One of the fastest ways to lose all your money and kill your business is to surround yourself with “Yes Men.”
You know the kind of person I mean right?
“Yes Men” are anybody who will say to you … “oh I like that idea” and “Aren’t you doing well?” when the idea sucks and you’re not doing well at all. In fact, your floundering.
When selecting who you want to go into business with, who you want to take business advice from, who you want to form a committee with, or when forming any sort of business advice group set up to help you in your business, don’t just go for your buddies who you can chat and lark around with. They are far more likely to be Yes Men than someone you have a friendship with but who you are not particularly close to.
Of course, you could always consider hiring a professional and qualified business coach (which is certainly something I would recommend as my own business coach has challenged me) but whatever else you do, be challenged. Have your thoughts and ideas challenged to see if they stand up to scrutiny.
Getting the balance right between getting people you like vs people who are going to challenge you can be difficult. But then, so is everything else in business.
You do not want to fill your business with yes men. The harder but much truer path to business success is to be challenged on your thinking, and we can help you with that if you need it.
