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Hey folks,
So it's official I suck at execution. Ok it's pseudoscience I did something called Clifton strengths (50 dollars I will never see again) and it came back with me having absolutely no execution skills in my top 10 (34 total skills). I don't highly recommend doing the test I just did it because my friend who runs a business mentioned it had benefited him. The lack of execution resonated with me hard.
So I wonder if I should hire a coach to keep me on track with the execution part.
Some context.
So now I work for myself as a IT contractor the one man band making quite a lot at least for my location (5-8x local salary non US location). But to be honest I am in the slowlane or shall we say retire early crowd, I save a load each month dump in ETFs and in 3 - 5 years I should be comfortably retired. (not that it particular matters but I will be in my early 30s) and then life starts right?
But I am truly frustrated at being tied by the formula hours of work * rate. Ok I change contracts every few months to up the rate but still I am selling my time for money. Now the field I work in I figure though it would be some kind of human resource system, I could make what I do into a service.
To make it clear I would provide a business a service let's say consulting (human resource system) for time period say 1 to 3 years.
And securing even one client probably a medium business, domestic leader (non US probably EU) internationally known would probably pay a small fortune. I think I could be lean find some individual contractors or most probably B2B to supply me the people (I have got some leads on this already) to fulfill the obligations to the client. So my big job would be just to secure the client. I have worked sales a bunch of times I don't really enjoy it to be honest.
My feeling with sales is at the end it's a number. Right time and right place, right value proposition you got it. But because I do nothing about this at the moment is just a dead idea to be honest.
And my real question is how do I execute on this? It's obvious right just do it, build UVP get in contact with potential clients. But I know deeply I won't unless someone is pushing me and helping me execute, mentoring and coaching. So do you have experience with this paying someone to help you get your business of the ground? And where should I look for such a person? Here, right?
So it's official I suck at execution. Ok it's pseudoscience I did something called Clifton strengths (50 dollars I will never see again) and it came back with me having absolutely no execution skills in my top 10 (34 total skills). I don't highly recommend doing the test I just did it because my friend who runs a business mentioned it had benefited him. The lack of execution resonated with me hard.
So I wonder if I should hire a coach to keep me on track with the execution part.
Some context.
So now I work for myself as a IT contractor the one man band making quite a lot at least for my location (5-8x local salary non US location). But to be honest I am in the slowlane or shall we say retire early crowd, I save a load each month dump in ETFs and in 3 - 5 years I should be comfortably retired. (not that it particular matters but I will be in my early 30s) and then life starts right?
But I am truly frustrated at being tied by the formula hours of work * rate. Ok I change contracts every few months to up the rate but still I am selling my time for money. Now the field I work in I figure though it would be some kind of human resource system, I could make what I do into a service.
To make it clear I would provide a business a service let's say consulting (human resource system) for time period say 1 to 3 years.
And securing even one client probably a medium business, domestic leader (non US probably EU) internationally known would probably pay a small fortune. I think I could be lean find some individual contractors or most probably B2B to supply me the people (I have got some leads on this already) to fulfill the obligations to the client. So my big job would be just to secure the client. I have worked sales a bunch of times I don't really enjoy it to be honest.
My feeling with sales is at the end it's a number. Right time and right place, right value proposition you got it. But because I do nothing about this at the moment is just a dead idea to be honest.
And my real question is how do I execute on this? It's obvious right just do it, build UVP get in contact with potential clients. But I know deeply I won't unless someone is pushing me and helping me execute, mentoring and coaching. So do you have experience with this paying someone to help you get your business of the ground? And where should I look for such a person? Here, right?
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