A year ago, I started a program with Lumia, a coaching accreditation program. The Lumia program lasted until the end of October. During this time, I decided to create my coaching/mentoring/consulting business, The Genuine Mentor. I carried out getting my LLC set up, my website created what you are on right now, and started getting a few clients. During this period, I was still working full-time and still am today. But that is not what I plan to talk about today.
I want to talk about how we pivot in our lives and keep rolling along. A little over six months ago I was going full bore into the coaching scene, but I had a conversation with someone I worked with, and that conversation landed me into a two-to-three-year national project. So, I pivoted and took a significant opportunity to grow and get to know a whole lot of people along the way. I am not giving up on my coaching business, just need to slow it down for a bit.
My current position is leading a team that will design and deploy an SAP Extended Warehouse Management system. We will be rolling this out to close to 700 locations over the next two years. We are prepping the first 30 locations right now and plan to implement them in the spring. This is a major change for this company and will be a monumental task. But I look at this as a great plan to continue building my knowledge and honing my Mentoring skills.
Here is a small description of what I refer to as SAP.
SAP is one of the world’s leading producers of software for the management of business processes.
What is SAP software used for?
Traditional business models often decentralize data management, with each business function storing its operational data in a separate database. This makes it difficult for employees from different business functions to access each other’s information. Furthermore, duplication of data across multiple departments increases IT storage costs and the risk of data errors.
By centralizing data management, SAP software provides multiple business functions with a single view of the truth. This helps companies better manage complex business processes by giving employees of different departments easy access to real-time insights across the enterprise. As a result, businesses can accelerate workflows, improve operational efficiency, raise productivity, enhance customer experiences—and ultimately increase profits. https://www.sap.com/about/what-is-sap.html
What I am finding is that there is a vast network of people who help design, implement, and manage a system like this. Every week I meet new people from all kinds of companies. I am meeting more people from the company I work for, and all of this is building a network of people I can eventually hope to help with my business.
I am also strengthening my coaching, mentoring, and management skills along with learning about how SAP works and functions. I have always been a person who likes to learn new skills. I joined as a member of the team and very quickly got asked to lead the team. The last 6 months have been a whirlwind, all while I have been inundated with learning new things.
My point for today is to always look at every opportunity. I had thoughts that I was giving up on building my own business, but now I have settled into the fact that I am not giving up, I am growing to make my business better. I still have a few clients I work with and plan to add the right few more. When we learn to pivot with the right opportunities, the world opens to so many possibilities. Do not hold yourself back, take opportunities, pivot, and expand yourself in the process.
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