Have you every felt like you just wanted to throw your hands up and start all over again?
Maybe you’ve been grinding and grinding and nothing seems to be working?
Or you’ve been growing so quickly that everything around you feels like a hot mess?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a book I was reading called The Creative Act by Rick Rubin and the parallels between creating art and creating a business.
In the book, Rick talks about that feeling that artists describe when they become disconnected from their art. When that initial burst of inspiration fizzles out and it just feels like they’re slapping paint on canvas without getting any closer to a finished piece.
Sound familiar? I thought so too.
Rick goes on to explain that when an artist feels this way, it’s because one of two things has happened. The artist has changed or the times have changed.
Art is a reflection of the artist’s inner and outer world during the period of creation. Extending the time it takes to create complicates their ability to capture that state of being.
The result is a loss of connection or enthusiasm over time.
The same can be said of business.
A business model isn’t static. It reflects the vision of the people inside of the business and the state of the market outside of the business at a specific point in time.
If things that used to work no longer do, something has changed.
If that vision that once felt so clear no longer does, something has changed.
In order to scale, your business must change too.
But you know this already. So why it is so painful that you just want to hit the reset button?
It’s because change is hard, simple as that.
When it feels like there’s constantly fires and you don’t know which to put out first, that’s hard.
When it feels like your wish list is a million miles long but you don’t know where to start, that’s hard.
But here’s the good news.
Most of the time, even if you feel like you have to start all over again, you don’t actually have to.
You already have things that are working. And sure, there are also few things that don’t.
You can’t always see what’s what when you’re in it. But if you took a step back and put all the puzzle pieces on the table, you’d see which pieces fit and which pieces don’t.
This is what the BE Lean Blueprint is all about. It’s about putting all the puzzle pieces on the table and making sure they fit together to create a picture that actually aligns with your vision and your world.
Because chances are, if you’ve been at this a while, something has changed. And if you want to scale, let’s make sure that your foundation is solid first.
If you’re interested in learning more about how we can create your blueprint together, let’s find a time to chat.
