#GrowNOW The Podcast

Not everyone is at ease with meeting new people and even worse, when it’s people that we don’t necessarily like. And yet, even the most boring of meetings has and should have a meaning. It may sound like a cliché but making the most out of every encounter will pay dividends in the long run. In this episode, we’ll go over 5 simple steps on how to create impactful connections, no matter if it’s in y...

We can name it how we want, customer relations, client strategy or customer service but eventually it all comes down to one thing: how do we make them feel after they have bought from us! As we were talking about in the episode about sales Episode 8 Why a sale can change your life , we can truly consider a sale as being successful when we are convinced ourselves that our product was exactly what o...

Part of being an entrepreneur is having the ability to use our set of quality skills that we develop, not only for our business but also practicing those skills for a better life experience. And right on top of the list should be learning how and when to say NO. It can happen that sometimes “NO” is not so much the best answer but also the ONLY answer. So how do we go about identifying those times?...

Depending on our beliefs and past experiences, we don’t relate to risk in the same way. What can seem as adrenaline and a challenge for some of us, others think of risks as major red flags, that immediately trigger panic and fear. Does staying in a “safe” situation seem like a long term solution for anyone? More likely no, and more so, is a safe bet for stagnation and progress killing. Developing...

What would you reply to the phrase: “To sell you, is to help you”? Would you consider it a manipulation? Would you take it as an insult maybe? Being a salesperson in not well received, especially in Europe. The image of somebody quite pushy, that makes endless conversation and has a tendency to twist the truth, is that an accurate representation? The ability to sell is accompanied also by a feelin...

Once you become an entrepreneur, you are here for the long run, always working on developing your business and never disconnecting from the market. Because once you stop doing these and just settle on your “I made it” throne, you can be sure that the newcomers are paying the same attention to the market just as you did in the beginning and finding exactly the angle that you thought is not worth pu...

How often do you take an aerial-view of your business? As entrepreneurs, we tend to focus mainly on the daily matters at hand, and face the issues only when, and if they appear. To our members of IMN Paris Business Club , we systematically have them audit their own venture, in order to determine if they are still on track with their business goals and values, since any successful business needs to...

What is the main difference between entrepreneurs succeeding, even in times of crisis, and those who don’t? While the whole world was on physical and mental lockdown, the business owners that refused to dig their heads in the sand and call it quits, were the ones that did at least 1 of the following: - showed up as a leader - didn’t get stuck on what is no longer possible - observed and understood...

Entrepreneurs and small businesses alike, have the disadvantage that they are less protected in these kind of crisis situations. Nevertheless, business owners are facing bigger or smaller crisis on regular basis, especially in the first years of existence and somehow, the most persistent and determined of us still manage to push through. Why would this be any different? Any crisis is defined by th...

Is being an entrepreneur just a trend or is it indeed the most wanted job in the world? You may find that when starting your own entrepreneurship journey, your experience is completely different from that of a relative or a friend that started in similar conditions. That’s because whatever blocks you, blocks your business. And in the same time, your business can be as successful as you are. YOU ar...

The truth is that entrepreneurs have relevance on the market and there are signs that being an entrepreneur is a very tempting possibility for a lot of people that are looking to have a secure financial future. Nevertheless, this common desire brings with it a few common mistakes, that we often see, especially in our IMN Paris Business Club . Many of our members have experienced these blunders mor...

What drives people to become entrepreneurs and how do you know if this is for you? The good news is that is never too late to start the entrepreneurship journey but for most, still, working for somebody else is seen as a first option, due to the financial security. A 2018 study states that 5% of the world’s workforce are actually entrepreneurs working for themselves. The numbers have been shown to...

In this exciting Part 1 of #YourCoaching Journey we have explored everything from dreams , to purpose, self-assurance, authenticity , trust and faith and so much more. We dived deep into negative routines and habits , limiting beliefs , assumptions and interpretations ; seeing our daily patterns in a different light. Who am I? Why am I here? - common and yet difficult questions to answer. Neverthe...

This "shock" moment in history started well over 6 months ago and we are now left to deal with, among other things, the extreme stress of emotional and mental fatigue.  It's important to acknowledge here and now, that it's ok for us and others around, to feel tired, anxious or fearful. We are all human and our emotions are the best indicators of what kind of situations we are facing.  Th...

Every now and then, we all have those regrets that keep resurfacing, the uneasy feeling of “if only I had done that”. Why is it that we leave dreams behind? Because is too difficult, because we don’t believe it, or maybe because we are easily discouraged? Nobody wins in the “preference” mode; if you don’t stretch your comfort level, what you prefer doing will be the only things you will stick to a...

Have you ever felt that a monster is taking over you sometimes? How come all of a sudden you can feel so down and sad? That little voice, always negative and doubtful, that keeps reminding you off all those times you failed… if you listen to it and you feed it pessimistic thoughts…it becomes the GREMLIN. The most difficult of the 4 internal blockers, because it’s so close to who we are, that in so...

We don’t know, so we assume. An assumption becomes the Truth in the absence of proof . That’s what makes it such a powerful internal blocker. How many times don’t we find ourselves trapped in memories of fear just because in that moment in time, we presumed that the anxiety or suspicion we felt was justified by our own reasoning, not by reality? So we are left with the question: Is it better to fa...

What are the benefits of being famous? Does that make you the best in the business? Or maybe you think it means egocentric? Do you believe you can be famous as an #entrepreneur? These days Social Media has the power to make anyone famous, even if for the wrong reasons. On the other hand, it all comes down to our own #interpretations and beliefs around the subject of being famous. What if we replac...

Having doubts and accepting them is part of growing, while self-doubts can actually prevent us from living a fulfilled life. But how do we know the difference? Do they feel the same, #doubt and self-doubt? Which one do you think, it feels like sadness and frustration? We are focusing on doubts and self-doubts, after dealing with Limiting Beliefs in Episode 20 and Interpretations in Episode 21. Thi...

How much do we buy into our #excuses or into our own reality? Some people are able to move mountains just to keep going while others stop dead in their tracks and give up right where they are. Are most of us self sabotaging? We buy into our own inner #blockages because is easier, we are used to it. After all, it is our reality,no? We started last Monday the Series about #energetic blockages with t...

Feeling stuck mentally can be a way that our system is telling us that there is some work to be done and this is the way our body has found to trigger us, in order to deal with and handle this undertaking. Our internal #blockers can be real or purely created just by our own mind. But they have this power to cripple us because we chose to see them as an absolute truth. Limiting #beliefs are just th...

Patience is not the easiest of the virtues, at least not in today’s #society where we have the control at our fingertips and any second beyond our short limit feels almost undeserved. Patience is about meaning, emotions and focus and when we lack patience we are moving much further from the #results we were hoping to have in the first place. So if we know that being impatient doesn’t work, why do...

Being in touch with our core values creates an #alignment that resonates far beyond a momentary uplift. Deep down, we all want to be happy, and being in alignment with oneself is an important, ever fulfilling permanent skill. In #coaching, when referring to “holographic thinking”, it means creating a 3D image of any situation, experience or feelings, and then observing it as a whole, giving attent...

And what if physical distancing does not necessarily mean #social distancing? During the last 2 months since the virus has set up camp in Europe, more and more people reached out and are doing “world - tours” on Social Media, communicating and connecting to each other on a deeper level than ever. But doesn’t it seem that more and more people are using these Social platforms to get their news and f...

In these exceptional conditions of lockdown, the efforts that we make can seem even harder to accomplish because of the difficulty of the environment, mental and physical. And since not everyone measures effort the same way, the 2 types of efforts that we may normally encounter can have totally different outcomes now. How do you judge the efforts and results that you did for yourself and others du...