#GrowNOW The Podcast

As we come near the end of March, we wanted to dedicate this episode to the women entrepreneurs out there, that are exhibiting great powers of understanding and resilience, facial all kind-d of obstacles. On 8th of March, the International women’s Day, we launched a small challenge for our women business owners: to find a photo of themselves as young girls and write down what is still present in h...

Today’s episode focuses on what the French call “la recherche du sens”, the search of purpose or meaning. As it comes a time in all entrepreneurs journeys, when questioning “why”, “why not”, “how”, “for what” and so on, on a path of better understanding if keeping a business is still worth it, does it create a drive, a desire for better. These questions help restore some balance between overdoing...

Continuing on last week’s episode about the benefits of awareness. In business, today we explore the consequences of the lack of awareness and the negative impact it can have on us. Simply put, when we are not aware we miss the importance our feelings have, our energy level, our beliefs and so on.  For example by practicing our state of awareness, we can easily recognise the difference betwee...

When we talk about awareness, in general terms, we talk about our capability of being present, in the present, noticing both our circumstances, the person we are having a conversation with for example, but also noticing what is happening with us, our feelings and emotions. Being in the state of awareness, helps us be more engaged with whatever we are doing at that moment.  In this episode, we...

It takes time for any business to get to the level of recognition, accomplishments and profit generating level that any business owner dreams of. The 3-5 years when starting a business are not a myth, is how long it takes to be successful. Most entrepreneurs don’t have the patience and vision to hold on. So that’s why is so important to celebrate the little accomplishments along the way also. It’s...

Today's episode focuses on how to confront and ameliorate a situation that might seem initially not exactly what you were hoping for, with the help of 5 technical questions. 

The reality of business is that people pay us with their time first! In order for people to resonate with you, ideally they would have found some information about you that peaked their interest: an article you wrote, somebody recommended you, they saw your website maybe, etc. From that point on, it’s much more easy for you as a business to transform that person into your client. Your service or p...

How does your ideal client look like? Is it the one that is satisfied with your product in the moment or the one that calls you after to say “thank you” despite the fact that they payed the bill already? The one that shares on social media how happy he is with your product is the client that defines our own brand, our own image, our own sales people.  The truth is that satisfied clients will...

Self doubt can be disguised in many, many forms. One usual one is preparing for a “no” in advance of anything happening, a negotiation, a business proposal, a new client deal, etc. That is our emotional system preparing us for the possibility of a rejection. When we prepare ourselves for a failure, we diminish ourselves, our self worth. But even like this, we can use our own feedback to guide us o...

Even when the business is going well, bills are payed for, clients are satisfied with the service… even in those time we stil have emotions, we still have feelings and they are a pretty good indicator of how to manage our life and our business. The question in today’s episode is once we listen to our feelings and emotions, and use them as a guide in our life and business, how to make it as practic...

There is a vicious circle when it comes to mental and physical exhaustion. The more tired we feel, the more we want to push through and the worse our performance and results are getting. Somehow, being an entrepreneur, puts us in the situation that we stop listening to our common sense, to rest when we need to, to pay attention to the warning signs. At the end of the day, we forget that making som...

Talking about emotions and feelings in the business environment usually gets some suspicious looks and reasonings like “We don’t mix business with feelings” or “ We normally don’t even connect with our emotions as it gets in the way”. Totally understandable! In season 2 we referred to the business world while overwhelmed with emotions, which is not what we will be addressing today. This episode ha...

Out with the old and in with the new! Beliefs, thinking patterns, goals… is there anything you would like to change in this New Year? Now is the perfect moment to give yourself the opportunity of time and visualise your future by looking within for those meaningful components : - fearlessness - enthusiasm - joy - peace - confidence How would that look like in your life and in your business? Can yo...

One of the most exhilarating and intriguing qualities of being an entrepreneurs, in opposition with being an employee, is that when we want and need more, we simply create more. Every day we give ourselves the opportunity to reach for more, push our boundaries and why not, heading in the direction of an extraordinary life. Since this is the last episode of 2022, lets indulge in crossing that barri...

The last “working week” of 2022 is going to be experienced different by entrepreneurs; either a shy approach mixed with an almost fear to look at the real figures, or with a full on pumped up energy to make the best of the last remaining working days of this year. What is your approach as an entrepreneur? At IMN Paris Business Club, we start most of our online masterminds with a gratitude exercise...

All of us have a good understanding about what we want to get out of our business, depending on goals and ambitions. This can mean that we could focus primarily on monetary gains, fulfilling personal satisfactions or searching for validation. Every aim is of course personal, and each of us have our own set of standards for measuring the results. Yet some measurements are universal, that we can und...

The relationships we have in our business context are essential for the survival, development and overall increasing success. Just as in life, finding the right fit with people for collaboration, partnerships or clients, doesn’t come easy. In last week’s episode we talk about expecting the end result of some interactions to be likability but today we focus on the other end of the scale: not focusi...

When you talk to successful entrepreneurs, their stories have a common denominator: their main goal was not money when they started their business. That is not to say they didn’t need it, but it was not their driving force. Nevertheless, not seing monetary results after all the hard work you put in growing a business, can result in disappointment. So what is the secret after all? When the only thi...

Looking at the small majority of entrepreneurs that have dedicated themselves to their business and are checking all the boxes as being successful, on paper, we can still identify feelings of lack, being unfulfilled or not motivated. And by now, we know that feeling happy in life or in business doesn’t come from power or belongings, but from inside us, that level when no matter what is happening o...

In last weeks’s episode of this mini-series, we were going through some beliefs and characteristics that are common to people who are serious about making it in the business world. So it’s only normal that this week we focus on those attributes of people who, at the end of the day, will give up half way up to reaching the top. And these beliefs stand up among many: 1. The road to success does not...

Some people are born with the “it” for developing businesses, having a great vision and confidence. Most of us, we get into it the old-fashioned way, by learning and applying, trial and error. But still, there are some beliefs and characteristics in the people that will make it in the business world: 1. Not seeing themselves always as a victim, as the world is against them. 2. Appreciating every l...

If you truly enjoy what you do for work, do you sometimes think that it shouldn’t t be this easy? Who says that when you love what you do, you are not giving it your all? Since the beginning, the purpose of this podcast was to help entrepreneurs get inspired by positive mental changes, that can have a truly positive impact on their business. When you have your own business, you end up identifying...

Building on the topic of our last episode “The trouble with your business dreams”, in today’s episode we are focusing on playing on one’s strengths, in order to understand and take the necessary steps towards their true calling, business calling to be exact. There is a topic that is very popular on social media, that of realising your calling from a very young age, or realising in just one instant...

Any entrepreneur will testify that at some point on their business journey, they have doubted themselves, their purpose, ambitions and expectations. They may ask themselves: what are my dreams for this business? At the end of the day, we all want to aim high and reach for the stars. Our dreams give us power, hope, joy and something to look forward to. In today’s episode we will take a look at the...

When creating a second business or taking the step from employee to entrepreneur is always scary in the beginning, a lot of doubts and insecurities but with dreams and success visions on the side. Have you noticed how energised you feel when thinking about a new business, a new project? It’s easy to keep doing the same things over and over again because it just feels comfortable and we are so used...