Training Women Business Owners

From Liz Uible

Christine and I just got home from Rwanda this week. In Kigali, the capital, we taught an entrepreneur's workshop with about 50 participants in addition to working with female senators, ministers and other leaders in a separate workshop. (if you've missed it, you can learn more about our trip, and Rwanda in other blog posts.)

In the workshop, one of the things that impressed me was the universal feeling of business owners around the world seem to get when building their business. We can get so caught up in obstacles and road blocks that it is hard to see past them in any kind of constructive way. We can just sit in that problem for days or weeks and allow it to drain the life away from us and our businesses.

The power is in focusing on the solution and goal rather than sitting in the problem. We taught the entrepreneurs in the workshop some simple formulas for getting their head out of the problem and into the solution. (In fact, I was surprised at how quickly they took to the Mastermind concept and have already started implementing it. )

This is going to be our major focus on the Member call Tuesday. Overcome Obstacles and Keep Focus on the Solution: Strategies for changing your focus and growing your business.

I thought you might enjoy some photos of us working with the
business owners in Rwanda. Besides Christine Harvey and
me, Madeleine Nichols, Connie Kadansky, and Christina Willings helped teach these women about our experiences as business owners and how to grow their businesses even faster.