Hello and Welcome to the April issue of the OkayNowWhat Newsletter!

Spring is "SUPPOSED" to be a time of feeling rejuvenated and more energetic. Yet you may be feeling more beaten down than brimming with energy. You are holding on by your fingertips for the end of the school year to arrive. Too many mornings are a struggle to marshal the motivation to go into work, and your stamina is completely depleted before the day is over. What you are struggling in overcoming is the feeling of being burned out.

The feeling of being burned out can take many forms. Common experiences include:

  • High level of stress that morphs into anxiety
  • Chronic (not episodic) fatigue (physical, emotional, and mental)
  • Overwhelmed by challenges (some that previously were not difficult to overcome)
  • Distraction or loss of focus and concentration
  • Lack of motivation
  • Loss of interest in both/either work or personal pursuits
  • Being undervalued, unrecognized, and criticized for things for which you are not responsible
  • Poor or inconsistent management
  • Clash of values with supervisors or employer
  • Inability to control outcomes/difficulty in meeting expectations (objectives are difficult and goals are hard to achieve).

Sound like just a normal day of the week for you?

Click on the image below to view a short video on how to avoid burnout:   

 

 REMEMBER: Taking it step-by-step, we can help you build: 

1. The awareness of your business strengths you already have

2. The steps to help you get from where you are now to where you want to be

3. The plan to keep you making progress and able to overcome obstacles

4. The appropriate metrics to use on your journey to success.

5. MOST IMPORTANTLY - An entrepreneurial mindset for achievement and accomplishment.

I am ready to help you launch that business dream that is lurking within you and guide you through the fear, sense of overwhelm, doubts, and uncertainty. Having over 30 years of experience in coaching others and refining my portfolio of offerings to include BOTH online programs and individual coaching, I am certain that together, we can map out your future success!  I offer one-on-one personal coaching of varying lengths and online training that you can take at your own pace to learn and apply the lessons needed to begin the journey toward business ownership.

Click here to register for this interactive ONLINE SELF-PACED mentoring program to get you closer to answering, "OKAY, NOW WHAT?"  We are running a special price in recognition of the impact "Burn Out" has on people's lives.  Ordinarily, this mentoring program is $850.  Through the end of the year, you can sign up for the MOTIVATING PRICE of $67.  A nearly 80% savings! 

There is NO RISK - If you do the work and participate as required, we will refund your money if you are not satisfied.  

Facebook Group Invitation

Click on image to be taken to a short video explaining the Facebook Group.  It is a private group that will allow us to work collaboratively to launch your business!  Join colleagues, experts, and experienced business owners in this community who will share their successes, their challenges, their insights, and their ideas with each other.

 

 Have You Listened to "From Learning to Earning" Podcast?

Just simply click on the image below and listen to any one episode (or binge all!). The podcast addresses topics of interest to new entrepreneurs and those inspired to become business owners. From discussions about Marketing to Resilience, Facebook Ads to Selling Techniques and plenty in between!  It is currently free for you to access, but that is for a limited time before it is placed behind a firewall and will only be available to subscribers actively engaged in a coaching relationship with Okay Now What!

ONW (OKAYNOWWHAT) INSIGHTS

After over 30 years working in corporate training, sales enablement, management and having worn the hats of; corporate employee, entrepreneur, author, academic, keynote speaker, and youth sports coach and mentor, I am now adding to my roster of jobs - business coach.  While I still maintain the original businesses (www.zahnconsulting.com and www.workshop360.biz), I am now adding www.okaynowwhat.biz.  It is through this new offering that I will assist new entrepreneurs, those considering becoming entrepreneurs, and business professionals who want to rekindle the spark they once had for the work they do - but have lost their passion over time.

I want to be of service - it is through that effort that the greatest rewards can be found and shared with others.  Having seen and experienced much in my career from many different sides of business relationships, I want to share it with others and provide the learning to help others accomplish their goals.

Together, we CAN achieve great things.  Working collaboratively and meeting each challenge as it arises and overcoming it until we feel completely confident in your ability to do so without guidance.  Working with your own private cheering section to lift you up when you stumble and provide you with guardrails and a metaphorical safety harness when trying new things to expand your reach and capability.  

If you are ready, so am I!  We can do this!  Click here to get started!

If you are certain you are ready to embark on your own business launch, you can schedule a no obligation "Chat and Chew with You" conversation to explore whether my business coaching is right for you, click here

COOL RESOURCE 

In keeping with the theme of Burn Out and how to avoid it from taking over your life (or, if you are experiencing it, how to begin to overcome it), it is important to remember that you ARE a professional, you ARE good at your work, you ARE a good person, and you ARE capable. All too often we hear from others, or even allow the silent voices in our heads that we create to dictate all that is wrong or how we could have/should have/ought to have done better or differently. It is important for us to turn down the volume of those thoughts and replace them with thoughts that inspire us and provide us with a reminder of who TRULY are and what we are capable of doing.  Therefore, I recommend you review this FREE resource: 50 Powerful Affirmations That Can Change Your Life (seffsaid.com). Each morning or each evening, read one and say it out loud to yourself. Start your day off right and/or end it with a reinforcement of all that you are providing the world!

Try it. You will find a treasure trove of positive energy and opportunity!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

We have now launched our nearly 20 hour FROM LEARNING TO EARNING course, our hybrid ONLINE training with REMOTE VIRTUAL LIVE Coaching option this month.  Click here for details.

CONNECT WITH ME

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: davidzahn@okaynowwhat.biz 

Facebook Group: Catapult to a Career in Coaching/Consulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-zahn-30270a4/

YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3sr9rvn 

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-zahn