If you truly are to make change, I believe you need to be so dissatisfied with your current situation that the pain of change would be far less than staying the same.
I first heard that from Alex Hormozi and it really resonated with me, when I listened to his story.
Anytime I want to make a significant change in my life it was because I either had to, or I was so dissatisfied with my current situation.
One of the hardest and most impactful changes I made in business was in 2016. I was three years in business and on the outside everything looked good.
The business was busy, I was continually pouring the profits into the gym as I was not satisfied with its current position.
Slowly over the three years I want from early €600 a month to €1800 a month.
I was working 60-70 hours a week easy. I didn’t care, because I love what I do.
Working in this environment brought be joy, purpose. It wasn’t until I was due my first baby ‘Noah’ I realised.
My current situation won’t be able to buy a house, provide the safety to bring a child into the world.
I tried everything I could to increase revenue. I put on more classes, expanded the business hours, took on staff to grow.
When all things were paid, I wasn’t really in much of a better position.
I had reached my level in business. I peaked out on my capacity. I didn’t know where else to go. I felt trapped.
I searched for help. I found an Australian gym business mentor. I can’t remember how much it was, but it was a lot for me.
I think it may have been 2-5k for his help.
The investment for the 1-2 days was more than I was earning in over a month or two of pay.
It hurt a lot in my pocket, but I believed he was going to be able to help me achieve my goal.
It also hurt a lot when he went through my business, for me to realise I hadn’t a clue what I was doing.
I was completely winging it for the past 2.5 years. I knew after day 1 this investment was going to be worth it.
After going though some months of improvements and completely the tasks he set me out to improve the business. He told me I had to raise my rates. It went against everything I wanted to do. I was sick to my stomach in preparing.
I fought myself every bit of the way to let others know what was coming, but the point was I knew I had no choice.
I couldn’t stay where I was, I knew things had to change, if I was going to make a change.
If I was going to provide for myself and my family I had to make more than €7.50 per hour, there was no other way I could avoid it.
The pain of staying where I was, was worse than the negative feedback I was going to get from changing my rates.
The first price increase was the worst, but the other option was to stay where I was.
That was not going to be able to happen with where the economy was going.
Now years on, I can see how, the pain of change isn’t as bad as staying the same. If I didn’t make those changes the business would have closed it’s doors and I would have burned out. Unfortunately something we still see so much of today.
If you are looking to make a change? My advise is, before you say you want to change.
Ask yourself. What is the impact of you staying as you are? Is it that bad?
Can you live happily as you are? If you answer yes. Then I wouldn’t bother trying to change, because it will be to hard.
The need to change won’t be enough to break through the tougher times. You need to really want it.
You need to be willing to do things you never expected. It will feel like sacrifices here and there. This is where it needs to be worth it.
If the answer no, then do whatever it takes to achieve it. Build your plan, seek help to get there faster.
Pay for time over the struggle of doing it alone. GO ALL IN
I would prefer you to be disappointed with failing than torn up from not even trying.
Regret is a feeling that will stay with you forever, trust me. I know that side also it’s way worse.
Go make yourself happy and proud.
Gary