Up until six or seven years ago, Nikki Fraser’s career consisted of working in large banks. Now, she’s an entrepreneur. Nikki and her husband, Dan, run a company called NextKey Services that provides small and medium-sized businesses with all of their outsourced finance needs. In this episode, Nikki shares what’s allowed her to make the biggest impact she can as an entrepreneur while having the personal life she wants.
Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:
- What inspired Nikki’s decision to leave corporate America.
- How The Strategic Coach® Program has been fundamental in the growth of Nikki and Dan’s business.
- Some of the business lessons Nikki has learned on her journey.
- Why Nikki and Dan don’t take it for granted that they’re able to work together.
- How to end up in a place where you're really focused on what you do best.
- Why corporate America can never produce the best product or the best service.
- What it’s like attending Strategic Coach® workshops as a couple.
Show Notes:
If something is going to be successful, it requires total commitment.
You have to be committed before you have the capability. And that requires courage.
Corporate America, as most people experience it, is not for entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurism means that you're using your own Unique Ability® to create Unique Teamwork that produces really unusual value.
It's important to be okay with not having all the answers.
It’s okay if something you try out doesn’t work. Keep trying.
Finance isn’t a compliance; it's something entrepreneurs or business owners can use as a strategic asset in their business to grow and transform.
You can pass on wealth to your kids, but passing on the right mindset is more important because then they can retain the wealth or even build their own.
It’s important to have time to turn off.
Being in a safe space with supportive, encouraging, like-minded individuals really gives you more confidence.
As you keep using a Strategic Coach thinking tool, it gets easier and easier.
Resources:
The 4 C’s Formula by Dan Sullivan
Article: The 4 Freedoms That Motivate Successful Entrepreneurs
Unique Ability
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
The Gap And The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
