Business Tao with George Kao

Perhaps the truest meaning of this moment is not whether you get “good” results… or whether you’ll have it easy… or whether you’ll look good.What the deeper meaning is, will depend on your life philosophy. There are multiple good answers.How would you respond to this question:“What is the higher meaning of each moment, that is more important than what’s apparent on the surface?”**Watch video or add comment here:https://youtu.be/WOJZEulrpNQ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

Manon is a community builder and entrepreneur, and leads a global community for Co-Active coaches (and other coaches.) She believes the only way to grow yourself and your business is to Simply Start and the only thing you need to know is the next step. She brings together coaches in her community so that they can grow together in business and coaching and learn from each and from inspiring experts and mentors. In this interview, we discuss… * The importance of knowing you should not wait to be confident enough to start but confidence will grow as you do it. You DO NOT need to have all figured out, that is simply impossible.* When you create something new you will run into a lot of things that you don't know how to do yet. Learn to comfort yourself by saying: I will cross that bridge when I get there.* Don't go at it alone. Building a business can be a lonely endeavor. Find a group of trusted colleagues on a similar journey but that also inspire you to keep going and see your biggest self and gifts when you sometimes forget.* If you do not know exactly who you want to help or serve you won't find the answer in your head. You can do a 100 niche exercises but the only way you'll find out is by getting out there, doing it and get clarity by the doing. * If you are thinking of building your own community: do it. Do not underestimate the power and importance for people of being brought together with other people with whom they feel safe. People want to be connected and if you have the gift of being a connector: use it. I see it over and over again, in my own community but also with other coaches for instance when they do group coaching. Create a space that allows people to show up as their authentic selves. That's worth so much!**If you are a coach and you want to be part of a community of coaches in which you can not only learn together and from inspiring mentors but also be real and show up authentically, check out Manon's "Simply Start" Community:https://www.simply-start.comIf you want some 1-on-1 support to get simply started you can connect with Manon:https://www.instagram.com/simply_start_/**Watch video or add comment here:https://youtu.be/GvA_DeF4drA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

Here’s an attempt to simply explain my whole marketing strategy…. There are 3 stages for every authentic business:1. Audience2. Offers3. ExpansionI explain in this episode.Watch the video or add your comments here:https://youtu.be/va91jWmuPZA This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

Should you use a tool that automates your social media, such as Buffer, Hootsuite, etc?I’ve tried Buffer and Hootsuite, and have seen them used by some clients and colleagues. I use none of them now, and caution my clients away from such tools, especially when posting to Facebook. This episode describes why.Watch the video or add your comments here:https://youtu.be/qllc_WwJbhw This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

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Instead of possibly re-traumatizing our clients by selling to their "pain points" what if we emphasize their joy points, their gratitude points, their relief points?Watch the video or add your comments here:https://youtu.be/cZGfIVZgXw0 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

Not only should you not be afraid to repeat yourself, you should consider doing it regularly.Have a consistent rhythm of reposting your popular articles, videos, or podcast episodes. Feel free to repeat the same ideas you’ve said before, whether in the same way or in a different way.This may give you some relief that you don’t have to constantly create new content forever (although, it is good for your creativity/mental fitness to do so!) You can sometimes simply work on improving and reposting your previous stuff.Read the blog post here:https://www.georgekao.com/blog/yourbest100 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com

Your life is actually working perfectly. And your business? It’s exactly where it’s supposed to be. It’s not that you love all the results. However, anything and everything occurring in your life has a system behind it. There’s cause and effect. You experience the effects… and you have more choice in the cause than you realize.Read the blog post here:https://www.georgekao.com/blog/systems This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekao.substack.com