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Without a plan how will you
know where you are going? But does your plan
measure the WHERE, the HOW and the IMPACT for
your business?
A business day spent
fighting fires will leave you drained and no
further forward. Are you ready to change the way
you do things?
Every year over 400,000
people in the UK alone start a business with the
hope of being a successful entrepreneur.
Unfortunately only 20% of those companies will
survive long enough to celebrate their 5th
anniversary and only 20% of those will survive
long enough to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Do you use a to-do-list in
your business? Of course you do, we all love
them don't we? Worry not, I have no intention of
explaining how to prepare such a list, you
already do that on a regular basis.
A fear of public speaking
holds people back in all walks of life. Studies
have shown that one of the key factors that
affects promotion at work is the ability to
express oneself clearly to a group of people. Is
this fear holding you and your company back?
The following tips on
public speaking will set you on your way to
changing your life. Speaking in public, or
making presentations at work will increase your
confidence and open up many avenues for
advancement you did not believe existed. Public
speaking is the most valuable life skill you can
have.
The importance of cash flow
to a business cannot be overestimated. Cash is
the lifeblood that flows through the veins of a
business. Without cash it is not possible to pay
suppliers or employees and very soon any
business will find itself forced to close down.
There is an interesting saying:
Many businessmen develop
the idea that their industry and their business
is different to every other industry and
business. When faced with a new idea that has
come from a different industry the immediate
response is
Often we find ourselves in
a circle. We keep doing the same thing and
getting the same result, a result that we do not
want. We must learn that in order to get a
different result we must do something
differently.
We all have “to do lists”
in our lives. I am a veteran of the system. I
wonder how many of you prepare a list then just
start to do things and cross them of. If you are
like me you will often have a list with maybe 20
items and because you wish to see the list
reduce you start by dealing with the easy things
first. I find it strange that when I follow this
route there always seem to be as many items on
the following days list and I do not seem to
have made any progress.
It is strange but most
people seem to be predisposed to say “Yes” when
saying “No” can give far greater control over
ones life. Whenever we say “no” to something we
leave ourselves in a position to say “yes” to
something better.
Most people who start a
business begin in an area that they know well.
The mechanic starts a garage, that solicitor
opens up as a solicitor or the hair dresser
opens a hair salon. They start that particular
business because they are very good technicians
who enjoy what they do – nothing wrong with
that. The business grows because they are good
at what they do and they provide a good service.
Steadily they have to take on a more staff
because of the workload. Then what happens?
Imagine the day. It is a
beautiful early morning, late spring early
summer. With a clear blue sky and a warming sun
you decide to take a walk in the garden. While
walking you enjoy the variety of colours in the
flowers.
It has taken me many years
to learn a simple lesson. There are very few
things in life that we are able to directly
change. We cannot change our colleagues, the
Government, the weather or our customers. We
cannot change our spouses or our children. If we
wish to influence any of those things
Last week I had a very
interesting experience while out shopping. My
daughter had requested that I purchase three
lever arch files for her while I went about my
law full business and as a result I found myself
in a small stationers shop.
The average company directs
100% of its marketing effort towards acquiring
new clients. Do you wish to remain average?
What is a client worth to
you?
Like you, your clients and
prospective clients lead a busy life. It is
highly unlikely that they spend their time
thinking about you, your business or your
products.
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