Welcome to 2007. I hope you had a profitable and enjoyable 2006. The start of a new year always brings with it new possibilities and opportunities. The only question is whether or not your mind is open enough to see them and act upon them.
Given that the new year is the time when most people are open and receptive to making changes in their lives and their business, I would encourage you to use the next few weeks wisely. Start by doing a quick 10 minute recap on the year that was, what you achieved, what you didn't achieve, signifigant events etc. Then look forward a year and note down what you would like to achieve in the next 12 months. But don't stop here, also note down 2 or 3 longer term goals that you would like to achieve over the next 2 and 5 year periods. Doing this forces us to be more strategic in our thinking and raises us from the day to day mindset that pervades most business owners.
This should only take 20 - 30 minutes. When you have done this try and break down the goals into small bite sized action steps. For example if one of your goals is to increase turnover by 40k, you might break this down into the following actions. 1. Raise prices 2. Start loyalty program 3. Set up joint ventures with strategic partners 4. Implement sales training to increased conversion rates.
When you have done this make sure you continue to review your goals daily, keep them in a place where you can visually see them and ideally read them and write them out daily. This implants and embeds them into your subconscious mind which will automaticlly help direct you towards their achievement.
Wach out for the next post ... it's one your going to want to read.
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