An ActionCOACH can help you overcome any obstacle.

Profit is the most important thing in business. Without it, no business can exist.

- Brad Sugars -

The Business Name: Achieve! Ltd., Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Business Sector: Information Technology and Services

The Challenge
Working on your own can be one of the most difficult, and demanding, things you can do.

It can also be soul destroying if you’re not careful.

Isolation, lack of stimulation and the real possibility of losing your bearings, both mentally and professionally, are all very real challenges that today’s sole operator faces.

Many thrive under these conditions, but the vast majority don’t. They may manage a meager existence for a while, but the truth of the matter is, it’s a tough environment in which to thrive.

The smart operators recognize the signals when they’re beginning to approach dangerous territory and take action.

Take Mary Sue Severn, for instance. She’s an Act! certified consultant. Act! is a contact management software package, which has over 70% market share in the world, and is used by more than 4 million people.

It helps people manage their communications with their staff, co-workers, customers and suppliers.

While Mary Sue is based in Upper Hutt, she serves all of New Zealand. Most of her customer base is centered between Palmerston North and Christchurch, but she has customers up and down the country.

And they come from all walks of life.

“There’s no business, I would say, that Act! doesn’t work for,” she says. “We have travel companies, recruitment companies, financial advisers … I’ve got utilities, wholesalers … I’ve got retailers. You name it, anybody can use Act!”

OK, so how can an ActionCOACH help someone like Mary Sue?

What, apart from the obvious, can be achieved by having an ActionCOACH Business Coach in a situation like this?

Let’s find out …