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 – Say “Yes” to a Business Breakthrough

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Hosted by HerBusiness

On air:

13 October 2022

Ready for a business breakthrough?

Sometimes we may not feel ready for a breakthrough. Maybe we don’t feel confident. We don’t have enough information. We don’t have all the skills. We don’t know the final outcome if things change in our world, which can be a bit scary.

And often, we’re sitting on this precipice of wanting to move forward but thinking, “Oh my gosh. I don’t know if I can do that big scary thing that I really want to do.”

When we think about our breakthroughs, here’s what I want you to know.

The only reason to have a breakthrough is to get to the other side of where you are now. And that applies to any part of your life and business.

You have to go through the experience to get to the other side.

So, when I look back at some of the significant breakthroughs I’ve had in my business over the last 27 years, I notice a pattern.

Time and time again, my business breakthroughs would happen when I said yes to an invitation.

In this episode, I share some of my biggest breakthroughs over the last 27 years.

Listen to Hear:

  • How the 26-year-old me was ‘saved’ by saying yes to a mentor’s invitation to take a 16-day business training. (Woah! It blew my mind.)
  • The night that sharing stories, beer and peanuts in a Singapore bar turned into a magical business relationship.
  • How to recognise invitations to ‘level up’ that you want to act on (and which ones to ignore).
  • The three steps to business breakthroughs and the correct (and most lucrative) order to take these steps.
  • How to act on your hunches even when facing fear head-on.
  • The power of pausing BEFORE you take action.
  • The types of business visions that will help you avoid playing small.
  • What to do next to take your business to its next business breakthrough.

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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