At the end of the year, I find it to be a good practice to reflect back on the past year – both the highs and the lows. Many times, I’ll see various business owners celebrating their wins (which is something I wholeheartedly support) or simply putting the past year behind and moving on to what’s next. I’ve noticed that it’s quite rare, however, for business owners to actively recognize both the highs and lows from the previous year.
“Show me your calendar and I’ll show you what you value.” Joel C. Peterson, Professor at Stanford Business School, said these words over 20 years ago, but they still hold true today. Your calendar and your checkbook, those two pieces of data quickly tell us about your priorities. Learning to realign the priorities to point you to where you want to go is the secret sauce.
Writing a business plan is a task that many small business owners shy away from – not because they don’t want a plan, but because it seems like a daunting exercise. What goes into an effective business plan? Doesn’t it have to have an array of confusing numbers and professionally designed graphs? How many hours …
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