Whenever I talk with my coaching clients, the topic of food always comes up.
No, not as an icebreaker (although I could talk about my favorite dishes and desserts for quite a while). The topic of food, specifically the food industry, comes up because it’s a great way to explain systems.
Take chefs, for example. The quality and taste of a restaurant dish that a professional chef produces need to be exactly the same for each customer who orders it. This requires them to be very methodical, disciplined, and focused. If they veer away from the standard recipe or use the wrong tools, then the dish will be affected, the customers will notice, and their restaurant reputation could suffer.
Another example is McDonald’s—the hundred billion dollar company that’s arguably responsible for systematizing the fast food industry. The McDonald’s franchise works in a way that anyone can go in and implement their exact proven system, and they’ll have a high chance of succeeding. They can also hire almost anyone to work in any McDonald’s kitchen and, following a systematic set of procedures, that person can produce the same food every time.
That is the beauty of creating systems.
Systems allow your business to run like a well-oiled machine while making it more streamlined, more productive, and ultimately, more profitable.
When a huge portion of your business is running smoothly and with less supervision, you can step back and let the systems do the work for you, thereby making you a smarter business owner.
You’re then free to focus on more high-touch and profitable activities that are the best use of your time, energy, skills, and expertise, all while you generate more and more profits.
Ever thought about getting things done faster? Eliminating bottlenecks? Reducing your workload? Taking a month-long vacation? Working in a different country? Hiring more people? Scaling your business to multiple 7-figures?
Systems allow you to do all these things and more.
But first, what is a system anyway? Here’s our definition:
A system is a set of processes, tools, people, and strategies that all work together to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
Since a system can cover anything from completing simple tasks (ex. sending email newsletters) to finishing more complicated projects (ex. creating automated sales funnels), you probably have your own business systems set up already.
But the same way that there are good systems and there are great systems, there are also bad systems or ones that are unnecessary, counterproductive, overly expensive, or too time-consuming.
So, any time you have a certain way of doing things, that in itself is a system. It’s just a matter of making your system the most streamlined, efficient, and effective it can be based on your business goals.
Whenever I talk with my coaching clients, the topic of food always comes up.
No, not as an icebreaker (although I could talk about my favorite dishes and desserts for quite a while). The topic of food, specifically the food industry, comes up because it’s a great way to explain systems.
Take chefs, for example. The quality and taste of a restaurant dish that a professional chef produces need to be exactly the same for each customer who orders it. This requires them to be very methodical, disciplined, and focused. If they veer away from the standard recipe or use the wrong tools, then the dish will be affected, the customers will notice, and their restaurant reputation could suffer.
Another example is McDonald’s—the hundred billion dollar company that’s arguably responsible for systematizing the fast food industry. The McDonald’s franchise works in a way that anyone can go in and implement their exact proven system, and they’ll have a high chance of succeeding. They can also hire almost anyone to work in any McDonald’s kitchen and, following a systematic set of procedures, that person can produce the same food every time.
That is the beauty of creating systems.
Systems allow your business to run like a well-oiled machine while making it more streamlined, more productive, and ultimately, more profitable.
When a huge portion of your business is running smoothly and with less supervision, you can step back and let the systems do the work for you, thereby making you a smarter business owner.
You’re then free to focus on more high-touch and profitable activities that are the best use of your time, energy, skills, and expertise, all while you generate more and more profits.
Ever thought about getting things done faster? Eliminating bottlenecks? Reducing your workload? Taking a month-long vacation? Working in a different country? Hiring more people? Scaling your business to multiple 7-figures?
Systems allow you to do all these things and more.
But first, what is a system anyway? Here’s our definition:
A system is a set of processes, tools, people, and strategies that all work together to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
Since a system can cover anything from completing simple tasks (ex. sending email newsletters) to finishing more complicated projects (ex. creating automated sales funnels), you probably have your own business systems set up already.
But the same way that there are good systems and there are great systems, there are also bad systems or ones that are unnecessary, counterproductive, overly expensive, or too time-consuming.
So, any time you have a certain way of doing things, that in itself is a system. It’s just a matter of making your system the most streamlined, efficient, and effective it can be based on your business goals.
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