Do you think a community

gets you results?

This is the question I ask myself often.

I know that when we're in a

community, we can feel a sense

of belonging, a sense of purpose.

We can share knowledge and

we can learn from others.

it feels supportive and encouraging if

you've got the right network and we can

feel like we've got some cheerleaders

that we can call on from time to time.

Does that translate into results?

That's my question.

How can you say, this community I am in.

gave me a return on investment.

I'm thinking results, collaborations

or partnerships or clients,

any of those kinds of things.

In February, 2023, I started with

a couple of friends, a local Catch

up for mums who were in business.

Actually, they don't even have

to be mums, but there were women

in business in my local area.

We catch up once a month

for an hour for a coffee.

We started with three or four

of us and now it's grown into, I

think the last one, 20 people came.

And it just goes to show that

people are really looking for that

connection and that community.

we share what our goals

are for the next month.

We look at what we actually need to

achieve and we talk about those things.

Amazing, amazing conversations

that happen and incredible ideas

that falls out of that when you

share what's happening for you and

someone can say, Oh, I did that.

And here's what I did.

Amazing.

But one of the things, and one

of the stories that stuck with

me is we had a lady come in.

Her name is Kirsten.

And Kirsten is a marketing guru,

Kirsten came in and she was working

with a winery and she was looking

for someone to help them with sales.

And one of our other ladies in

this group, and our group is

called Eastern Biz Collective, if

you want to follow on Instagram.

Uh, and if you're a local to the

Knox area, please come and join us.

And, uh, Lauren was a salesperson.

she's got her own sales Academy now, and

she does a whole stack of other stuff.

And we were talking one day about

what Kirsten was looking for and her

and Lauren connected over coffee.

And then Kirsten bought Lauren

into that business and they

started working together and then

Kirsten and Lauren bought in Nick.

who was their photographer.

And all of that came out of a coffee

catch up at Eastside Biz Collective.

To me, that is the power of community.

That is the type of result

that we want, right?

We want to be able to

connect in with people.

We don't want to feel like we have

to refer people in, but we want to

connect in with people genuinely

who are in alignment with us and

who have a different skillset to us,

And also make sure that it's fun.

Right?

So anyway, Lauren, Kirsten and Nick were

a beautiful complimentary team and they

went into this winery and they helped

this winery with their marketing, with

their sales, with their photography.

It was amazing.

It was an amazing collaboration

that came out very naturally

from Eastside Biz Collective.

Some of the collaborations that happen

don't always come out that naturally.

Sometimes we have to find

people to collaborate with.

Sometimes we have bad

experiences in collaboration.

Sometimes the collaborations or

the partnerships are not win win.

So I'm going to put that out there

because those things are also very true.

I think the other thing that, was on my

mind is that results can mean different

things for different people, So it could

be about meeting up with a community and

just, you know, Tweaks to your mindset.

You might come in with a fixed mindset,

which is I can't move from this

point, and you might meet someone

who's got a great growth mindset and

they say, I'd see it differently.

And they challenge you

to think differently.

And you come out of that

thinking, Oh my goodness.

That's been an amazing use of time.

It could be that you're stuck

on an idea and you've, you need

a new idea for a fresh offer.

one of my clients needed a

new newsletter name and she

was just stuck, a bit clogged.

And, by talking in a community group,

she actually came up with the name.

Someone came up with the name for

her and it was just the creative

thing that she needed to get going.

I run a program called Revenue Raiser,

and that's to help women who are either

looking to make 10, 000 a month in their

first instance, or create a new offer,

which will give them 10, 000 a month.

And in Revenue Raiser, as the name says,

the whole point is to raise revenue.

And this week we talked about, sales

calls, scary sales calls, and outreach,

because you have to go out to people

and say, here's what I've got.

Would you like it?

Or here's what I've got.

do you know of anyone who would like it?

We have to do that outreach

and that can be so, so scary.

And so this week we said it's a sales

challenge and it wasn't really a sales

challenge, more of an outreach challenge.

we all committed to make five phone

calls or outreach or emails, whatever

it was, DMs, Within the next few days.

And I have to say that that group

has gone above and beyond the

camaraderie in the group, the lessons

learned in the group, the failings

were shared in the group and the

cheerleading that's happened in

the group has been extraordinary.

And that's only been

for a couple of days.

People have already had wins.

People have had people

booking in for their calls.

and when people get stuck,

they jump on the group and

go, I'm a bit stuck on this.

Does anyone have A, B or C?

And they all help you.

If I think about what's different

about that versus doing it on

your own, on your own, there's

no one to hold you accountable.

Also, there was a group purpose.

We're all like, let's do this together.

And it really felt like

we were in it together.

And I think that's the difference.

I think that's the difference.

That's the power of community

and getting results that

you're not sitting there alone.

You're not thinking, I

don't know how to do this.

I don't know who to talk

to, et cetera, et cetera.

You basically jump on and say, Hey,

this Ladies, I'm stuck with this.

Help me with this, or

I've got this issue.

someone else experienced that?

And you get real quick time feedback

and you go and try it again.

So I guess my question to you is when

you think about the community that

you in, is it getting you results?

Does it really need to get your results?

And are you happy with it?

I think, especially women in business,

they spread themselves really thin.

And this week I got an email

from someone else who was in

East side business collective.

Uh, and she said, Emma, I don't

think I can commit anymore because.

I'm already into net

business networking groups.

And I'm like, that's so good that

she knows herself so well that

she can say no to group, And

that she already has some support.

So if you're not in a community group,

if you're not in any kind of group, I

would encourage you to get into a group.

And if you are in a group, is

it still meeting your needs

and are you getting results?

And do you even care about results?

I care about results.

I'm known as the results coach.

I really, really like results.

When a client comes to me and one of

our filter questions is, you know,

are you prepared to do the work?

Because if you're not

prepared to do the work.

And you expect someone else

to do the work, then we're

going to drive each other nuts.

And that's a great filter question.

Cause I think people are like, Oh,

she's not going to do it for me.

But I also know that if that person

signed up, that would be bitterly

disappointed because I will guide

and cheerlead and encourage all I

possibly can come up with practical

solutions, come up with strategies,

do 30, 60, 90 day plans, whatever it

is that is necessary to get results,

but ultimately the results are on you.

So.

Are you in a community?

Is it getting you the results you want?

I would love to hear, you

know, where to find me.

I would love to hear how

your community is going.