We recently connected with Melissa Kirkpatrick and have shared our conversation below.
Melissa, appreciate you joining us today. Before we get into specifics, let’s talk about success more generally. What do you think it takes to be successful?
As business entrepreneurs and small business owners, you are busy. Being organized and productive will help
your company grow. Often you are in your own way with doubt, fear, and uncertainty.
The first step is to identify what is
getting in your way so you can do the work.
This struggle is real, and being stuck and stalled in your
business only delays scaling your business success.
Once you discover this problem, you can begin to align
with the solutions to get out of your way and show up
to do the work.
Three quite common identifiers include:
You begin creating barriers and walls that keep you
stuck and stalled.
You cannot figure out how to grow your business
and make more money.
Your confidence and clarity to focus on your goals
are exhausting.
When you are ready to shift and align with the solution
and get out of your way:
Show up with accountability and ongoing support with a coach who has been on the training ground and has the peripheral vision to guide you to the success you desire.
Melissa, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Melissa Kirkpatrick is a sought-after Business & Life Coach and motivational speaker who thrives upon the success of those she works with and prides herself in helping them successfully live their best life.
She is a former high school teacher, then an owner and operator of two public golf courses, and now coaching and mentoring others in their career path. Her leveling up every decade hasn’t always been easy, but she knows the work involved to grow successfully in business and life.
Melissa is a strong leader and role model, sharing her message with organizations, guest speaking for virtual summits and podcasts, and working with clients one-on-one and in groups.
Melissa has been published in collaboration books and is the author of the impactful self-help book “5 Steps to Your Own D.R.I.V.E.”.
She was awarded the Life Coach BEST IN CHIC – Reader’s Choice Awards three consecutive years and the weekly columnist for The Chic Guide Cincinnati, a lifestyle publication for women.
Recently, she has partnered with two other business owners, launching 2023 Empowering Her Events, which supports small business owners to promote and scale their businesses with events produced by the team.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Visibility and deeper connections are what I believe help grow your reputation. Being seen on social, at events, or podcasts and interviews will allow for a more significant reach. Expanding those pipelines opens up referral relationships so others keep you at the top of their minds when asked about a coach or speaker for me.
There are days when it seems like you aren’t doing enough, then out of the blue, you walk into a room where several individuals will say I know you, I follow you, I want to work with you or invite you to speak.
Consistency is key. Doing the same action steps each day will allow for exponential growth. Showing up consistently will also open doors for more interviews, podcasts, and sharing of your work.
Focusing on your reputation is what makes or breaks your business. Stay visible and shine!
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
Always forward, never back is one of many statements I make to myself often. When I measure today’s success with yesterday’s failures, I am reminded that those were my lessons to learn, and I can drop the story around them and create a new vision for what I want.
We know what we don’t want…the experience that didn’t go as planned, and we want more of “what?” This is where the new reality can create what you want.
My backstory is around money. I grew up with a family who always had money problems or concerns. When I would find myself in a good place to make money, I would self-sabotage and have unexpected expenses that would deplete my cash. This was a pattern—the highs and lows of money.
As an owner of two public golf courses, I learned how I was riding the flow of money since golf is a seasonal sport. You are at the mercy of the weather, and when you are closed for even one day, you can’t make back that revenue. This is where I learned more about budgeting and taking inventory of how money is abundant, and as I focused on how to earn more instead of having less, this was a game changer for my future success.
In addition, I realized when my energy was low, I wasn’t getting what I wanted. So, I worked to keep my energetic vibration (mind) positive and trust that everything was working out for my highest and best good. Using the mantra and others allowed me to stay focused on the present moment, get clear on the next action step, and trust my decisions are working in my favor. High Vibe brings in more. It’s the law of attraction!
Contact Info:
- Website: melissakirkpatrickcoaching.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissakirkpatrickcoaching/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissakirkpatrickcoaching
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissakirkpatrick/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRcwiZnQesVHKs8K9OvCW3w