Why didn't you do it?
You said you wanted it!
I know you did!
You took the time to dream, analyze your business plan and write down your goals.
Now with 2010 being more than half-way over, how will you finish the second half of the year?
A business plan is mistakenly deemed to always be written in stone and never changed. That couldn't be farther from the truth. You should write your plan in pencil, expecting to tweak it often when needed.
You need to constantly re-assess your plan!
We often write down tasks and activities that we don't like to do, but must do to hit our goals. Then when we don't do them, our plan falls apart.
Next time, delegate the activities you don't like to do to others who excel at them. Yes, it costs money, but if you are achieving your goals, then you'll be more profitable.
Monitor your activities and results weekly and review your business plan monthly.
By keeping a closer eye on your daily activities, you'll be able to see what's working and where you can make changes to improve your efficiency and effectiveness.
So stop writing annual business plans!
Don't put so much pressure on yourself every January by expecting to know how your business will run for an entire year.
Now it's okay to have an annual income figure in your head of what you want to achieve, but break it down to four quarters and then build your business plan by focusing on 3 months at a time.
This way you'll always stay committed to working your plan for the next 3 months.
I've mentioned before the strategy called "Plan - Do - Review". Make a 3 month plan, do it for 3 months and then review it after 3 months and decide what changes you want to make.
Make it a great 2nd half of 2010!
You said you wanted it!
I know you did!
You took the time to dream, analyze your business plan and write down your goals.
Now with 2010 being more than half-way over, how will you finish the second half of the year?
A business plan is mistakenly deemed to always be written in stone and never changed. That couldn't be farther from the truth. You should write your plan in pencil, expecting to tweak it often when needed.
You need to constantly re-assess your plan!
We often write down tasks and activities that we don't like to do, but must do to hit our goals. Then when we don't do them, our plan falls apart.
Next time, delegate the activities you don't like to do to others who excel at them. Yes, it costs money, but if you are achieving your goals, then you'll be more profitable.
Monitor your activities and results weekly and review your business plan monthly.
By keeping a closer eye on your daily activities, you'll be able to see what's working and where you can make changes to improve your efficiency and effectiveness.
So stop writing annual business plans!
Don't put so much pressure on yourself every January by expecting to know how your business will run for an entire year.
Now it's okay to have an annual income figure in your head of what you want to achieve, but break it down to four quarters and then build your business plan by focusing on 3 months at a time.
This way you'll always stay committed to working your plan for the next 3 months.
I've mentioned before the strategy called "Plan - Do - Review". Make a 3 month plan, do it for 3 months and then review it after 3 months and decide what changes you want to make.
Make it a great 2nd half of 2010!
2 comments:
Excellent post! Remember the 80/20 rule. You work on the 20% and either get rid of the tasks in the 80% or delegate them....keep up the good work.
Richard
This is an awesome post! Also, remember to work the 80/20 rule. Spend your time on the 20% and either disregard or delegate the 80%. Then, watch your closings double.... Keep up the good work!
Richard
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