Month / August 2023

by Coach Wendy

Two Bottlenecks Business Owners Caring for Aging Parents Face & How to Bust Them

Does it seem like a never-ending cycle?  You need to enroll new clients.  You also need to meet your revenue goals. 

The never-ending problems that pop up are stopping you.

I see this all of the time.  Especially when you are simultaneously taking care of aging parents AND running a business.

And I get it.  I’ve been there.  Taking care of my mom for the past 11 years AND enjoying a successful coaching practice.  It wasn’t always easy and I’ve figured out how to do both.  My mission is to share this with a million individuals who are taking care of an aging parent and running a business.  I don’t want you to give up on your dreams, and I don’t think that you do, either.

I’m going to share with you what I’ve learned and how it has helped my clients – so that it can also help you…………

How do you break your biggest bottleneck – whether it be finding new clients or meeting revenue goals?  Or another bottleneck.

What my clients have experienced is success in enrolling new clients andmeeting their revenue goals.  They did it by doing two things:

1.  Stepping back and assessing the situation with their aging parent.  They identify what their parent needs, what they need and what would make it easier for them to run their business while also being there for their aging parent.

2.   Identifying the biggest bottleneck in their business.  Then identifying the steps to take to bust that bottleneck.

Sometimes this is easier said than done.  We, and I’m including myself here, don’t want to admit there is a problem in our business.  And once we do, then we empower ourselves to ask for help.

I hope that this was helpful for you and for your business as you are taking care of your aging parent.

When we have more time to spend together, we can talk more about each step and dive into the how so that you can easily integrate your business and life with your aging parent.

❤️Coach Wendy

P.S.  Tell me in the comments  – what is your biggest bottleneck?

by Coach Wendy

3 Things to Do BEFORE You Have That Hard Conversation

Hard conversations.

Do you have them, reluctantly?

Do you avoid them at all costs?

What do you do when decisions need to be made and in order to make those decisions, a conversation has to happen?

We all react differently.

What about when you have to have a difficult conversation with your aging parent?

These conversations are usually triggered because of your aging parent having an accident, injuring themselves, you notice something is ‘off’ or someone else notices something about your aging parent.

“No one talks about this stuff because it sucks.”

That’s what one individual said who is taking care of an aging parent and running her business.  Can you relate?

“I would want to be able to approach every situation is a calm manner, thoughtful and gently firm. I worry that my approach COULD be interpreted as more forceful than intended.”

That’s what someone else said who is worried about having a difficult conversation with her parents, who she can see need help.  Can you relate?

There are a few things you can do ahead of the hard conversation that will help to make it easier.  

🩷 Know what you want to talk about

🩷 Be okay if you don’t get anything resolved and know that this is not a one-and-done-conversation but rather a series of conversations

🩷Be ready to listen

I’ll be sharing the secret formula that works every time when having a hard conversation later this month.

Hard conversations – that is the topic for our monthly coaching call ‘Taking Care of Business While You Take Care of An Aging Parent’.  

During this call we will be getting to know one another, make connections, network and we will talk about our challenges as we are taking care of aging parents and running our business and I will do some hot seat coaching.

Click here to register so that you get the Zoom link to join me and other entrepreneurs just like you who are taking care of an aging parent on Friday, August 25th at 2 cst/12 pst – for the monthly gathering of Taking Care of Business While You Take Care of An Aging Parent.

❤️Coach Wendy 

P.S. Whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you…

  1. Get your FREE downloadable guide, Managing Your Life & Business With Your Aging Parent, which will take a deep dive in how to move forward with a plan for taking care of an aging parent while running a business.
  2. Join the FB community – Taking Care of Business AND Aging Parents
  3. Book your Time Reclaimed Discovery call by clicking here