Leslie Hassler, owner of Your Biz RULES ™ teaches women business owners how to grow their business to be profitable, sustainable and rewarding. As a business growth coach, Leslie helps smart service-based businesses across industries, avoid the pitfalls and distractions of business to grow into 6, and multiple 6-figure businesses, all without having to sacrifice personal resources. In her practical and grounded approach, you learn how to zero in on what works, generate results and create a business that is a win for your clients, for yourself and your family.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Leslie’s Mentors that she has used in her life to help her grow her business
Jim Rohn
Brad Sugars
Stella Orange
When business started difficulties overcame:
“You know we did talk about asking for help, that was a big one. I am a fiercely independent person. So that was definitely a big one. I think the other part was I think as women we can get very emotionally tied to our business and so when things happen in our business we take it personally and I remember being so stinking nervous and not scared but just fearful of making the wrong choice or not doing well for a client and when the problems happened I took them personally. And you know even when the recession happened I still took that personally and like I had anything to do with the fact that recession occurred but I did take it personally”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t Book by Jim Collins Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck – Why Some Thrive Despite Them All Book by Jim CollinsFavourite Quote:
“its my goal to live life to its fullest and have no regrets when I am on my death bed”
Also mentioned:
Taoist proverb paraphrased: you have to be like the bamboo firmly rooted but flexible enough to go with the wind.
“Bamboo is flexible, bending with the wind but never breaking, capable of adapting to any circumstance. It suggests resilience, meaning that we have the ability to bounce back even from the most difficult times. . . . Your ability to thrive depends, in the end, on your attitude to your life circumstances. Take everything in stride with grace, putting forth energy when it is needed, yet always staying calm inwardly.”
Recommended Online Resources:
Also mentioned
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“It’s really to invest in the learning of others. That is one of the quickest ways to short cut success and to get results and in your business quickest. You can definitely read, you can definitely listen, that’s definitely one way to invest in the learning of others”…[Listen for More]
More About Leslie Hassler:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn’t believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder.” Fergie
Other Quotes From the Chat with Leslie Hassler:
“You can have crumby business in good times and make money but you can’t have a crumby business in bad times and make money”
“Gone are the days when you can be successful in a silo”
“You hire for attitude you can teach skills”
“Having to do the inner work so I can do the outer work part of it”
“Connect with people who like to do business the way that you like to do business because that is really where the sweet spots of true partnerships really are”
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