What are you going to do in 2013?

I have always loved hill walking. I have even done some rock climbing. When you are on a cliff face, you have four options:

1. Keep going up
2. Go back down
3. Stay where you are
4. Fall off

For me, once I have set my goal, I keep going until I reach it.

The trouble is, if you are like Alice, you might not know where you are going. In life and business you have to know what you want, and you need to pursue that goal with a passion and desire that keeps you going when you lose motivation or when things get hard. Goals give you clarity, focus, and direction – they are the lighthouse that guides you into safe waters when you cannot see clearly.

As 2012 draws to a close you need to:

1. Sit down and review what has happened this year
2. What were your successes and failures?
3. What goals did you achieve and why?
4. What goals did you not achieve and why?
5. What has your mindset been this year? Optimistic, pessimistic, or neutral. If you think you can – you can. If you think you can’t – then you will probably stay at the crossroads or go back.

Now – think of all the possibilities and opportunities that lie ahead in 2013 – if anything were possible and there were no obstacles that you cannot overcome. There are still trillions of dollars circulating in the global economy. People pay you for the value you take to the market. So make sure that value is the best it can possibly be. 2012 is history and 2013 can be a year of success if you have the right mindset and you are willing to set your goals, make a plan, follow that plan relentlessly, and spend time every single day not just working in your business, but also working on your business.

Take actions every single day that will move you towards your goals – and you will reach them.

Always remember – Goals and persistent actions turn intentions into results.

You can do almost anything if you put your mind to it – but you have to really, really, really want it.

To your success.

Kick-Start Tip

The Smart Way

How Proper Planning Makes You Profits

It always interests me how people plan their weekends, plan their holidays, plan what they are going to do with their spare time. If you don’t set a goal, make a plan, and then follow it through – you won’t enjoy your ‘free’ time. If you don’t book a table at your favourite restaurant – you won’t get a seat. If you don’t book a flight or a hotel for your holiday – you won’t have a holiday. The result that you want is to – ENJOY YOURSELF.

So why is it that when most owners turn up for work each week they rarely have a plan. Which means that they have not created the focus to clearly define their goals. Which means that there is no real follow through to achieve those non-existent goals. What there is, is lots of busy activity with no clearly defined purpose. The business remains static or perhaps is slowly moving backwards. The result – little enjoyment – and little or no profit

Exercise -  Create Your MAP

What you need to do is Make A Plan. You need a map that you can follow to create the results you want:

1. Write down what you want to achieve with your business and why – cover the next three years. This is your purpose.
2. Create a series of goals that you will need to achieve in order to fulfill your purpose.
3. Break down your goals into projects that will achieve your goals.
4. Break down your projects into tasks that will complete your projects.
5. Now you can take the right actions that will move you towards your goals and your purpose.

You should now have a written map of where you want to go. It will need a lot more work, but the effort is worth it.

Never underestimate the power of goals and writing them down.

Proper Planning will create success and Profits