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Other Added - Fail to plan... or Plan to FAIL??
Are you struggling with your position on the food chain? Are you a guppy in a minnow world? Or do you have bigger aspirations?If your career doesn’t make you sing in the shower, what are you doing there?Visualization takes you where you want to be faster than any other form of manifestation. But few practice visualizing success as part of their daily lives. The answer could be found in the “how?” because many people simply do not understand how to visualize success into a state of being.The process is quite simple and I’ll guide you through it in a few KISS steps.1. RelaxGet comfy and cl
> Do you have a timetable of events?
> How often do you research, analyse, read-up and check out your competitors?
> When was the last time you contacted your client base?
> Do you offer them special offers, free resources and reports? What about surveying them and asking for their opinions?
> How often do
When you go to trade shows you probably pick up brochures.What do you do with them?In the majority of cases I'm willing to bet you either leave them to fester in the lovingly designed show carrier bag or you scan some of them and then throw them away.Do you read any of the brochures you get through the post or left by sales people?If you don't read brochures why do you think your prospects will?If your brochure is all about you and very little about your customer it wont get read. If it's not read it can't sell anything. That means you've just lost another prospect because y
One of the biggest obstacles I have endeavored to translate to many, many small business / home business people, is a very simple phrase......' Treat It Like a REAL business, Because It IS a REAL Business'.
The fundamental reasoning behind so many failures in small business, is the clear lack of willingness to act like a real business. Many people may ' have a go ', they could ' give it a try ', or ' let's see what happens ' - all with the.. ' what have I got to lose? ' attitude. THAT, my friends, is one of the biggest secrets to FAILURE.
OK - so let's assume that your small business / home business / BizOp etc., is NOT you main source of income. It is NOT responsible for putting food in you family's stomachs, it is NOT what keeps a roof over your head..... it is NOT the sole form of income that you, your family and your Bank Manager rely upon.
So look at it like this. If it WAS, would you put as much effort into it as you do now? I can pretty much guarantee that your efforts would be substantially more, because everything relies on the success of your business, vis-?-vis the money your business generates.
Well, now we have ascertained that you should be running it like a real business.......Are you?
> Do you have a business plan?
> Do you know each step that your business will take over the next week, month, year, three years....?
> Have you prepared your agenda for acquiring new customers, products, joint venture partners?
> Do you have a timetable of events?
> How often do you research, analyse, read-up and check out your competitors?
> When was the last time you contacted your client base?
> Do you offer them special offers, free resources and reports? What about surveying them and asking for their opinions?
> How often do
Design competitions have been hitting the news more and more lately. Seemingly almost every week a ‘call for submissions’ request hits the headlines, asking for artists and designers to submit their ideas and proposals. Due to the seemingly large talent pool of designers available through the help of the internet, companies and organizations have been capitalizing on this new-found resource as a solution to their design needs.What’s interesting is that there has been a backlash from the design community in regards to these competitions. There are a number of reasons for this. One is that ultimately, the ‘competitio
OK - so let's assume that your small business / home business / BizOp etc., is NOT you main source of income. It is NOT responsible for putting food in you family's stomachs, it is NOT what keeps a roof over your head..... it is NOT the sole form of income that you, your family and your Bank Manager rely upon.
So look at it like this. If it WAS, would you put as much effort into it as you do now? I can pretty much guarantee that your efforts would be substantially more, because everything relies on the success of your business, vis-?-vis the money your business generates.
Well, now we have ascertained that you should be running it like a real business.......Are you?
> Do you have a business plan?
> Do you know each step that your business will take over the next week, month, year, three years....?
> Have you prepared your agenda for acquiring new customers, products, joint venture partners?
> Do you have a timetable of events?
> How often do you research, analyse, read-up and check out your competitors?
> When was the last time you contacted your client base?
> Do you offer them special offers, free resources and reports? What about surveying them and asking for their opinions?
> How often do
In my occupation as a business advisor, I see many business owners who struggle to make ends meet, try to do everything themselves, and ultimately they either lose business to the point they finally seek guidance or they end up out of business. Part of the problem is the inability to delegate but also lacking the knowledge to be aware that an investment now will reap greater rewards in the future if guidance is accepted and followed.My husband and I have a friend who is in the automotive business. The rates are very good and the work ethic is great. We have been utilizing these services over two years and I prom
So look at it like this. If it WAS, would you put as much effort into it as you do now? I can pretty much guarantee that your efforts would be substantially more, because everything relies on the success of your business, vis-?-vis the money your business generates.
Well, now we have ascertained that you should be running it like a real business.......Are you?
> Do you have a business plan?
> Do you know each step that your business will take over the next week, month, year, three years....?
> Have you prepared your agenda for acquiring new customers, products, joint venture partners?
> Do you have a timetable of events?
> How often do you research, analyse, read-up and check out your competitors?
> When was the last time you contacted your client base?
> Do you offer them special offers, free resources and reports? What about surveying them and asking for their opinions?
> How often do
I have people ask me all the time what direct sales company they should join. This may seem like a simple question, but unfortunately it isn’t that easy to answer. The short answer is “It depends”. Let me explain why and what you should look for in a direct sales company that is right for you. The ideal or best direct sales company for you should fulfill as many of the following criteria as possible.Love The ProductThe most important thing when picking a direct sales company is that you love the product. Don’t join a company because you think the product would be easy to sell, find one with a product that
Well, now we have ascertained that you should be running it like a real business.......Are you?
> Do you have a business plan?
> Do you know each step that your business will take over the next week, month, year, three years....?
> Have you prepared your agenda for acquiring new customers, products, joint venture partners?
> Do you have a timetable of events?
> How often do you research, analyse, read-up and check out your competitors?
> When was the last time you contacted your client base?
> Do you offer them special offers, free resources and reports? What about surveying them and asking for their opinions?
> How often do
Ooh, I love a good list! Especially at Christmas time. It just gets you feeling all warm and fuzzy and productive, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, most resolution lists read like a Martha-Meets-Oprah-Make-Your-Life-Really-Special instruction sheet. You know, stuff like “Always show you care with a hand written thank you note. Use high quality, recycled card stock, and sign in calligraphy.”Not exactly inspiring.And as sticky sweet as your nephew’s half eaten candy cane.So, I’ve prepared a different kind of list, one that’s pure octane and 100% sugar free—with nary a saccharine euphemism in sight. The
> Do you have a timetable of events?
> How often do you research, analyse, read-up and check out your competitors?
> When was the last time you contacted your client base?
> Do you offer them special offers, free resources and reports? What about surveying them and asking for their opinions?
> How often do you do all this?
> Does your business have a 'company objective'?
> Has your 'company' it's own 'customer mission statement'?
> Have you set yourself / your business targets....use my S.M.A.R.T. Principle...... .......targets which must be
= Specific.............. each item / area of business must be targeted specifically.
= Measurable........ be able to measure your targets, how much, how often etc.
= Achievable........don't think that you can sell 2 million units if your competitors only sell 50 units.
= Realistic.............. be honest with yourself. Can it be done?
= Time-bound.......give limitations and deadlines to whatever you are planning. Open-ended is no good.
If you want to run your BUSINESS 'willy-nilly', or 'Gun Ho' - then expect eventual failure. However, with some applied thought, planning and foresight, you can develop your little, part-time home business into something which definitely has increased chances for success.
Apply time-management techniques, stick to time-tables and deadlines. Look out for 'Time Thieves'........ These are people or events which steal time from you, time which could be more effectively used elsewhere.
Example: Someone calls and asks when you can deliver a certain item, you reply "within two days", they are happy with your response BUT instead of the conversation finishing, they go on to talk about weather, sports, families etc...
.....before you know it, a one-minute call has turned into a 30 minute episode of everything except business. Not
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