Women’s Football World Cup fever has taken hold in many households around the nation, so on a football theme, it’s time to tackle yourself and your business.
HOW to tackle yourself and your business:
Begin with:
Honesty,
Open mindedness
Willingness to improve.
And then the checklist of statements below, and complete the and/ but option for each.
An extreme might be:
I have a clear purpose and vision for my business, and I refer to them and polish regularly.
Or…
I have a clear purpose and vision for my business, but they are gathering dust in a folder on my bookshelf.
1. I have a clear purpose and vision for my business, and/but…
2. I have simple and robust systems in every area of my business operation, and/ but…
3. I have a clear financial strategy and financial controls in place for my business, and/ but…
4. I have a strong marketing strategy, and a low-cost, high-impact marketing engine, and/ but…
5. I have a sound sales process in place that links marketing and delivery, seemlessly, and/ but…
6. I have communicated my goals to my support team, and/ but …
7. I am knowledgeable about my product, my market, my industry, and my profession, and/ but…
8. I have a set of performance standards in every area of the business, and/but…
9. I make time to work strategically ON the business, and/ but…
10. I have plenty of time off scheduled to recharge and refresh, and/ but…
Are you an “And person” or a “But person”? (!!)
Whether the result of tackling yourself is that you are skipping towards your goals, or that you have broken your business metatarsal, there’s still time to get back on track, make improvements, and build on your success.