"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you,
spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life."
~ Amy Poehler

2 July 2020

Dear Renée,

Firstly, happy 4th of July to all of my American readers!  I hope you are able to celebrate in style and enjoy the holiday! 

When I first transitioned from the corporate world to solopreneurship over 20 years ago, the most striking difference hit me the first morning as I walked into my new office. I was completely alone! It was like someone hit me over the head! I wondered, “What was I thinking?” Being an introvert and liking a lot of alone time, this reaction caught me off guard.  I thought it would be great working in isolation. Over time, I got used to it, but would often miss the team I had built while being employed.    

So when I started my second solopreneur company three years ago, I decided to go another route – this time with a team of people supporting me. I am still a solopreneur, but I have a group of people I regularly rely on to help build the business. These include coaches, a virtual assistant, mentors, masterminds, and professional associates. By working with a team I benefit from their expertise and experience, contrarian viewpoints, and collaboration. But yet I’m still the final decision maker. In my opinion, it’s the best of both worlds!

I highly recommend building a support team around you to make the solopreneur journey happier, less isolated, and more productive.  I’ve highlighted some ways on how you can build your team below.  Some of these are easier when operating under “normal” conditions rather than having to socially distance oneself, but all of them can be done virtually - I’ve even created a virtual “co-working” space for my clients.  Be creative in how you can implement these ideas.

Taking the LEAP with you!

How to Create and Use a Team as a Solopreneur

As a solopreneur, you can still enjoy all the benefits that come from having a support team backing you up, helping you in your decision-making, and freeing you to concentrate on your passion and in those areas where you are most suited to undertake the activity.

Hiring actual employees, even part-time or temporary ones, may not be right for you or even in the budget right now. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still get the necessary support you need. If you know where to look and how to approach potential team members, you can get help building your business. Having a support team can also make the building process more fun, more productive and even embed some accountability in the process as well!

As a solo business owner, you have several options at different price points, ranging from free to a few or several thousand dollars annually.

But where and how to begin??? Mastermind Groups, Co-working Space, Interns, Outsourcing, Coaches, Consultants...

Learn about these different options and how they might add value to YOUR business! Click here!  

Take action today to build your support team
and grow your business!

You can start by downloading my free e-book below:
4 Steps to Growing Your Business

4 Steps to Growing Your Business

I know the challenges solopreneurs go through in the pursuit of building a thriving business.  It can be lonely, frustrating, and often we can be our own worst enemies!  You may be even thinking about giving up!  Your family is putting pressure on you to get a "real job" or to give up on your dream of starting a new business.  But don't do it! 

Get access to information to help you work fewer hours, earn more money, and have a bigger impact on the people you are most passionate about.  I've used these same steps to grow my business.  In my free gift to you, I explain how you can get rid of the overwhelm, and frustration and quit feeling like a failure through the 4 Steps to Growing Your Business.

COMPLIMENTARY REINVENT STRATEGY SESSION

Join me in a one-hour complimentary strategy session to help determine how you can move forward in getting unstuck, and gain momentum to move in the right direction for you.

During our session, we will go over one or two exercises and determine the one next step you can take on your own after the call to keep the momentum going. Click here to schedule your session

Renée Blasky is the Founder and CEO of The LEAP Network Ltd.

She wasn’t always the risk-taking entrepreneur that she is today. Through several important life experiences, including being an "expat" for the vast majority of her life and sailing an ocean, she learned the importance and benefits of risk-taking and how to embrace risk rather than fear it! Renée also realized capturing life’s fulfillment meant giving back to others. So, she started her second business: The LEAP Network in order to share her experiences and expertise with entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs.  This includes "trailing spouses", stay-at-home parents or elderly caregivers who have sacrificed their careers due to circumstances beyond their control.  Renée coaches existing entrepreneurs on ways to monetize their passion, revitalize their businesses, and take action to grow their businesses.  She coaches those who have sacrificed their careers, either by choice or by uncontrolled circumstances, to eliminate frustration, boredom, and loneliness while becoming more fulfilled and happy!  By helping them start their own online businesses, they can get their identity back, boost their self-esteem, and once again be financially independent!

Learn more about Renée and The LEAP Network by visiting her website here: www.theleapnetwork.coachesconsole.com.

You can also send an email directly to Renée at rkblasky@theleapnetwork.co (not “.com”)

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