{"id":386,"date":"2022-08-30T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/?p=386"},"modified":"2022-09-21T16:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:01:21","slug":"are-you-trying-to-grow-your-business-with-the-emergency-brakes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/are-you-trying-to-grow-your-business-with-the-emergency-brakes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Trying to Grow Your Business With the Emergency Brakes On?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ever driven a car with the emergency brakes on?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You hop in your car and start down the road\u2026<\/div>\n
you notice that something isn\u2019t right, but you can\u2019t seem to pinpoint it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Your car seems sluggish.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It doesn\u2019t matter how hard you pushed on the accelerator,<\/div>\n
your car doesn\u2019t have the get up and go that you expect.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And then it hits you\u2026<\/div>\n
You never released your emergency brake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Is the emergency brake on in your business?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Seems strange doesn\u2019t it, that at an intellectual level you want for nothing more than to scale your business, and yet at the same time you have hidden habits that are working against your efforts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\ud83d\udd25\"<\/span> You plan and strategize.<\/div>\n
\"\ud83d\udd25\"<\/span> You provide better service than your competitors.<\/div>\n
\"\ud83d\udd25\"<\/span> You treat your team as if they are part of your family.<\/div>\n
\"\ud83d\udd25\"<\/span> You follow the advice from the gurus, and read the latest books.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And what is your reward for all your efforts and good intentions?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mediocre, inconsistent growth. \"\ud83e\udd14\"<\/span><\/div>\n
Customers who are finicky and leave for a competitor at the drop of a hat.<\/div>\n
Team members you feel you have to babysit. \"\ud83c\udf7c\"<\/span><\/div>\n
And a business that OWNS you!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And when your business does experience growth,<\/div>\n
your freedom decreases and your stress increases.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In your business it feels like one step forward,<\/div>\n
two (or maybe four) steps backwards. \"\ud83d\udc63\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deep down you know both you and your business are capable of more.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You know your competitors have no more talent or ability than you\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and that\u2019s what makes it all so frustrating.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I get it.<\/div>\n
I\u2019ve been there.<\/div>\n
I spent 7 years in business living with those exact feelings.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It wasn\u2019t until I learned to release the brakes, that my business began to scale.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lemme ask you, how hard is it to release the emergency brake in a car?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Simple, right!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But what if you didn\u2019t know there was an emergency brake?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What if you simply assumed your car was just sluggish, and kept driving with the emergency brake on?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At some point, you\u2019d get frustrated\u2026<\/div>\n
tired of putting along while all the other cars sped by.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Well, that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening in your business!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You don\u2019t need another strategy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And you certainly don\u2019t need another guru.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You simply need someone to show you how to release the emergency brake.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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-wayne<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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