Have you ever gotten into a rut in your business where all you could think about were problems?

When that happens it can cause you to feel out of control, unfocused and totally unmotivated. And that can impact your performance, personal fulfillment, and your profits.

All too often, small business owners get caught up in the day-to-day operations and get into the mode of focusing only on problems. This dangerous mindset makes it tough to see how small challenges can be turned into opportunities.

But with the right psychology, you can quickly overcome challenges. This is how successful entrepreneurs turn problems into profits centers.

Here’s a simple 5-step, five-minute process I share with my business coaching clients that will put you back in control of your focus, and give you a boost in your performance and profits.

Ask yourself the following five questions.

Step 1: “What’s great about this challenge?”

Once you begin to use this system, your brain may answer, “What are you nuts? What’s GREAT?! NOTHING!”
But if this happens, understand you’re at a critical point in the process. It’s where all growth starts. So you must stick with the process and answer the question. Otherwise, you’ll create a pattern of always feeling “stuck”.

Step 2: “What’s not perfect yet?”

Identify what needs to be changed with a proactive/positive mindset. Program your brain to focus on solutions to the challenge, instead of focusing on the challenge itself.

Step 3: “What steps am I willing to take to make it right?”

Lay out the plan you need to overcome your current challenge in order to turn it into an advantage. If you don’t follow through on this step, don’t expect to have your challenge disappear all on its own. Specific action is required from you.

Step 4: “What are the ‘red-flags’ that can help me prevent a similar situation in the future?”

Getting warning markers will keep you from taking actions you DO NOT want to do, and will actually prevent problems from creeping up in the future. Answers to step three tell your subconscious specifically what TO DO instead.

Step 5: “How can I make the steps I need to make this fun?”

Increase your opportunity for success. Discover how you can have fun while taking action to get what you really want. Take time to come up with fun ways to take action. Make it a game. Link positive actions to rewards you’ll give yourself.

Now it’s your chance to put these five simple steps into action.

Let your competitors think like the herd as they keep their head buried in problems. With this new series of questions, you now have an unfair advantage that’ll have you transforming challenges into opportunities and growing by leaps and bounds as a result!

To learn more how you can master this process and many others that will equip you can bridge the digital divide and transform your small business into a click-and-mortar powerhouse that delivers the profits, personal fulfillment, and free time you want. You can do it guaranteed in just 12-months with your membership in the www.BusinessOwnersCoachingClub.com

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About the Author: John-Paul Micek and his partner Deborah Cole Micek are Business Growth Coaches. They help small business owners like you, achieve profit-doubling growth in one-third the time it would take to do on your own.