The Art Of Scaling A Business: Consistency, Clarity, And High-Performance Habits

BY: Colleen Biggs

Over the last 22 years, I've worked with many CEOs, providing support and empowerment as they scaled and launched their businesses. During this time, I discovered that consistency is the key to scaling a business and boosting income: consistency in your message, your brand, in showing up, in planning, in goal setting, and in how we condition our mindset every day.

Specific habits that lead to motivation, confidence, energy, leadership, focus, and purpose can help us to become high performers and bring about success. These high-performance habits, easily, are areas that I enjoy the most working with my private clients.

Motivation, in particular, is of utmost importance. But this is not something that happens externally for us, so we must do it for ourselves. We can all take small steps to get ourselves motivated every single day - from the relationships we cultivate, our morning rituals, the types of podcasts we listen to, the audiobooks we listen to, and the books we feed our minds every day. 

Remember that we cultivate motivation for ourselves. While many people think you have to be motivated to go to the gym or to show up at work every day, for me, setting goals and having goals for the month and the year motivates me daily. Once I review those goals, I do what I need to do that day to move the needle in my business and enable me to continue growing.

Overcoming Stagnation And Cultivating Financial Goals

When we stagnate or feel stuck, it's usually a sign of low motivation. It is a reminder to challenge ourselves or inject more energy into our present to feel motivated. If you don’t know where to start, consider setting financial goals because they can be a potent motivator. Keeping track of the income flowing into your business each week also helps you gauge your progress toward your monthly income goals.

There might be instances where you need to change your strategies because choosing the right opportunities can place you in the proper position to expand your influence and generate the desired income. As with motivation, we also need to create and manage our energy. 

Movement and goal reviews can help prevent our energy from becoming stuck. And don't worry, even if you are busy, these practices don't have to be time-consuming. Personally, it takes me about two hours to journal, read, move, shower, and prepare for the day.

Setting Up For Success And The Importance Of Mentorship

"If learning is beneath you, then leadership is beyond you." This sentence reflects the importance of continuous learning for growth, and leaders with a growth mindset are the ones that tend to attract followers who aspire to become better versions of themselves.

To set yourself up for success, consider getting yourself a mentor or coach who can help out when you are struggling with clarity or having a hard time actualizing your goals. Aside from this, it is also important that you build for yourself a social circle of individuals that constantly challenge you to improve and grow.

My favorite aspect of coaching is helping others through their journey from feeling stuck to achieving success, which is as simple as cultivating clarity, maintaining conviction, and taking action. I find that helping entrepreneurs gain clarity and direction, allowing them to become financially independent and live life as they choose, is a rewarding experience.

Making The Right Choices For Growth

Everything starts with a choice – we can choose to be stagnant or opt to gain more access to knowledge, people, and the resources we need to grow. Every day presents us with a choice to either pursue our goals with a clear plan of action or let distractions and issues dictate our emotions and actions.

This is what makes high performers stand out: they excel in planning and determining their daily priorities. They stick to these priorities regardless of any distractions or challenges that come their way.

Whether you feel powerless or powerful in your business can depend on whether you have clarity on your direction and faith in your plan. Many entrepreneurs fall into the trap of spinning their wheels, believing they need to work harder to succeed, but the truth is that working smarter, not harder, is the key to success.

Inviting faith into your everyday business and moving forward with clarity and conviction can help guide your journey, so start taking action today and see how this shift in approach can transform your business. I want to challenge you to consider what you do daily to set yourself up for success – are you making the right choices that will lead to your growth? Are you harnessing the power of consistency, clarity, and high-performance habits? 

Remember, every day is an opportunity to make strides toward your goals. I am excited to have shared these insights and look forward to continuing to serve and support entrepreneurs in their journeys to success.

About the author:

Colleen Biggs is a 22-year Business Strategist who empowers business leaders to expand their influence in order to attract clients and drive more profits. She has launched over 340 businesses, is a sought Keynote Speaker, the C.E.O. and founder of L.E.A.P., and author of five #1 International Best-Sellers, with the latest being “Step Into the Spotlight to Expand your Influence”. She was also awarded the Top 10 Women Business Leaders of 2021 and The Most Inspirational Leaders in Business 2023.