W09 Disciple Leadership

 The core to disciple leadership is character development. Growth and learning need to be at the forefront of my mind.  Here are some key steps I learned about this week:

  • Learn who I am
  • Decide who I want to become
  • Set Guardrails that align with the previous bullets
  • Move forward with faith, trusting the process
As I start my business I have done a personal inventory of who I currently am and what business and crochet skills I currently bring to the table. Next, I spending time figuring out what skills I lack and what I need to do to gain them. This is how I decide who I want to become and what I want my business to become, in the long run. Part of setting guardrails is decide my pricing strategy and quality goals for my company. I do not want to cut corners. I firmly believe it is worth the time it takes to learn a new skill.

The final bullet feels the hardest, as it also encompasses continually working on the first two bullets. However, moving forward with faith and trusting the process also includes dealing with fear. It is daunting to hear most business' fail within the first three years. How am I going to be different? Am I doomed to failure or is there hope I can make it in my chosen niche?

The fear is what has led me to repeatedly tell myself, "why not me?". If others can do it, then why not me? This is where trust comes in. I am dong my part. I am learning about business and finances. I am honing in on my crochet skills. I am doing market research and figuring out what others have done, what works, and what doesn't. I am determining my niche and setting goals on how to effectively grow. And because I am doing the work and putting in the time, I confidently feel I can say "why not me?"

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