Getting Out of Your Own Way

Written By Julie Entwistle MBA, BSc (OT), BSc.

To be more productive, or more optimal in your productivity, you need to analyze what slows you down.

So, What is Getting in Your Way?

Few people have it all figured out in life and in business. And those that don’t (most of us!) typically experience constraints that limit their future success.

In manufacturing, and really, life, there is usually a chokepoint, or bottleneck, that determines the speed at which you can complete a process or activity. For example, commuting time is usually impacted by one stretch of road, not the entire highway. With entrepreneurship, often, the bottleneck is you.

To be more productive, or more optimal in your productivity, you need to analyze what slows you down.

The fun fact is that 80% of the constraints you have are within you. Do you want to improve things? If so, start inside yourself. What are your personal goals? What are the critical constraints impeding your progress? What will you do to overcome them? Repeat this process and reflection for your business.

Want to learn more? Let’s connect.

Adapted from “Clarity 1.9 Removing Your Constraints” by FocalPoint Coaching and Training Excellence, Copyright 2018, by Brian Tracy and Campbell Fraser. Reprinted with permission.

Julie Entwistle MBA, BSc (OT), BSc.

Julie Entwistle is a Certified FocalPoint Business Coach and works with business owners and professional service providers.

Julie helps her clients by building their business confidence so they can run, grow, and develop legacy practices that are focused and optimally successful. Julie knows that when professional service businesses do better, their clients also benefit. She knows this because she was one! Prior to joining FocalPoint, Julie was an independent owner of her own healthcare business before successfully merging, growing, and selling the practice. As an owner Julie had her own business coach, and this was a key element in her success.

Academically, Julie has degrees in Health Studies and Gerontology and Health Science (Occupational Therapy) from the University of Waterloo and McMaster, respectively, and an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier. She attended Queens University as a part-time Doctorate student prior to discontinuing her studies in 2023. Julie is also a Chartered Director and has Board and governance experience.

Julie grew up in a franchise family, so business is in her DNA. She has raised four daughters who are off writing their own stories as young adults. Julie is active and fit with a black belt in Karate, a competitive golf game, and enjoys many other sports. She believes in authenticity, showing kindness to all living things, and is happiest when helping others to build their own wealth and wellness.

Find Julie on LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/julieentwistle

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