<br> * 13:55 Reasons for roadblocks<br> * 17:15 Actionable tips<br> * 26:16 Guest’s links<br> <br> Don’t forget, the more you expect from yourself the more you WILL excel!<br>
