Developing Leverage
By creating systems in your business...
Last month we asked you to stretch your mind and consider taking 6 months off.
Clients and frequent readers of Action Business Development's Owners Report will recognize, if you don't have a "profitable, commercial enterprise that runs without you" (the owner) then you don't really have a successful business! Yes, you may have a lucrative profession or job, but to achieve real business success you must get your business to a stage where it runs without you - the owner. That way you are free to develop additional business interests and free to really enjoy all life has to offer.
This month we will examine 3 Key Areas that will insure your business is on the "fast track" to operating consistently and efficiently - without you... [FULL STORY]
Listen to the Taps on Your Shoulder
Traveling down the road of life, it is easy to be distracted, get off track and lose sight of the big picture. You have heard the old saying, "can't see the forest for the trees". However, every day you are getting little taps on the shoulder, an idea that you should change what you are doing, a suggestion from someone, a hint. These taps are just like the reflector bumps in the center of the highway and the small slits on the shoulder that serve as warnings. You feel little taps if you stray too far one way or the other. Either you learn to listen to the taps and adjust your course, or eventually you will run into the sign posts at the side of the road, or worse, oncoming traffic.
In business, we get taps all the time. Unfortunately, they are a lot more subtle than the taps we get on the highway - and it's easy to get use to the taps and tune them out. They are however, just as important for the health of your business. If you do not want your business to be run over by the proverbial Mack truck, it is imperative that you become adept at listening to the taps.
The most successful business people are very perceptive. They have perfected the craft of surrounding themselves with other people and then listening - really listening - to what they have to say.
So, be sure to listen for the taps and look for the signs of health in your business.
How do you gauge the health of your business?
Well you can wait until it shows up in your financial statements, but at that point the damage is a little more difficult to undo. Click here to complete Action's Online Business Health Check . It will examine 10 areas in your business and takes about 5 minutes to complete (Be sure not to over think your answers. It will yield a better result and you'll complete it faster).
If you'd like some help interpreting your Health Check score, or you'd rather talk to a business coach (without cost, or obligation) email us or call Joanne at 904-943 5247.
Time Management Teleseminar
Thursday July 13th -- 8:00 pm
Time is your most valuable asset. You can always make more money. You can't get more time. To find out how to get the most out of the finite amount of time you have, you can dial in to our teleseminar at 8:00 pm on Thursday July 13th, from the comfort of your own home. The teleseminar will last under 1 hour.
To find out more or to reserve your place email Warren Coughlin (warrencoughlin@action-international.com) or call Warren at 416-544-8667.
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