BUSINESS AFTER CHRISTMAS…
Happy Christmas
Recovery Time!
Uh, are you STILL thinking stuff like this?…
‘Twas the week after Christmas, and all through the house, were new toys, new treats, Wii and a mouse. While I on my YouTube, Ma-ma all a Twitter, freshposts on Facebook to make Rudolph jitter.
OMG! What to our wondering eyes did appear but a pile of wrappings, half-filled glasses of cheer; some wine in this one; in the other, some beer.
Then out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter, it was junior’s new pull toy descending the ladder that Santa had climbed to get up on our roof when Blitzen fell over and twisted her hoof . . .
Okay, okay. Enough! It’s back to reality, back to business, and time to take inventory. It’s that time of year to itemize, sort out, assess, adjust and go forward.
SO … Answer these 10 questions for yourself about your SELF, and then answer the same 10 for your BUSINESS.
If you are totally honest with yourself about your SELF and with yourself about your BUSINESS, you will positively gain some important insight!
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What didn’t work this past year? (Not “why?” which may take another year to answer)
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And what, pray-tell, is working NOW?
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What needs to be eliminated?
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What will work going forward?
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What needs to be reevaluated?
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What needs to be fixed? Adjusted?
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Completely overhauled?
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What needs to be attempted?
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What needs to be planned?
Remember, this is YOUR business and YOUR self we’re talking about here, so ONLY YOU can decide where to go next and ONLY YOU can choose how to get there. ONLY YOU know the real answers to all the questions about growing your self and your business!
And you can take hours researching and surveying, but the bottom line is –dear entrepreneur, dear business owner and manager– that in the end, YOU must charge forward by experience, instinct, and informed subjective judgement.
YOU must take REASONABLE risks to improve your SELF and your BUSINESS!
What you choose as a course of action may be wrong, but:
A. SOME action is always better than no action, and
B. YOU are the captain of your ship, and YOU can adjust the course you’re taking at any hour of the day or night. Or, simply put into port for a short lay-over to get yourself more focused. Just choose what you want (since all behavior is a choice!).
No excuses here. You need to be your own consultant. Step back. Take some deep breaths (For your SELF, for your BUSINESS, for your SPORTS performance, for your SALESMANSHIP, for your LIFE!) Oh, and after you breathe, get hopping!
The New Year’s bell is ready to ring. Are you ready to run? Have a Happy!
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