For years, I caught myself comparing my business to others and feeling like I should be doing more.
Then I realised my definition of success is about freedom.
Freedom over my time, my energy, and how I live my life.
Freedom to help other small and medium-sized businesses fulfil their potential.
Define success on your terms. It’s your business. So it’s your success – as you want it.
This is SO important that I dedicate the first of my five Growth Optics to helping my clients figure out WHAT their definition of success is.
Because, if you haven’t got that sorted, how can you design your marketing to deliver the success you want?
Why I Love What I Do
I’m Kara Stanford, a Strategic Advisor to Business Owners, CEO & Founder of The Marketing Spaces, a NED, and Marketing Strategist Consultant.
This year, I’m celebrating 20 years of running my own business.
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