What is Your Biggest Business Frustration

Being in business for the better part of 20 years, I’ve seen both failures and successes.  In looking back, I find areas that I can improve on and avenues I’ll never travel down again.  Having a feeling of loneliness and isolation is often felt by an entrepreneur…and believe me, I’ve felt those feelings many, many, many times.

Frustration is a lack of a better term of how I’d felt through the years, until I found mentors who took me under their wings and showed me things that I was too blinded to see for myself.  You see, a mentor  can see the whole picture because they are not personally involved in your project and/or business.  Whereas, we (as business owners) tend to be closed-minded or operate with blinders on.

We get so focused on the here and now that we forget that there’s a whole picture.  We get so caught up in the daily struggles that we don’t celebrate the victories, regardless how big or small those victories may be.  We want instant gratification that we lose sight of our values and ethics.  And, we look at everyone else and want so badly for success that we fall prey to folks who want to sell us a pipe dream.

Well, there’s good news…YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO ABOUT IT ALONE ANYMORE! The B&L Team Leaders and I are here to help you.  We want to be your mentor.  We want to be involved in seeing you succeed.  That’s the whole reason why I’ve set up the B&L Campus to include a members-only discussion forum.  The members-only discussion forum is a place where you can go to ask questions, seek assistance, and surround yourself with like-minded people.

Because I believe in you and want to see you succeed, I’d like to give away ONE lifetime membership to the B&L Campus.  All you have to do is answer the following the question: My biggest frustration about my business is…

That’s it!  It’s really that easy!  If you would like to gain more entries, you can do the following:

1. Tweet about the new Business and Learning Campus and about this giveaway. Then come back here and post the link to your tweet.

2. Following @BLCampus on Twitter.

3. Sign up for our newsletter called The Campus Connection.

4. Write a blog post on your blog about the giveaway.

5. Write a post on Facebook about the B&L Campus and this giveaway.

For each additional entry, be sure to come back here and post it in the comments section below.  The winner will be chosen via Random.org and will be announced during our Grand ReOpening Extravaganza on Thursday, October 15th. [By the way, are you signed up to attend this free event? If not, sign up today.]

I look forward to reading your responses about your biggest frustrations and I’ll see you around the campus!