Mountain Business Model
Running a business is much like climbing a mountain
If you have climbed a mountain or run a race you will understand the likening to starting and running a successful business. The excitement and anticipation as you plan and gather equipment and supplies for your new adventure, the team gathers ready and raring to go this is all new and exciting, you start off on the jour
ney and its all feeling good, all your plans are working and the journey is fun and easy, but inevitably you hit some turbulence, you wonder if you are on the right track you think about changing tact and you have to re gig a few things, you need some encouragement and some resources but you push on and dig in. will we make it? will we all make it? will we still be in one piece at the top? well unless you dig in and keep going you will never know, so you dig in keep going and then you reach the goal, you reach the top and wow you made it the sense of achievement, success, accomplishment. The view from the top, is your Mountain Perspective. The toughest bit of the climb is always just before you reach the top. The toughest points in business, when you have to dig deep are always just before the next success. There is always another mountain to climb. We can help you to climb your next business mountain and make sure you reach the top! Many of our clients have embarked on a walk up a mountain with us as part of our initial consultation and have experienced great rewards. Being out of the office, in relaxed clothes, walking in the great outdoors, creates an opportunity for open, honest and insightful conversation with our client. It is during these times we often hear stories of where the business began, the highs and the lows, the successes and the struggles. The true heart beat and flavour of the business and its creator. There is evidence that suggests that the physical motion of walking releases a mental movement forward for the individual. Stimulating a mental exhilaration, often bringing resolve to tricky business decisions and releasing a fresh way of thinking, renewed vision and personal release. Being out in nature away from the busy work environment brings a sense of calm and relaxation enabling a clearer thought pattern. Thiers nothing better than the perspective from the top of a mountain to put the daily struggles back in order.