Have you ever wandered off course when trying complete a project or reach your goals?  If you are like most people, the answer is most likely a definite yes!  In my Entrepreneurial Woman Magazine article 5 Secrets to Turning Good Intentions into Great Results, I mentioned how creating a board of directors can be valuable in keeping you on course.  Staying on track can be a huge challenge.  Each day we are pulled in different directions by clients, suppliers, employees, our own career or entrepreneurial tendencies for innovation and by life itself.  Engaging with a Coach is one way to keep yourself on-track but this approach may not be for you.  Another option is to find an accountability partner or group, also referred to as a mastermind or peer mentoring group.   Groups can be facilitated by a Coach or self-directed.

I personally have used, and continue to use both approaches to keep my business growing and developing.  Without the support of my coach and mastermind partners, I do not believe that I would have achieved the growth and fulfillment I have.  I never stop learning from them.  I also love to share in their successes too. [Read more…]