P is for Planning
If you are like most businesses you are feeling the end of the year crunch. Maybe December is your busy time or possibly you have the kind of business that is slower in December. Either way it is likely that you are having thoughts like "In January I'll do this or next year I'll do that". I used to cringe at that "P" word. Planning sounded boring and made me want to curl up and take a nap because I tend to be an "S" type personality. "S" is for spontaneous. One of my close friends summed it up when she said, "I never know what I will feel like doing until I get there, so how can I plan?"
However, some things require a longer process to manifest and without strategic planning they will never happen.
What has changed for me is seeing the trans-formative value. I can actually envision what I want now and take solid steps to achieve it. It is exciting and fun to see the process unfold like magic.
I had a client recently tell me that he could come up with some goals but had trouble knowing what steps to take first. Many
people get frozen at this point, afraid that the first step they
take will be a wrong one and that something bad will happen.
In truth, it matters little what you do first as long as you do
something toward your goal. Taking action is always a positive
thing.
January is a natural time to begin some new projects or products in your business. The new year can feel like an opportunity for a new start.
Take advantage of this collective energy and go for it. Here are a few guidelines to help your process.
1. Write down something you want to accomplish in 2008.
2. Tell your mentor, mastermind group, or business support
person.
3. Imagine you have done it by the end of 2008. How do you feel?
4. Brainstorm all the things you can do toward this goal. Empty
your mind of every possibility even if you don't know how.
5. Make a list of people who can offer you support or help.
6. Pick the first three things you will do and write them in your
2008 appointment book.
7. Give yourself a big hug. You have begun the process.
However, some things require a longer process to manifest and without strategic planning they will never happen.
What has changed for me is seeing the trans-formative value. I can actually envision what I want now and take solid steps to achieve it. It is exciting and fun to see the process unfold like magic.
I had a client recently tell me that he could come up with some goals but had trouble knowing what steps to take first. Many
people get frozen at this point, afraid that the first step they
take will be a wrong one and that something bad will happen.
In truth, it matters little what you do first as long as you do
something toward your goal. Taking action is always a positive
thing.
January is a natural time to begin some new projects or products in your business. The new year can feel like an opportunity for a new start.
Take advantage of this collective energy and go for it. Here are a few guidelines to help your process.
1. Write down something you want to accomplish in 2008.
2. Tell your mentor, mastermind group, or business support
person.
3. Imagine you have done it by the end of 2008. How do you feel?
4. Brainstorm all the things you can do toward this goal. Empty
your mind of every possibility even if you don't know how.
5. Make a list of people who can offer you support or help.
6. Pick the first three things you will do and write them in your
2008 appointment book.
7. Give yourself a big hug. You have begun the process.
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