Say YES! to Success Peg Stookey – Founder of Legacy Connection

What We Are: We are PROACTIVE

Peg Stookey, Founder & CEO of Legacy Connection

What is an "entrepreneur"?  This series of posts is my attempt to enlighten us all on this vast topic.  I'd love to hear what you think being an "entrepreneur" is!!

There was once a time, very early in the company’s history, when I was having trouble articulating what Legacy Connection was to a group of business owners.  After a few furtive tries, one gal said, “Oh, I get it!  You’re a proactive approach rather than a reactive one.”  YES!!!!  Just like that-she GOT IT! (and I got an easy way to define the company!)

How are we, as a community, proactive? Why, as I’ve asked in other posts under this category, is this important to YOU?  I’ll attempt to answer the second question first.  One reason that it’s important is because in order to be successful YOU need to be with others that will help drive and model success for you.  Being around proactive people will help you be proactive-not just in the Legacy Community but in LIFE!

I’ve been working with a client for the past few months to help her structure a business model in which she will find herself at her “competitive best”, her “niche”, so to speak.  I’ve encouraged her over and over again to seek a way to differentiate herself as being proactive because her field of work is highly reactive.  Consultants such as herself get called in to fix problems, not prevent them.  What would it mean to be on the forefront of prevention?  Not only will she create a new and different marketing message, she will help her clients avoid costly and potentially tragic results.  I’m betting her name get’s around very quickly!

As a community and as a learning system we model proactivity in numerous ways:

• Our branding is a good place to begin.  The black background represents that which is the root cause of ALL failure-LACK OF AWARENESS.  Knowing that, aren’t you already more aware?  Don’t you want to proactively seek the answers to what you don’t even know yet to ask?  Think about it…….

• Our learning system is a development program.  Just like childhood development, knowing about the phases of the development of a healthy, sustainable business: Discovery, Beginning, Growth and Innovation gives you the power to BE proactive.  Every time you hear/see me talk about the phases of entrepreneurial development you’re able to see into the future.  If you find yourself in an innovative phase you know, in a proactive way of thinking, that before you begin you must discover, research, ask questions.
• As I said earlier, Innovation, is one of the four phases of development that we emphasize.  Innovation is necessary-no, let me be more clear; Innovation is required in order to continue or accelerate the growth of your company.  Innovative, opportunity-seeking mindset is a proactive mindset.  Asking questions like, “What if we….?” and “Can we…?” are critical to growing a sustainable, lasting business.

I could go on for a while but I want to ask you two important questions, “Can you see areas of your business in which you could be more proactive?”  I know that I can!  “What difference would it make to the future of your company if you took just one proactive step today?”

Food for thought….AND action!

Peg

About Peg

Peg is a passionate entrepreneur, wife and mother (of 4 kids and 3 dogs). She loves to write and to share what she's learning by working with business owners, as a parent, reading, training or general life experience. Through her blog she hopes to create discussion and to continue to learn as she also has the privilege of teaching! More than anything, she wishes for you to grab the brass ring and say YES! to success!