Building a successful business is a challenge. The key to realizing your dream of a prosperous company is focusing your energy on well-defined goals that not only help you and your team understand the direction your business is heading, but help you get there in style.
“Goals? We're going to talk about goals again? I don't have time to make goals—I just need to make money!”
Wouldn't it be AWESOME if 2017 were your best year EVER? Now is the time to start planning for that success!
You need to have an action plan in place so starting the new year will be easy as pie. Decide which areas you should focus on. Will you develop a new product, work on improving your sales conversion system or find some new ways to get more people in the door? Once you have a goal in mind, decide what your criteria of success will be (how many customers came in the store, how many units of the new product sold, etc.) Finally, detail what action steps you'll need to accomplish these goals and then decide who will be in charge of them.
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How do you deal with stress? Do you just roll with the punches, or do you find yourself sick with worry? While there are many things that happen that we have absolutely no control over—traumatic events like disasters or violence or the death of a loved one— many of the things that cause us stress are the result of our own doing or thinking. Public speaking, for example, is probably the most prevalent fear, but it can be overcome with preparation, training, and practice. It's up to us in how we deal with our fears and other stressful situations.
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“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
― James Baldwin
Your children are always watching you. They learn how to act and react based on how you do. So what are you teaching them?
Learning the skills it takes to be an entrepreneur will help any child advance later in life. Here are some ways to make sure your kids are learning the things they're going to need in the future:
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Using Twitter for your small business allows you to keep up with your customers in real time, whether it's providing immediate customer service, researching the newest trends, gathering leads, or checking out your competitors. Keeping up-to-date on where Twitter is going can help you plan your marketing strategies, delivering value and providing your customers with the freshest ideas.
While the company has been making a profit, Twitter's stock has been steadily falling over the past year. Since Twitter isn't going anywhere, this means we will be seeing some changes soon. One change, for example, will be not including links and photos in the 140-character limit for tweets in an effort to engage more activity on Twitter.
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You may or may not have seen the 2000 movie Pay It Forward, which chronicles a boy's plan to do good deeds for three people. Rather than paying him back for his actions, the recipients are to pass on his kindness to three other people in hopes that there will eventually be a worldwide network of good deed doers. It was a somewhat sappy movie, but the idea did catch on.
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No matter what field you're in, taking the time to acquire some business know-how won't hurt you and could even change your life. Not all of these bestselling books contain the magic formula for success, but each has insightful advice that could make a difference.
The 48 Laws of Power. The preface of this book states: “Today....everything must appear civilized, decent, democratic, and fair. But if we play by those rules too strictly, if we take them too literally, we are crushed by those around us who are not so foolish.” If you like Game of Thrones, then this may be the business book for you. With laws of power like “Crush Your Enemy Totally” and “Keep Your Hands Clean”, this #1 book in the Political Philosophy will help you secure your Iron Throne. Author Robert Greene uses historical anecdotes and examples to show many of the ruthless behaviors people will adhere to in an attempt to “win.”
“Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill.”
― Harper Lee
Summer is that time of endless possibilities—three whole months when adventures of any sort could happen. Even better, summer is when so many great memories are made, and luckily those memories don't have to be expensive!
It doesn't matter that you're no longer a school child—the prospect of summer can still get you excited about the prospects of adventure: family reunions, school reunions, vacations, day trips, sports, you name it. But nothing can spoil a great time in the hot weather more than… well, the hot weather.
Here are some tips for taking care of yourself and your family this summer: