Action COACH Andy Hofmeyr, Pretoria Videos

Managers and Business Owners - The question you ask your team members determines the answers you get. How you go about asking questions when things go wrong determines whether your team member looks for excuses or blames others or not. In this 54 second video I explain how NOT to go about asking questions and what kind of question you should rather ask. This and much more is covered in our 12 week Management MasterClass (via Zoom) starting at 15:00 on Thursday the 20th June. Want more info? Comment 'MANAGEMENT' #management #businesscoaching #actioncoachandy I'm a Business Coach who believes it is possible to run a successful business AND lead a thriving family life.

SUPERHEROITIS
Are you guilty of SUPERHEROITIS? It's when you see that someone in your team has a problem, and you dive in like a Superhero 🦸‍♂️ and fix the problem yourself and quickly too! And you think FANTASTIC, what a great job I've done. Problem solved!!! I feel GREAT! BUT Is your team member any better equipped to solve the problem next time? Have they become more competent and productive? 🤔 Mmmmm NO they haven't. Maybe Superheroitis is not such a great thing! #superheroitis #management #businessowners #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy My next 12 week Management MasterClass kicks off on Thursday 20th June. We not only touch on Superheroitis, but teach a Management System that you will implement during the course, to build competent and productive teams. COMMENT'SUPERHERO' if you want more info.

3 Simple Tips for Better Networking If you want to generate leads through networking, then remember the following: 👉 TIP 1 Networking is NOT a short term lead generation strategy. It's a long term game. You have to show up and show up consistently. 👉 TIP 2 Practice 'GIVERS GAIN'? Are you building relationships and looking to help others achieve their goals. OR Are you approaching connections with the aim of getting something from them straight away? 👉 TIP 3 Be Intentional. Do you have a networking plan of action and are you following it? OR Are you going about your networking haphazardly? Networking is responsible for 53% of my revenue over the last 5 years. If you are a Business Owner in Pretoria, and keen to find out more about networking, DM me or Comment NETWORK. I'll be happy to invite you to one of the network meetings I attend, so that you can get a taste of this lead generation strategy. #networking #connecting #BNI #businesscoaching ActionCoachAndy I'm a Business Coach who is passionate about business owners building successful businesses AND leading thriving family lives.

And she's off ✈️ On her way to a new adventure! Do you know where Rapperswil-Jona is? It's in Switzerland on the shores of Lake Zurich. My youngest, Tamsyn, is on her way there to au pair this year. My friends keep asking me 'How are you feeling?' The truth is that I am very excited for her. Sure, I'm going to miss her stacks. But what an opportunity! #thrivingfamilies #succesfulbusinesses #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy

Business owners, I have a question for you about this statement ... "The person you are becoming will achieve all your dreams" Have you asked yourself who you need to become to be the person who is capable of doing what you need to do to achieve your dreams? If you have not done that, then now is a good time to start. #personalgrowth #businessowners #ActionCoachAndy

Believe it or not, you do NOT want to hear the words "YOU'RE RIGHT" Instead, you want to hear the words "THAT'S RIGHT" Whilst walking Zara, my dog, I was listening on Audible to 'Never split the difference' by Chris Voss. He was explaining why when negotiating, you actually want to hear the words 'That's right', rather than 'You're right' Interesting indeed! And if you think it does not apply to you, we are all in negotiation, whether it is with a supplier, looking for a raise, negotiating with your spouse ... #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy #neversplitthedifference I'm a business coach who is passionate about business owners running successful businesses AND leading thriving family lives.

If networking is NOT working for you as a lead generator, then here are three tips to help. 👉 TIP 1 Networking is NOT a short term lead generation strategy. You have to show up and show up consistently. Otherwise it will not work. 👉 TIP 2 Are you practicing 'GIVERS GAIN'? Are you building relationships and looking to help others achieve their goals. Or are you approaching connections with the aim of getting something from them straight away? 👉 TIP 3 Do you have a networking plan of action and are you following it? or are you going about your networking haphazardly. If you want some more networking tips, then comment 'NETWORKING' and I'll gladly share some more with you. #networking #connecting #BNI #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy I'm a Business Coach who is passionate about business owners building successful businesses AND leading thriving family lives.

"I love that company, they're exactly like everyone else". said no-one ever! Ask a room of business owners what sets them apart from their competition and the majority will say ... 'It's our Great Service'. mmmm maybe then not so Unique! If it is not your service that sets you apart from your competition, then what does? What is your USP, your Unique Selling Proposition? If you are not sure how to work out what it is, then Comment 'TIP' to me and I'll share how you can get started on working it out. #USP #marketing #businessowners #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy I'm a business coach who is passionate about business owners leading thriving family lives and running successful businesses.

How INTENTIONAL are you about building your business? This was the subject of the talk I gave last week at the Gauteng gathering of Plumbers belonging to IOPSA I used the DGLPA framework i.e. Dreams => Goals => Learn => Plan => Action and asked them to rate themselves 1 to 10 on how well they were doing on each of these. A number of people came to me afterwards and said they had never thought about it this way. If you want to know more about the DGLPA framework, then comment or WhatsApp 'DGLPA' to me and I'll gladly share it with you. #businessowners #intentional #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy I'm a Business Coach who is passionate about Business Owners leading thriving family lives and running successful businesses. .

Your PROFIT is in your REPEAT BUSINESS!! I see many Business Owners obsessed with generating new leads, of signing up new clients. and yet, they are sitting on a Goldmine and doing nothing about it. What is the Goldmine? 👉 It's your old customers. Often the thought patterns are ... "My old customers know what I do, and where I am. They will get hold of me when they want to buy from me again.' ❌ Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is unfortunately not always the case. ✅ You need to be proactive and contact them. Preferably phone them. This may just be the prompt they need to make another purchase. BUT there is a right and wrong way of doing this. A number of my clients have secured more business by going about it the right way as explained in the short video. #repeatbusiness #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy # #entrepreneurship

You might not expect to hear this from a Business Coach but ... There is more to life than your business!!! Yes, I help Business Owners focus and grow their business, but NOT at the expense of family life and health. Neither their's nor mine! Make time for your health. Make time to create memories with your family. I was blessed to do both the above when my wife, my youngest daughter and I swam the Midmar Mile this last weekend. It is the 10th year I have swum it. I'd love to hear which of my connections also swam it. Let us know in the comments below. #Mymidmarmile #businessowners #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy

How Tp Prepare For Your Online Meeting
ALERT: TONGUE IN CHEEK VIDEO TO FOLLOW Covid and Lockdown fundamentally changed the way I operate as a Business Coach. Before lockdown 👉 Everything I did was in person. Now it's a mixed bag 👉 My 12 month Business Education and Accountability Programme ActionClub is only Online 👉 I run two Business BookClubs, one Online only and one in person 👉 About 70% of my coaching sessions with my clients happens online 👉 My Quarterly 90 Day Action Planning GrowthClub is in person I like this mix of in person and online. It suits me and my clients too. Back to the video If Online meetings have become part of your modus operandi, then perhaps it is time for a reminder about how to prepare properly for your online meetings. Enjoy the tongue in cheek How To Prepare For Your Online Meeting video. All credits go to my youngest daughter who prepared this in June 2020 in the heart of lockdown. #onlinemeetings #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy I'm a Business Coach who is passionate about Business Owners building Successful Businesses AND leading Thriving Family lives. YES, it is possible.

Many business owners ignore the low hanging fruit 🍒 in their business? Could it be that they are not aware of it? OR maybe they are, but it is more fun to chase the next bright shiny object? I am going to share one low hanging fruit with you today. One that my clients have had great success with. And here it is ... 👉 CALL YOUR OLD CLIENTS! You may think that your old customers know what you do, and where you re, that they will get hold of you when they want to buy from you again. ❌ Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is unfortunately not always the case. ✅ You need to be proactive and contact them. Preferably phone them. This may just be the prompt they need to make another purchase. You have already won their trust, provided you did a decent job when you last serviced them. They just need to be reminded about you. It is one of the easiest ways of getting more business. Go ahead, Call your old clients BUT there is a right and wrong way of doing this. I explain more in the video. #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy # #businessowners #lowhangingfruit Getting value from my posts? Then follow me and share my post

My top tip for making sure you achieve the goals that you set. (Assuming that you’ve set decent goals that is ...) MAKE YOUR GOALS VISIBLE 👀 Many Business Owners struggle with implementing the plan they have drawn up to meet the goals they have set. There are many reasons why this happens, but I'm not going to dive into what these are today, However, ✅ In the video I share why making your goals visible increases your chances of reaching your goals. I've seen this work time and time again with my clients who do this. Once a quarter my clients invest a full day out of their business and set goals for the next quarter and draw up a plan of action to reach them. Making their goals visible helps them stick to their plan of action and reach their goals! Our next 90 day goal setting and Action Plan development is on Wednesday the 17th August. DM or comment 'Action Plan' and I will gladly share the approach my clients use to set goals and develop their Action Plan. #goals #ActionPlan #businessowners #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy

GROUNDHOG DAY! "I think I was just probably in a tired space in my business, had plateaued on turnover and was just living Groundhog day ... you know just coming in every day, doing what operationally needed to be done and going home again. Caught in a rut of opening at 4:00 a.m. and closing at 7:00 pm. I had some ideas to grow the business but never set them down as things to achieve ..." Dimitri was running a very successful family owned business when we met but he recognised that he was in a rut and hired me as his business coach in March 2020, just before Covid hit. Has having me as his Business Coach worked for Dimitri? Here is what he has to say: "The experience has been unreal, the impact has been around my whole life and not just the business side of things ... having somebody hold me accountable ... you're a really nice guy but you know when it's time to call me out ... the biggest growth has been that I'm now able to lead a business with confidence, courage and it's changed the way the team responds to the way I lead ... I now have goals, I have plans, I have checklists and doing things that I would constantly just write off and think 'that's not for us, we run our business, we know what we're doing' ... it's definitely given me a feeling of liberation ... definitely way more motivated ... the space that I have now to have a better family time, once a week being able to take my kids to school ... all things that were unimaginable to me ... through applying a lot of the principles PESCA has managed to basically double it's turnover and I'm very grateful to have you as a coach" Are you a Business Owner running a successful business but like Dimitri feel you are stuck reliving Groundhog Day? If you are curious to find out just how Business Coaching works, comment or WhatsApp 'GROUNDHOG' to me. 0825790905 #groundhogday #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy #thrivingfamilies #businessowners I'll put a link in the comments to the full intervi

👏. I had a blast presenting on Friday in person at the Harties Business Forum. As you can hear, a great, responsive audience. Thank you Bianca Botha and Tanya Steynfaardt for hosting me and Landi Els for introducing me on the day. It was great to reconnect with my old friend Dr Bernard van Vuuren Radical Innovation and meet in person some connections I have only met on Zoom networking meetings. During my talk I challenged members if they are not used to setting goals, to: - Set 1 business goal for June - Make sure they have an emotional connection to that goal - Set aside 15 minutes at the beginning of each week to decide what activity they will do this week to progress on their goal - Schedule that activity into their diary as early as possible in the week. If you would like to find out more about my quarterly GrowthClubs during which participants set 3 business goals for the next 90 days and develop a weekly plan of action to reach them, then DM met for more info. #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy #actionplan #goals

🏃‍♂️. 5:45 pm Sunday evening. I felt strong on my 6km run. 🤔. Well ... I didn't look at my watch during the run but figured I was probably running at about 5:45 per km. When I looked at my watch after the run, it told me my average pace was 6:07 per km. My actual performance did not line up with how I felt I was performing. The same is true for running a business. You cannot only rely on how you feel you are performing, you need key performance indicators to objectively measure the business's performance. #lifelessons #realpeople #realresults #businesscoaching #ActionCoachAndy

Setting up this morning in this beautiful venue (Mooikrans) in the east of Pretoria for a Team Alignment workshop for one of my clients. It’s going to be an AWESOME day!