Why Does My Business Feel Stale?

Feeling stale is a common fate even among the most seasoned entrepreneurs. But as an individual, an entrepreneur, or a professional who aren’t designed to settle for stagnancy, perspective and mindset are integral to getting past the sense of staleness. Acknowledge that it is a feeling that may or may not ring true, learn how to manage it, and change the rules to be able to provide objective reality against an emotion.   How to transcend the emotional strain of staleness Reach out to somebody who has been in your shoes before Step away to get new perspective Talk to customers to find out what you can do better   In today’s episode of the ACCESS Points Podcast, Tim and Davin will talk about business staleness from the emotional perspective. They will share tips and tricks about how you can revitalize your mindset as an individual and as an entrepreneur so that you can jump back into business and be more effective.   In this Episode 2:19 - Understanding the theory why entrepreneurs feel their business is stale   5:53 - How to validate if the business is going stale   7:32 - Tim's thought on why entrepreneurs are among the loneliest in the world   9:40 – How to cope with the emotional strain of being stale   11:49 - Davin's take on transcending staleness   14:46 - How Tim rejuvenates his passion   Favorite Quotes "As an entrepreneur or business owner, there's not a deeper hole to be in than to feel like you're stale. And the reason why is, for those of you that aren't entrepreneurs and business owners, you have to understand that we're some of the loneliest people in the world. And the reason why is that we can't ever truly trust anybody. “ - Tim   "When you feel stale, what typically happens is you've reached a point where you as a business owner or an entrepreneur feel like you're not growing, you don't feel like you're getting smarter, and you don't feel like you're getting better." - Tim   "A lot of things that are in your head, they’re giving you problems and the reason you're stale is because the way you're thinking." - Tim   "There were several people in my life throughout the lifecycle of our organization that I've reached out that have really helped me and helped me put things in perspective." -Tim   "Most of the problems we have as humans are what's between our ears. And if you're a business owner, an entrepreneur, a lot of that staleness happens because you feel like things aren't exciting or you feel like things aren't going the way that you want them to." - Tim   "There's nothing that you can do to rejuvenate the passion and the love you have for what you do better than go talk to some customers and ask them what you can do better and how you can make your product, your solution better and tell them, thank you."   "Feeling of staleness is a feeling. Learn how to change it. And the way you do that is talk to someone who's been through it, go see some customers and think through where you really are." - Tim   "If you're the business owner, you're the entrepreneur, fighting fires is something you've learned to do really well, but it's not productive. Get someone that can help you do that and go out there to lead."   Visit Access EFM: Website Facebook LinkedIn Twitter   Click here to listen with Access Points Podcast