Summary

It takes a surprising amount of work to shift your mindset from being an employee to being a business owner.  However, there are some skills that you need to bring with you and adapt to your new business, which will hugely increase the chances that your business will survive over the long term.

In today’s Podcast Trudy talks about the habits you need to develop to make your business last. This includes planning and scheduling time, shifting your mindset to being a business owner and understanding what your business needs in order for it to grow.

The three tips Trudy discusses and provides actions for the listeners are the following –

1.  Starting to think like a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and some of the key things you need to do as CEO of your business, like working ON your business, managing risks and finding people who can provide advice.
2. And the same for thinking like a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).  A CMO is responsible for many things, but the main thing you need to do is understand your customers and the role social media plays and the return on income for all your hard work
3. Investing in yourself – how investing time and money on yourself will help your business grow and the importance of doing this

Trudy’s advice can help you take your business to the next level.  Make sure you invest the time and energy to develop these habits and get your business growing.

 The transcript for this episode can be found here.