BE BOLD! & The Power of Planning
In a few weeks, it will be July 1—the bright start to a new fiscal year. I don’t know about you, but I’m excited about the outstanding possibilities! Since it’s the dog days of summer, why not turn up the heat on your own business and life planning? Put You Inc. on the front burner!
First, I’d like to share a tip jointly coined by my good friend and colleague Colette Ellis, Principal, InStep Consulting, “BE BOLD!” The name of her business sums up what her company is about: Integrating Strategies To Enhance Performance. Visit InStepConsulting.com to learn about Colette’s Competent Advantage™ personal development, communications workshops and online community.
During our highly energized brainstorming and business-building sessions, Colette and I share tips offered by other professionals; techniques they might have implemented earlier in their careers to get to the “next level” quicker. We made a pact to keep each other accountable as we implemented ideas—ways to expand our consultancies, generate additional revenue and visibility—over the next 12 months.
Good news! It’s working—big time!
It helps to have great mentors and colleagues you can trust. Colette is one of those people; a true friend and business partner; someone you can always count on for in-depth, on target insight. She turned me on to the world of teaching—what a tremendous gift! We originally met at a business event hosted by KBR: Kip Business Report; if you haven’t signed up for Cynthia Franklin and Lloyd Grant’s “Eventline” newsletter, you should! And, if you “really connect” with someone at an industry function like Colette and I did, BE BOLD and follow-up. You never know where that relationship can lead.
> Develop “Millynneum: The Next 20 years” business building and financial plan in tandem with trusted financial gurus, including my husband, Roland Jackson
> Asian businesses have 50-100 year plans in effect. Don’t think short term, plan for the long-term. The worst that can happen is that you’ll realize 50% of your financial and business goals!
> Seek advice from my long-time accountant, Ed Torres CPA Tax and Accounting Services. If you don’t have a good CPA, get one; Ed and his team are the best and have kept me on track since I started my consulting firm 10 years ago.
> Follow investment tips offered by Wealthtrack.com’s Consuelo Mack (as friends know, this is one of my favorite shows, 7:30 PM EST, Fridays, WLIW, Ch. 21).
> Read The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig (WOW – just remembered I ordered this book a few weeks ago, immediately after it was mentioned on Wealthtrack.
> Make regular deposits to my IngDirect.com online savings account.
Your fiscal plan doesn’t have to be extensive or difficult—but it has to get done. Take it one step at a time. BE BOLD! Believe you can expand your business, generate new clients, enjoy what you do and REDUCE your stress level. It takes work and perseverance, but it will happen. Don’t worry about what you haven’t done, just get started. Trust me!
And, to Andrew Morrison of Small Business Camp and 90 Day Plan fame, Colette and Lynne are expanding their brands, writing books and taking things to the next level. Many of you know Andrew is a big believer in defining your unique talents, personal growth and entrepreneurial vision.
BE BOLD and act; “fast-track” your ideas!
>> MI
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