{"id":1947,"date":"2011-06-02T10:33:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T14:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/boston-west\/growth-coach-challenge-always-deal-with-the-truth"},"modified":"2011-06-02T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T14:33:45","slug":"growth-coach-challenge-always-deal-with-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/boston-west\/growth-coach-challenge-always-deal-with-the-truth","title":{"rendered":"Growth Coach Challenge \u2013 Always Deal with the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever tell yourself lies about your business and personal life to feel better?\u00a0 Ever ignore or deny reality?\u00a0 Sure you have!\u00a0 Every small business owner<\/a> and entrepreneur on occasion tells themselves comforting lies and stories to avoid the pain of reality. But be warned, there are real consequences when you turn away from the truth.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For you to achieve your desired personal lifestyle and business vision (ideal future), you must be honest with yourself.\u00a0 More than anything else, a lack of honesty and clarity about your current situation (the good, bad and ugly) will get you in a heap of trouble.\u00a0 Bottom line, you need to be truthful today for a better tomorrow. Conversely, lies and denial today result in trouble tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a solid foundation of truth beneath your feet, you can always improve, progress and advance.<\/strong>\u00a0 However, if you are trying to tread in the quicksand of denial, you will sink quickly or die slowly from exhaustion.\u00a0 You must learn to own the truth about your situation, the good and bad.\u00a0 Don\u2019t run from the truth and responsibility, own up to it \u2026 that\u2019s the only way to improve your business and life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To help you begin to confront and accept the truth, here are some typical business coaching<\/a> questions for you to reflect upon and answer truthfully<\/strong>:<\/p>\n