How to Expand your Presence to Expand your Business
#5 Expansion
Expand your Presence to Expand your Business
The S.C.A.L.E. Formula®
Fact: What you think expands – that is all. It’s time to set yourself up for big expansion, and there is a proven formula I have been practicing and refining over the past 30 years that I want to share with you. To make the big shift from entrepreneur to 7-figure enterprise, you need a roadmap. And, this is why I developed my S.C.A.L.E. Formula® that I have used to build many of my companies and in coaching thousands of business owners.
Hi, it’s Allison. I am a 10-time entrepreneur, and I want to give you the roadmap to S.C.A.L.E.
To reach your pinnacle and elevate toward 7-figure enterprise success, you need to learn to scale. Scaling basically means replicating your impact and talents beyond yourself, so that you can reach a much larger market and expand your revenue. Take the final step toward setting yourself up for big expansion. Here are my 7 ways to expand your presence so you can expand your business.
The 5 Elements of my S.C.A.L.E Formula® are:
1. Strategic Vision 2. Cash flow 3. Alliance of your team 4. Leadership and 5. Executing Your Plan.
In this post, I cover part 5, expansion, or what I call, setting yourself up for The Big Expansion.
From the Big Shift to Big Expansion
What do I mean when I say expand your presence to expand your business? It’s simple. Expanding your presence is about expanding your mind. It is what you think of yourself and what others think of you – if you expand the limits, you will expand your business. The big shift from entrepreneur to 7-figure enterprise requires setting yourself up for big expansion. If you view yourself as small, others will see you that way too.
Expansion starts with you –
Expand your presence and you will expand your business
Three decades of experience and 10 successful businesses have gone into figuring out a formula that works. My S.C.A.L.E. formula has lead you to create a strategic vision, get out of cash-flow crunch, build an alliance, become the leader you were meant to be, and now experience expansion in your business. Big expansion is the next step towards scaling up. The formula is laid out in front of you.
7 Ways to Expand Your Presence
The S.C.A.L.E Formula® – Step #4: Expansion. Just like the thousands of entrepreneurs that I have worked with, the final step expanding your business. The massive success that I am talking about, scaling your business to make the big shift from entrepreneur to 7-figure enterprise, depends on setting yourself up for big expansion. Here are my 7 ways to expand your presence, so you can expand your business.
- Conversation is a Skill.
It’s good to be a conversationalist, it’s great to be a communicator. My S.C.A.L.E Formula will set you up to expand your business, but expansion requires great communication. Expand your conversation skills, and you will expand your business.
- Body Language – Be aware of your body language and read the body language of your team. There is a lot that can be read between the lines. Watch the signals.
- Word Choice – Choose your words intention. Script what you want to say. Be concise, but also precise. Tell a story if that communicates the meaning better.
- Listen – 20% of your job is to talk, and 80% of your job is to listen. Ask questions, repeat back what you hear, and confirm your understanding. This is not a time for distractions.
- Get Down in the Trenches.
Get into the thick of things, off the sideline and into the game. It’s time to get your hands dirty. Behind the desk is no place for a leader looking to expand their business. To make the big shift from entrepreneur to 7-figure enterprise, step outside your office and get off the bench. Meet your team on the factory floor, talk with them in the break room and work alongside them in their work space.
- Have Lunch with You Alliance.
The most powerful and successful leaders do it. Sharing a meal is a daily ritual, decide to share it with you team. If you want to expand your business, you have to expand your understanding of your team. Share in a day-to-day ritual.
- New Opportunities – to inspire, motivate and connect.
- New Insights – foster an environment for new ideas to be brought to the table.
- New Culture – establish a culture, while proving to reduce stress and improve profits.
- Be Active Offline and Online.
Social media is a powerful tool and humanizing medium. Let your alliance, your clients and your network see you behind the scenes. Expansion is simple if you share who you are and communicate your expertise.
- Competitive Edge – Showcase your innovative side, and practice what you preach.
- Humanize your Brand – Soften the edges and peel back a layer.
- Build Relationships – Connect your team, clients and network through media.
- Accountability Starts with You.
Pointing a figure does nothing, taking accountability means everything. Playing the part of a boss does not expand your business. A great leader expands their business, because they take accountability. Prevent history from repeating itself – you are always part of the problem and part of the solution. Ask questions, listen to answers, and propose a solution.
- Have Their Back.
It is more than just support and understanding. Sympathy is not as powerful as empathy. Show Your Alliance that you have their back!
- Give Credit – Acknowledge their contribution.
- Give Recognition – Show your appreciation.
- Give Dedication – Get to know their strengths and weaknesses, so you can and learn how to inspire them daily.
- Encourage Feedback.
Ask the right questions, listen to the real answers and do something about it. Criticism is hard to take. It is easier said than done to encourage feedback. But, if you do, you and your team will experience the Big Expansion – growth in your presence and growth in your business.
- Ask Insightful Questions – What would you change? How can we help you feel – Rewarded, Motivated, Successful?
- Drop Suggestion Box – No one likes a black hole. Try a flow chart for Your Alliance to insert their feedback into the mix. What is working and what isn’t in the grand scheme?
- Team Up, Coach Up – Everyone can be a coach. Team up to coach each other through the growing pains. It’s about trust. Encourage feedback and address any issues.
It becomes exponentially more simple to expand your business, if you set yourself up to scale for big expansion. Expect the big shift and anticipate big expansion. Even when you have it all –a strategic vision, cash flow, an alliance and leadership – there is always that next step. Are you ready to reach your pinnacle? Your next breakthrough is around the corner if you’re ready to expand the limits of what you thought possible.
Take the Next Step
There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but there is a proven formula to scale your business. And, the roadmap to get there is my S.C.A.L.E. formula. Step into step into results, step into leadership and step into a CEO success network. And, set yourself up for big expansion. Bottom line: Expanding your business will transform your life!
Making the big shift from entrepreneur to 7-figure enterprise requires a breakthrough. Step into the inner circle with me! And, the next step is setting yourself up for big expansion. At the end of the road awaits a CEO success network full of influencers, movers and shakers, and valuable connections that have all followed this exact roadmap. It’s time to experience your next breakthrough!
The Big Shift: The CEO Success Network
As you begin to scale your business, you are shifting from entrepreneur to leader, building a strong company culture and loyal customer following that cannot help but refer you to all their friends. You face the challenges of letting some people go that cannot grow with you, while taking bigger risks than ever before. You find yourself getting better at making unpopular decisions. Yet, you are ready to inspire your team with something beyond money and profit.
If you can relate, there’s a place for you. The CEO Success Network Retreat. This very exclusive 3-Day ‘think-tank’ and powerful training on the beach in Coronado, CA on August 12-14th. This is for advanced business owners that are ready to scale. Join leaders of the country’s most dynamic businesses for a rare chance to build strategic relationships, formulate real growth and walk away inspired…with a plan. www.ceosuccessnetwork.com
Allison Maslan
Allison Maslan is a serial entrepreneur of 10 of her own companies. She is a No. 1 Bestselling Author and CEO of Allison Maslan International where she mentors big thinking entrepreneurs to grow high-revenue businesses and healthy and passionate lives in her year long mastermind program, The Pinnacle. She also has the hit online show, The Allie & You Business and Lifestyle Success Show on iTunes. Get access to her latest show here. Allison has been an expert guest on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox Stations across the US and was featured in Success Magazine. Grab a copy of her FREE CD, 8 Millionaire Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs HERE. For more information about our business coaching and mentoring services, call us! 888-844-3550.