I started my Chicken Mama journey over five years ago. It all started with a desire to have farm-fresh eggs, especially after seeing my friends navigate being chicken mamas with such ease. I had help from a number of people, including my chicken coach and the chicken whisperer. My chicken coach gave me my first couple of flocks of chickens, taught me how to catch a chicken, and helped me learn how to deal with an unruly rooster. I’m so grateful for her support and encouragement as I grew from a city girl into a confident chicken mama. The chicken whisperer, also my neighbor, knows all things chickens. I remember calling her when I discovered one of my cockerels was walking like a penguin. She promptly came over, diagnosed the situation, and provided some recommendations on how to nurse this cockerel to health.
Mastery of a worthwhile pursuit is a lifelong journey, yet there comes a moment when you realize you’ve reached your goal. While we never truly “arrive,” we do hit a point of confidence—a level of proficiency where we can say, “I’ve got this. I can take it from here.”
I believe I have reached that point in my pursuit to become a chicken mama. Of course, I can always call my chicken coach or the chicken whisperer, but at this point, I think I can take it from here. One thing I have learned is that people sometimes come into our lives for a certain purpose, and when we achieve that purpose, they may move on.
One of my family business clients was struggling with the structure of the company while working through the right timing for the father to step out of the visionary seat and his son to step into the owner’s box. The problem: one member of the leadership team wasn’t the right person in the right seat. He didn’t consistently demonstrate their core values and lacked the necessary skills to fully own the position. The father and son really struggled with how best to resolve this people issue: he was a long-term employee and a family friend.
As they worked through the issue, they both started to realize that this issue wasn’t just impacting the company; it was also impacting this leadership team member. He didn’t love the work he was doing, and he felt increasingly uncomfortable with the culture the leadership team was creating.
So, they had the hard conversation with this team member. They talked through the issues they were seeing and gave the team member the option to move on from the company. At the end of the conversation, all felt relief and freedom.
This one change at the leadership team level changed the entire dynamic of the company. The leadership team was able to be more open and honest as other members of the team now felt comfortable sharing their perspectives. This allowed them to solve issues at the root for the long-term greater good of the company.
The end result? A healthier, more profitable company, which ultimately gave the father confidence to step away from the business and the son to step into the visionary seat. The bad news? They realized they had achieved a level of EOS mastery, and they felt they could take it from here. Was I sad? Of course, because I so enjoyed spending time with them. But I celebrated this breakthrough. EOS is designed to help you get what you want from your business. And once you get it, I want you to have the freedom to go live the life you want to live.
When you look at your business, do you feel stuck? Are you unsure how to get that breakthrough that you know your business needs? If so, please reach out to me. Together, we can decide the best path forward that allows you to get what you truly want from your business. Regardless of whether it is a phone call, a few coaching sessions, or a full EOS implementation, once you are “solved,” I will celebrate your success as you move forward, and I will appreciate the time we shared together.