In the last few weeks, I have enjoyed the opportunity of speaking in a few conferences to guide business owners to think differently so they can up-level their business..

Yesterday at the Lagos business meetup, we had a delightful time of networking, learning and growth. It was a great conversation on blue ocean strategies for business growth in the new year and suffice to say, we had a practical yet intellectually stimulating discussion on making strategic decisions for growth..

If you were in  Lagos and did not attend, yes you missed something good! So Abuja peeps get ready and don’t miss it for anything!.

During one of my speaking engagements, I analyzed a typical industry space and I said they were usually comprised of three types of businesses or business people:

1. The normal people-these are the industry followers, doing what others are doing or what I fondly call me-too strategy. They make up 94% of the industry.

2.The experts-these are the pacesetters in the industry and usually the recognized top players in the industry and this makes up 5% of the industry.

3. The Masters-they are the rare 1% in the industry that make the rule and lead the pack. They are the industry unicorns..

With this analysis you will find that to get the most leverage from your industry, you should aim to be at least top 5%!.

How will you do that? By doing things differently from the majority..

I interviewed a past participant of Accelerate Business growth boot camp; Kemi Lewis, CEO-Kls Natural beauty bar to find out how she was doing a year after the bootcamp ( You can watch the interview here) and she said something that struck me.

She said; ‘if you want to go from where you are right now to where you have envisioned, you first need to raise you standards because whatever you are doing right now is clearly not getting you result’.

She could not have said it better!.

Accelerate boot camp is now open for registration and it is a good time to take the first step to raise your business standards with the right strategy, systems and structure. You can see the details and take advantage of the early bird registration here..

You will raise your standards when you decide to step back and look at things differently. You raise your standards when you decide to ask a different set of questions. You also raise your standards when you become intentional about investing in your self, business and the people you have in your inner circle..

Talking about inner circle, I just created a new program known as business leaders circle which is a one year program where I will work with you and a group of other business owners who want to be at the top 5% of their industry as a business adviser for the next one year!.

This is my most exciting program yet and I can’t wait to invest one year working closely with you if this program is a good fit for you..

However this is a next level program for people who have gotten their basic business strategy, systems and structure in place which Accelerate boot camp will do for you..

You can see details about the new program here. I will also share more about it with you later..

This week, think about ways you can raise your standard, so you can raise the stakes and play at a higher level..

Have an amazing week.

‘Tale.

P.S: Check out Accelerate and business leaders circle and decide to make an investment in the right program for yourself to raise your standards in 2017!