When I was 23, I became the youngest School Director at an institute in California. I’ll be honest, I really didn’t know what I was in for, so I had to learn from my peers - and quickly! It was soooo nerve-wracking, but I jumped into action. I sat and listened to colleagues talk, and took notes. I asked tons of questions and wrote down the answers. I observed everything around me at the school, and wrote it all down. My pages and pages of notes began to draw a picture for me of the state of the business at the school. I learned how to be great at my job by deeply understanding the environment around me.  

Now I consult on others’ businesses professionally, and I take the same approach to my work as I did as a School Director...I call it Shadow Time! I shadow, I observe, I ask questions, I write down the answers, and I consult based on these findings. Today, I am encouraging you to take this approach with your business. 

It’s easy and...

Today I’m sharing a tool and concept with you that’ll change how you see your business. It was a huge wake up call for me when I did this for the first time, and let me tell ya, after the initial shock wore off, I felt a sense of clarity like never before.

The tool I’m talking about is a business audit. Now before you roll your eyes (or run and hide), let me explain. Yes, it can be scary and feel overwhelming when you take a hard look at everything in your business. But those feelings won’t last long! You’ll feel empowered to move forward with more direction and certainty, and that, my friends is gold.

The business audit tool I created has 6 main sections to look at. Most businesses will fall within these 6 sections as well, even if there are a few more that you can think of. Either way, consider these in a wheel, with each category representing a section. The goal here is to see how balanced your wheel is, and where things need to get pumped up a bit...

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