Changing Your Mindset Could Revolutionise Your Business

If you feel like you’re constantly working but not seeing the business growth you desire, it may be that your mindset is wrong. Very few people realise that a fixed mindset can be incredibly damaging to business and failing to understand the importance of a positive mindset can be fatal.

A common claim by the business owner with a fixed mindset is that they “can handle it” or that they already have the skills – “why should I hire someone else to do a job I am more than capable of?” But while you are busy working in every aspect of the business, you leave no room to take on more – in other words, no room for growth.

When I started Arrow in 2006, I had a hand in most parts of the business, from sales and customer service to strategic support and technical expertise. As our company cemented itself as a reliable agency, we began to be approached by more and more clients. Now let’s say I had approached Arrow with a fixed mindset. Unwilling to handover or share my roles, I would have had to turn away clients as I would not have had the time to look after them on top of doing everything else. As a result, Arrow would not have grown and it certainly wouldn’t be where it is today.

Instead, I believe in what we call a growth mindset, which leaves me open to collaboration with staff members and means I have the opportunity to discover and foster new talent within Arrow. For example, I recently hired a young staff member to help out with some of my social media marketing. While I could have done this myself I understand that this employee, as a digital native, can offer unique insights into social media trends. Read More…