Looking
ahead to the New Year and wanting more from your business? Where is YOUR
solution?
In this first week back I have been
involved in several discussions relating to the plans for business in this
coming year…and its good to hear that so many business owners are so up-beat ….
BUT my thoughts are that despite all of the best laid plans,
something is missing.
What?
Well, please forgive my ‘direct approach’
but too many business owners are looking ‘outside’ for answers.
Looking to start new ‘diversifications’ to
tap into an income stream…looking to start new marketing initiatives and bring
in more new clients…looking to hire new staff to delegate that acquisition
process and grow that way…and I totally agree that these plans might well be
necessary – but I never hear anyone talk about what they are doing for
themselves ie what skills they might learn, what groups of connections they
might join, what exercise they might embrace or what people skills they feel
they could use more effectively.
In smaller businesses it is usually about
the main person. The business may not necessarily still be a ‘one man band’ as
it might be a small team of 2 or even 10, but it is still hugely dependent upon
the business owner….
That means it is dependent upon the
business owner leading and inspiring the team…
That means it is dependent upon the
business owner to intellectually manage to stimulate sales, embrace production
techniques and simplify cash flow and overheads….
That means it is dependent upon the business
owner being fit and healthy and alive!!
That means more than ever it is down to the
business owner to be not just good or as good as the others but to be genuinely
better than the average!
The business owner needs energy to
spare…he/she needs skills to ensure tough times are dealt with and stressful
impact minimised…and you can only do this with effort!
Health and fitness…mental energy and
physical capacity to handle the daily ‘push’ demands attention to health and
fitness…and attention and time needs to be given to feeding the mind and
ensuring that mentally you have capacity to see the bigger picture not simply
the daily grind!
AND I just don’t see many people actively
looking after themselves!!
So, lovingly I encourage a moments thought
and ask “What are you doing for YOU this
coming year?”
What plans have you got for new skills, for
brushing up on known skills, for fitness, for laughing and for team building
and fun???
Maybe take a step back amidst all of this
New Year optimism and look at your plans to see if you have properly given YOU
what you need….
AND let’s share ideas. It is NOT easy
juggling everything and the best laid plans of all of us wanting to be fitter
or go on a diet etc usually fall to the wayside because of sheer time
demands…so lets share ideas and help each other.
Just a thought!!
Here’s to YOU J
Here’s to a fabulous and amazing business
year ahead
With love
Ben x
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