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SOLVING A PROBLEM CLOSEST TO YOU, PART 2 In Part 1 of my three-part series, “Solving a problem close to you for a successful business,” I discussed how to I solved a problem close to me to move my business forward. As a quick recap, I described the problem closest to you as the one that requires immediate attention. This is the problem that is directly connected to your goal to move forward or accomplish a goal. For Part 2, I focus on helping you answer the question, “What is the problem closest to you?”  In the following section, I use a table and chairs as a metaphor for attracting clients to your business.​ First, picture a table without chairs. The table represents your coaching business. You would like to place chairs, which represent prospective clients, at your table. You would like to invite these prospective clients to your table, (i.e., your business), and, ultimately, secure them as clients. Applying the problem definition, we’ll say there is a gap be...

SOLVING THE PROBLEM CLOSEST TO YOU, PART 1 In this three-part blog series, I share short, personal stories of how I solved a problem close to me to move my business forward. If you are a life coach, empowerment teacher, or personal development coach, my goal is to help you solve a problem close to you to help you attract clients. For Part 1, I discuss a problem-solving approach I used as a freelance writing entrepreneur to discover my writing specialty.  Why do I say, “A problem close to you”?  When looking at the larger picture of life around us, many of us are surrounded by problems that are competing for our attention. However, there is often one problem that is close to you that requires immediate attention. Because this problem is directly connected to your goal to move forward or accomplish a goal, finding a solution is high priority.  After solving the problem closest to you, it becomes much easier to tackle the other competing problems because oftentime...