Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

To begin, let me ask you some revealing questions. As a business owner, can you walk away from your business today for one or two months and come back to find it operating smoothly and profitably? Can you even escape for two weeks? Have you ever had a work-free vacation? If your answers are “no”, you don’t have a successful business, you have a glorified job in which you are trapped! You don’t have an effective business system; you are the business system! In a large sense, you are a prisoner of your own success.

No matter what industry you are in, you should not be a prisoner to your business! If you are, you have it backwards. Your business should serve you and your dreams. It should give you greater freedom, not less. In fact, your business, properly designed, should function practically without you, not because of you. It should run predictably and automatically whether you are in the office or not, in the store or not, out in the field or not, on vacation or not. Your business should not depend upon your presence, personality, problem solving and perspiration for its daily survival. If so, your business does not work, you do!

Do not be offended by this very direct and frank communication. Please note, I admire, respect and serve business owners and their managers. However, I get paid to help my clients “face reality” and then hold them accountable for the changes and goals they desire.

Stop for a moment and think of the consequences. If everything in your business flows through you and is dependent upon you, then you are restricting dramatically the growth and profits of your company. As a single human being, there are natural limits to the amount of work, transactions, problems, and decisions that can flow effectively through you in a given day. Stop being a bottleneck or clog. Otherwise, you will continue to restrict the potential of your employees and business and ensure your persistent exhaustion. Stop missing out on greater personal freedom, money and happiness.

Bottom line, you should run your business; it should not run you, your family or your life. Your business should work harder so you don’t have to. It should be systems-dependent and not owner-dependent or expert-dependent for its success. It should have its own heart, mind, and soul – it should not steal your vital organs and spirit!

Let me be very clear, you are the expert in your business and industry. I am not and will never claim to be. My expertise is guiding business owners to unlock greater potential in themselves and their businesses. I coach and mentor owners/managers, like you, to define clearly and then reach their business and personal goals. To implement the changes they desire. I guide owners to become more effective, focused, productive and strategic.

To face reality, identify solutions, and help them stay on track. I help overwhelmed owners/managers to work “on” themselves, “on” their businesses, and “on” their specific issues, opportunities and goals.

Author's Bio: 

Winston C.Trumpet is certified in the Strategic Mindset Coaching Process which is a proprietary program of the Growth Coach Franchise. He has a BSBA from SanFrancisco State University and is the Executive Pastor of “The Church with No walls” of Jersey City NJ.

Winston is dedicated to assisting individuals and organizations achieve their highest possible level of excellence and effectiveness. Winston is a specialist in the area of human relations and interpersonal communications. He is a recognized master coach, facilitator, educator, and motivational speaker. In his training classes, he uses a unique blend of instructional teaching and motivational speaking providing dynamic seminars focusing on the areas of communication, personal effectiveness, goal setting, organizational change, diversity, workplace symmetry and more.

A specialty area of his is the use of interactive drama and skits as training tools. For 15 years, Winston has been speaking and facilitating programs (for groups and individuals) in the tri-state area as well as coaching managers, executives, and front-line employees at some of the nation's top companies and government organizations. Recent clients include managers and staff of Circuit City, PC.Richards & Sons, The YMCA of Eastern Union County, Catholic Community Services, the US Department of Health & Human Services and the United Way.

Many who have attended Winston's workshops report having achieved several critical accomplishments in their lives including but not limited to:
• Getting a promotion ,Earning more money
• Changing careers, or starting a business,
• Improving or saving a failing relationship.

These clients also say his coaching has helped by enhancing communication with children and family members. They also report that the results they experience are long lasting, continuing to impact their lives long after their participation in his workshops and Coaching Club sessions.

He is a dynamic speaker and his best topics are:
? Moving from Skillz to Skills: Employment development for people in transition.
? Prisoners of success: How to strategically break out from busyness bondage
? Yes you can: How to use the principles of persistence to succeed in life
? Strategic Managers today!

He is happily married to his wife of 20 years; they have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren.

To have him speak or make a presentation to your group call toll free at 877-433-4959 or feel free to email him at winston.mycoach@gmail.com

Website: thegrowthcoach.com/wtrumpet