Apr 28 2020 32 mins 19
Do you want to grow your business without having to work more? Do you want to get more out of your business without it taking more out of you? How can you make more of an impact on your practice? In this podcast episode, Joe Sanok speaks with Josh Fonger about working the system and his jump from architecture to becoming one of the world’s top business consultants and coaches. Podcast Sponsor Interested in starting a podcast, but you have no idea where to start? Podcast Launch School will help you determine your target audience and make sure that matches your goals, exact structures for solo shows, interview shows, create a 12-month plan for marketing and growing the podcast and so much more! Get our “Smart Strategies to Start a Podcast” Guide totally FREE by clicking here! Meet Josh Fonger Josh Fonger is a business-performance architect and the co-founder of Work The System. He is an international business consultant, coach, and speaker who helps entrepreneurs shift to the next level with a business structure that can scale. His specialty is taking stressed-out entrepreneurs from working “in” their business to working “on” their business using systems so that profit and freedom become a consistent mechanical reality. Visit Josh’s website and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. Listen to his podcast here. In This Podcast Summary Josh’s origin story The pillars of “Work the System” What else we should know about the system Make the jump to making money beyond just the work you do The number one factor that is essential for success Advice for practice owners Josh’s origin story Josh had planned to be an architect but quickly realized that he enjoyed the business aspect of building more than the design. After the real estate crash in 2007/8, Josh lost everything and could only get a job with a business consulting firm. Josh experience success early on but helping the companies wouldn’t stick this way. Long term was a problem, they needed a better system. Josh then joined forces with Sam Carpenter and started helping business owners to go from working in their business to working on their business. The pillars of “Work the System” Perspective Change – You need to look at your business from the outside. Be pragmatic. Precisely and accurately look at the reality of your business. Strategic Objective – You need a plan that tells you where you want to be and how you’re going to get there. Define your future. Operating Principles – All people working in the company need to work with the same set of principles. Procedures – Taking every single repeatable task in your business and documenting those systems. The people who are doing the work should be the ones to create the procedures/systems. What else we should know about the system The system is a requirement if you do want to get past a certain threshold. Make the jump to making money beyond just the work you do Write down where you want to be. You have to write down a plan and really decide that this is where you want to be and this is how you’re going to get there. Most people enjoy dreaming about their fantasy but not putting in the work. The number one factor that is essential for success You can do way more than you think if you give yourself time. Time! Those who are long-term thinkers, long-term planners, and long-time workers will get there. People underestimate how much they can get done in a long period of time and overestimate how much they can get done in a short period of time. Advice for practice owners Your work matters! By showing, teaching, and training those underneath you to do really good counseling, you can make an even bigger impact than you would if you were doing it yourself. Click here to claim your free copy of ‘Work the System’ Click here to access the Group Coaching Flagship Project Books mentioned in this episode Useful Links: Jesse Cole Wears a Yellow Tux Everywhere | [...]
