1. Make yourself a weekly schedule of different activities you will do centered around growing your business – for example, we take two hours of “off-line” time – time when aren’t actively involved in the business, and dedicate it as “strategy time,” and have it set up as an appointment in our calendar software – in this case Microsoft Outlook. What you would do during this time is Review your company vision. Review your strategies. Review your plan. Work your plan.
2. Give yourself a timeline so that you don’t get stuck in any particular area, especially the planning area (you need to WORK the plan!).
3. Make goals and make them BOLD!! – Keep yourself engaged and challenged to do what you do every day.
4. Make your goals MANAGEABLE! – while your goals should be bold, they should be those that you can reasonably accomplish so that you don’t get discouraged
5. Use your resources! – Friends, business associates, outsourcing, etc.
6. Give yourself a timeframe - starting and ending dates for each milestone will help keep things in perspective.
7. Make sure you can look at every milestone and say to yourself, “this is what it looked like before, and this is what it will look like when it is done” and be able to note the difference.
8. Be accountable to yourself – share your goals/plans with a business associate, mentor, or with your group.

At Aepiphanni Business Solutions, we are dedicated to serving the needs of small business owners. We specialize in helping you develop strategies for your organization, and are committed to your success. If you have further questions about creating your strategy or developing your vision, please give me, Rick Meekins, a call at 678-265-3908, or email us at info@aepiphanni.com.

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