Have you ever heard the saying that you are the problem and the answer? Well in business this is so evident and you can look at it two ways. The first is to know logically that the challenge or problem is there because a change needs to be made and something is not working that you, the owner has overlooked. So the solution also lies, in you to find it.

But on a deeper level, many times our challenges that we have on a personal level can be reflected in our businesses. These challenges, when looked at in terms of our beliefs and fears are a gift to uncovering destructive patterns we have that can keep us stuck from moving forward. What makes it tricky is that we aren’t always aware of them on a conscious level so it seems as though problems and challenges have to do with other people. Although they may indeed involve the people around you, the key to eliminating them lies in making a shift in you.

The point is that the challenges, issue and problems we have in our businesses are simply a mirror to lessons we need to learn about ourselves.

Doing the work to get to the root of the problem is the only way for it to be solved and not reoccur. However if we miss doing this crucial step, we can recreate the problem time and again with it taking very different forms but producing the same results.

The solution lies in using your challenges as opportunities for personal growth and implementing new skills to get different results. This is the work of leaders and this year I urge you to really work on developing your own personal growth and see the results show up in your salon!

Create an extraordinary start to 2010 and I will catch up with you in a few weeks, off to Aruba to enjoy some peace and serenity!