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As a part of the Morning Lazziness collection highlighting empowering girls who’re making a exceptional influence with their concepts, I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzana Mihajlovic.
“Suzana is considered one of my high folks on the earth.” – Bob Proctor
Suzana Mihajlovic, an elite-level efficiency and success coach, brings over 30 years of expertise within the serving to professions—setting her aside as a real authority in her discipline. Also known as the “lacking hyperlink between success and failure,” Suzana has guided numerous people to realize extraordinary outcomes.
As one of many only a few Proctor Gallagher Institute Consultants to have labored carefully with Bob Proctor himself, she was acknowledged as considered one of his perfect.
By means of her worldwide success teaching firm, Your2Minds, Suzana has labored with shoppers throughout each continent (besides Antarctica), serving to a whole lot break by obstacles and attain quantum ranges of success in each their private {and professional} lives.
A a number of best-selling creator, Suzana additionally holds quite a few levels, diplomas, and certifications from universities around the globe. She is a extremely sought-after skilled within the fields of mindset, human potential, success, and spirituality.
Her influence extends past teaching—Suzana has led main public talking occasions and shared the stage with none aside from Bob Proctor, the world’s foremost chief in human potential.
On this interview, she displays on the pivotal moments, hard-earned classes, and defining wins from her journey in constructing thriving on-line ventures.
What impressed you to begin what you are promoting, and what drawback have been you captivated with fixing?
I’ve at all times been fascinated by folks’s potential and have dreamt of being an entrepreneur, serving to folks break by and attain their potential from a really early age. This made me research psychology, counselling, after which enterprise at college. My dream was to sooner or later work for myself alongside the legend of human potential, Bob Proctor. It was at all times a deep interior calling. The hole I noticed in conventional strategies of training was that youngsters and adults have been by no means taught about themselves and easy methods to faucet into the limit-less a part of themselves. I knew that I used to be ready to do that higher than most. That isn’t me bragging, as I’m not good at so many issues; we’re all given distinctive items and strengths, and that is my high energy, it’s my interior calling.
How has what you are promoting advanced since its launch, and what key choices have helped drive that progress?
My enterprise right this moment is unrecognizable in comparison with what it was nearly 9 years in the past. I had a extremely nice profession in administration and management in human providers and the serving to professions earlier than I went into enterprise. I’ve at all times had a job for the reason that age of eighteen. This meant that I relied on another person to pay me, and a pay cheque was assured. After I went into enterprise, this was an enormous mindshift. I needed to change my paradigms from worker to entrepreneur.
I skilled panic assaults for a lot of the first 12 months in enterprise. I had the accelerator and the brakes on on the identical time. Consequently, I acquired my first shopper eight months into the enterprise. It took eternally. It took over one 12 months to develop cheap momentum in my enterprise. What I discovered was, I had the imaginative and prescient, ardour, and talent to make a big impact by my enterprise, however my inside self-image didn’t align with the success and imaginative and prescient I had of serving to many consumers all around the world. After I realised this and I labored on altering my self-image, I acquired my first worldwide shopper from the USA and momentum began to construct. My shoppers began to see their lives and companies rework they usually began to refer me to their networks and it grew in a short time thereafter.
I learnt concerning the energy of self-image from my expensive and best mentor, enterprise associate and pal Bob Proctor. He challenged me to let go of the limiting self beliefs and step into the better model of myself that’s meant to be doing this work and to unfold my reward of serving to folks faucet into their very own potential. Although I had studied psychology and counselling at college, and each programs have been distinctive, again then they didn’t train concerning the energy that self picture has on you and your outcomes. Research for the reason that Nineteen Fifties by Dr Maxwell Maltz present that you’ll by no means obtain greater than the bounds which can be positioned on you by your inside self picture.
I knew deep down that this was my goal. It had been in my coronary heart and in my imaginative and prescient since I used to be a baby. Due to this fact, my need to make this work was tremendous robust. It was the motive force that made me step out of my consolation zone and do the issues that I used to be very afraid and really uncomfortable doing. It was what helped me let go of who I assumed I used to be to make technique to who I used to be created to be. This was lovely as a result of I now use this expertise to assist my shoppers do the identical.
Right this moment, my firm Your2Minds has actually labored with 1000’s of individuals around the globe and has helped them “Know Thyselves” and breakthrough to better outcomes. We have now labored with people and groups from each continent on the earth, besides Antarctica. Though there are nonetheless challenges, I do know now that they’re completely vital for progress. The larger the problem, the larger the chance that awaits.
In your view, what really units your model aside in right this moment’s aggressive market?
I like that query. There are such a lot of coaches on the market. It looks like each second particular person desires to be a coach. There are distinctive coaches and there are very poor coaches. What units Your2Minds aside is that you’ve the chief and head coach with over three a long time of dedication, training and expertise within the discipline. The expertise in our firm is extremely above most different coach on the market. This expertise contains quite a few college levels, diplomas, certificates from universities over the world, thirty years in senior management, expertise working with a number of the world’s best leaders together with Bob Proctor (I used to be in his high 1% and truly labored carefully with him and acquired day by day emails from him – not many have that have), expertise in enterprise and a constant observe document of shopper success. It is rather uncommon to seek out this degree of expertise within the teaching trade, most have completed a six month course and go off to begin their teaching enterprise. Because of the expertise and the standard of teaching out there by Your2Minds, there’s a entire wrap round strategy to our providers and help – whether or not it’s teaching the person to breakthrough to increased targets, govt teaching, management improvement or coaching a crew to speak extra successfully. Over three a long time of expertise actually helps to determine what is definitely holding an individual again and giving them a step-by-step information for his or her particular wants.
What has been your simplest advertising technique to date, and why do you suppose it labored so effectively?
My simplest advertising technique has been phrase of mouth. Most of my shoppers have heard about my work by different shoppers who have been extremely glad with the outcomes that they acquired from our providers. I feel on this extremely aggressive market the place there may be a lot noise on the market, creating belief is more durable than ever. We worth our folks and we glance after them – the Your2Minds Neighborhood is also known as household. Individuals belief these they know. We have now additionally acquired shoppers from social media, FBAds and other people attending our workshops and occasions.
How do you keep linked to your excellent viewers and perceive their wants or behaviors?
For me, enterprise is about service. It’s about constructing robust relationships and a excessive degree of belief. I’ve constructed a robust group of belonging and security. My shoppers are from all around the world and it’s really pretty to see how secure and the way linked folks really feel on this group. Robust friendships have been shaped they usually even journey to totally different international locations to satisfy one another which is particular.
My excellent viewers are professionals which can be eager to step out and begin their very own enterprise or already established entrepreneurs which can be able to take a quantum leap of their enterprise. One of the best and most sure means of figuring out what their wants are is to hearken to my present clientele. They symbolize my viewers. The suggestions I obtain from my shoppers helps me perceive their present setting, challenges, desires and hopes. Moreover, I commonly keep linked with my former shoppers simply checking in to see how they’re going.
I additionally hang around and I mastermind with my excellent viewers and different entrepreneurs so this helps me broaden my understanding of the wants and patterns that may be rising of their lives and their companies.
Lastly, I take advantage of social media to know what my excellent viewers wants and the altering panorama of challenges and help. I’ve an affordable community on LinkedIn that I test into weekly and am in a position to see rising wants, gaps and upcoming challenges.
What’s one branding transfer or marketing campaign that helped elevate what you are promoting to the following degree?
Though it may be quite simple, my finest branding determination was to cease following others and to be authentically myself. The extra genuine I used to be in campaigns or social media shares, the extra my model began to face out and appeal to followers. It was not even intentional, it was simply that my integrity is extraordinarily vital and I assumed it was vital to indicate that as a frontrunner in my discipline. The extra I confirmed up as me, and there are lots of totally different variations of me, the extra folks needed to listen to my message.
What does success appear to be for you, not simply in numbers, however in goal or influence?
Earl Nightingale said “Success is the progressive realisation of a worthy excellent.” Success is totally different for each particular person. We have now this one life to dwell and we should discover a ‘worthy excellent’ or in different phrases an enormous purpose or dream that stretches us and that makes this valuable factor known as life worthwhile. We should determine that. So as to create a worthy life, we’ve to dig deep and transfer out of our heads and into our hearts. Most individuals discover it arduous to maneuver out of the top and hearken to our hearts.
Most individuals in right this moment’s society have no idea what they need. I converse to folks usually and since we’ve been instructed over once more that we can not, they’re confused. As a result of this cause, I devoted the primary chapter of my e book, Your2Minds, to assist folks actually dig deep and make clear what it’s that they actually need. It’s difficult however the step-by-step course of outlined in that chapter is a superb information to realize readability.
I test my firm’s mission imaginative and prescient and buyer expertise a number of occasions every week to assist me measure whether or not I’m on observe:
Your2Minds Mission:
To alter the lives of people and to rework enterprise past what was thought doable previous to working with Your2Minds.
Your2Minds Imaginative and prescient:
To make a vastly important and constructive influence to each particular person on the planet. On account of our work, individuals are in awe of themselves and they’re in awe of what we’ve achieved.
Your2Minds Buyer Expertise:
Each particular person that’s in contact with Your2Minds appears like crucial particular person on the planet. Each person who turns into a shopper of Your2Minds is a lifetime raging fan and lifelong member of the Your2Minds household due to the life influence we’ve made and the continued worth they obtain.
Your2Minds Workers Philosophy and Expertise:
Each workers member is totally aligned with theYour2Minds mission and imaginative and prescient. They really feel like they’re a vital a part of Your2Minds – the are a member of the Your2Minds household and are pleased with it. Each workers member works within the impression of improve for all and strives to grow to be higher on a regular basis – for themselves, in service of others, and as a valued member of the Your2Minds crew.
How do you personally outline success, past income and progress metrics?
To me personally, success is outlined by three issues and I ask myself three questions:
- Have I made a distinction to somebody’s life or enterprise?
- Have I completed what I might to maneuver nearer to my massive worthy excellent ?
- Have I been current with these which can be closest to me right this moment? Have I come from a spot of affection and gratitude moderately than worry with my household, my pals, my shopper group?
If I might reply an enormous “YES” to every of those on the finish of the day, I’ve had a profitable day. If I proceed to reply “YES” to every of those every single day, I finally would have led a profitable life.
Are you able to share a problem or setback that finally grew to become a turning level on your model?
I’ve had many challenges in my nearly 9 years in enterprise. Some have been big. I nonetheless do have massive challenges. I’ve learnt that massive challenges are required for large success. Difficulties stretch us to grow to be extra of who we have been created to be. They’re vital. I’ve learnt that each failure is important for better success. Actually, failure is part of success.
One among my largest challenges and setbacks which then grew to become my turning level in my model was my self-image. For my total working life, I used to be an worker who had an ideal profession and was fairly profitable, however I relied on a wage. I relied on another person to pay me. Due to this fact, after I went into enterprise, my largest paradigm and problem was to vary my self picture from worker to enterprise proprietor.
The outdated self picture was cussed and took a very long time to vary. A large paradigm shift occurred when my mentor and enterprise associate, the legendary Bob Proctor, noticed how my largest psychological block was hiding my best energy and innate capacity to assist folks. He actually challenged me to maneuver past the outdated picture and he taught me easy methods to promote. I developed an understanding that promoting helps folks and if I don’t promote, I don’t care to assist by my reward of service.
When my outdated self-identity lastly modified, my enterprise took off in lightning velocity. It was fairly fascinating to look at. I’m so grateful for that have as a result of I’m now in a position to assist so many others change on this means. It’s lovely to see folks take off in the identical means over and over. When somebody really understands who they’re and that they’ve limitless potential inside them, one thing simply as fascinating happens. It by no means ceases to astonish me how shortly folks get outcomes when this occurs and the way lives and enterprise change for the higher.
What day by day habits or rituals hold you centered, inventive, and grounded as a frontrunner?
I’ve a easy routine. I don’t stand up at 5am within the morning like many preach. I don’t have hours and hours of affirmations to do. I merely stand up, train – both stroll or a brief exercise, I gown up, and seize a espresso. When I’m at my desk, I evaluation a lesson in A Course in Miracles, I do some heart-centered respiration, I evaluation my mission and purpose after which I write down 5 goal-achieving actions for the day. This helps me keep focussed.
I’ve a night routine the place I write down my wins and issues that I’m grateful for, I spend time praying and linked to God (though I do want extra consistency with this), and I do no less than ten minutes of coronary heart coherence workout routines or respiration methods. It’s actually vital to fall asleep in a constructive state as a result of your unconscious is working if you are asleep. Typically, I hearken to some purpose and enterprise scripts that I’ve created whereas I’m sleeping.
Every day research is essential. To maintain stretching myself and my abilities I decide to totally different programs, teaching and I learn and research every single day for no less than fifteen minutes. I can’t say that I’m completely excellent at these habits and routines each single day. Typically life does get in the way in which however when it does, I do my perfect to get again on observe instantly.
How do you strategy innovation and threat in what you are promoting technique?
The primary phrase that comes up for me in answering this query is “inspiration”. I as soon as heard somebody say that the phrase “encourage” means “in spirit” or being aligned with spirit. We have now a really highly effective steerage system inside us, it’s known as our instinct. Ongoing analysis now exhibits that instinct is actual, it’s not woo woo and those who suppose solely from logic and don’t hearken to their instinct are lacking out on an entire huge chunk of upper information out there to them.
After I really feel impressed, I consider it’s that interior information propelling me ahead. It’s a signal from that increased half that I’m on observe. Due to this fact, I by no means innovate or take dangers in my enterprise if it doesn’t come from a spot of inspiration first. Innovation for me personally is a inventive course of. Every of us is a divinely inventive being. Being human, we’re the very best type of creation. This implies we’re right here to create.
Due to this fact, creation and innovation comes from inspiration. If the inspiration, imaginative and prescient and fervour align, I then take motion. Usually, the inspiration informs me as as to if it’s the proper threat to take. If I’m ever confused, I’ve some methods to hook up with the center. Merely being nonetheless and current along with your coronary heart centre can result in the best reply. Nevertheless, you will need to belief your self and take motion. If belief isn’t there, it’s doubtless that I’ve bought caught up in my head and worry. We all know often nothing good comes of this and we are able to make very expensive errors. So, getting out of my head and again into my coronary heart is a should throughout these occasions earlier than taking any threat. It helps me determine whether or not the danger is price taking or whether or not I ought to wait.
What recommendation would you give to somebody beginning a enterprise in right this moment’s fast-changing digital world?
Whether it is calling you, begin. You don’t have to begin massive, simply begin. You can begin a enterprise part-time and even put a little bit bit of labor into constructing what you are promoting every single day, it provides up. Develop a thick pores and skin, shut your self off to nay-sayers, be teachable, and have an ideal perspective. The going will get robust, and you’ll fail, however keep in mind you will need to hold going. It is going to stretch you, and each problem you overcome, there’s a greater win on the opposite facet. You’ve got what it takes if you already know what you need, should you work on bettering your servic,e and also you concentrate on what you may give moderately than what you may get, you’re more likely to succeed. When you need assistance, put money into your self. Spend money on the best coach who will show you how to determine your blind spots and areas you should develop. Investing in your self is the most effective funding you can also make within the success of what you are promoting.
The place can our viewers join with you and be taught extra about your work or choices?
There are a variety of ways in which your viewers can join with me. My web site (though it must be up to date) has a free copy of the primary chapter of my e book – Your2Minds. You possibly can attain out to my crew when you’ve got a query or want some assist – admin@your2minds.com. Listed below are my social media hyperlinks:
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