Every business owner’s goal is to grow their business, expand their teams, win more clients and increase their customer base.

If your business hasn’t been growing at the rate you’d expect, or if your hard work isn’t paying off, there could be any number of reasons why, and your first thought might be to blame a slow economy or fierce competition.

However, although external factors like these can heavily impact growth, it’s worth looking closer to home. Quite often, the problems may be internal, lying with you, the business owner.

Entrepreneur.com outline 5 Behaviors You Need to Stop So Your Business Can Grow