Business Course Burnout: How To Avoid It And Get More Bang For Your Buck
Let’s be honest with one another for a moment: How many ebooks, PDFs, and online courses do you have that you purchased, but never finished?
(We won’t judge.)
If you’re like most of us, you’ve got at least a few (maybe a lot) languishing on your hard drive or a list of lonely websites you haven’t logged into since day one.
Especially when you’re first starting out, it can seem like every course you come across is a MUST-HAVE! There’s so much to learn and so many people willing to help you learn it.
People get stuck in shiny object syndrome and think that the next program will get them going, but really will it? If you’ve bought a few it really is likely time to just start already!
The difference between programs and coaching
Online programs can be useful, but if you are struggling to start a business you likely don’t need more programs, you need personalised strategy and support – and someone to hold you accountable.
>Even though programs can give you step by step guidance, it always has to be targeted to a broader group so it’s hard to know exactly what is relevant to you. And in a program, there can be little accountability. Group accountability (like posting your progress to a Facebook group) is not very effective for some.
Don’t get me wrong: many paid online programs are great! I’ve taken quite a few myself. But they can only take you so far. There comes a point where you need guidance specific to your situation that can only come from a coach or mentor.
For example, let’s say you’ve signed up for my own free training program, “Strike Business Gold – Find the right business idea and kick start your business”. For some people, this may be all they need to validate their business idea and get started, but for others, it may open up more questions than answers. And that’s OK! I provide the free training so that people can get a no-commitment taste of my working style, but I know that I can get much more useful and impressive results working one-on-one.
Free trainings are great; they’re like a sample spoon of ice cream to make sure you like the flavour. But they’re no substitute for getting the full scoop.
It’s my personal belief that personalized strategy and guidance make the difference between a so-so business setup and a business that’s ready to kill it from the get-go. You just don’t want to be wasting your time and money on not getting set up right. Time is money in business.
Plus we humans are cognitive misers: we only have so much energy to put into working on our businesses. More courses just add to the overwhelm.
Put your money where the results are
If you want to invest in yourself, my opinion is that your best investment is to get specific advice on what you should be doing right now.
Would you rather spend your dollars on two or three courses that may or may not give you exactly what you need?
Or would you rather know for certain that those dollars are buying you advice that’s personally tailored to your unique situation?
Go ahead and sign up for the free courses to make sure that you like the flavour before you buy a whole scoop – but don’t expect to get the same kind of results.