What are you working on?
Day in and day out there is work happening.
Everyone is busy.
There is nothing new about it.
Or is there?

The question I ask is not if you are working but ... 
what impact will the work you are doing have on achieving your objectives?

This is assuming you have clear objectives.
Of course objectives are a high level of what it will take to realize your goals - You have goals - right?
Who doesn't like Results?

Here is my very simple summary to get on the right track:
Dream fuel Vision
Vision frames Goals
Goals are a set of Objectives
Objectives are a set of Projects
Projects are organized tasks and resources over Time
Time can be managed in a Schedule
Schedule Management leads to Results 

What will make your year outstanding?

The start of a new year is a perfect time to take stock and decide what it is you are going to do that will make this next year outstanding for your business.  No the turkey is not yet cooked and the tree is not yet trimmed, but gathering the momentum to hit the ground running as the new year arrives starts now.  Here are a few questions that you can pose to your teams.  Ask them for their input.  Then mull over what they say to you and get your game plan together.

  • Who will our customers be five years from now?
  • What are we passionate about doing for our organization and our customers?
  • What are we best at?
  • Where can we continue to excel?
  • What do we think will be important for us to deliver in best serving our customers?
  • What are capabilities we want to put in place to stretch our organization and better serve our customers?
  • What are our goals and objectives?
  • What are the things we need to concentrate on to dramatically exceed our goals and objectives?
When you include input from your staff in this way you are showing them that you are all in it together.  It can be surprising where innovation and creativity will come from.  What have you got to loose really?  Take a chance then go as a team and succeed!

Sweat equity is the best form of equity

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What you achieve is in direct proportion to what you put into it. Entrepreneurs who are willing to put in the work, and are realistic about what the outcomes can be.  Building a business takes time and patience.  There are no silver bullets, not now not ever and no one is going to do it for you.

Don’t expect to escape the hard work

A bootstrapped, lean, capital-efficient startup methodology that puts a great deal of emphasis on business model and monetization is very close to the “earn your way” ideal that will stand the test of time. Speculative stuff is neither what I believe in, nor something we encourage entrepreneurs to pursue.

Money does not grow on trees, and funding is money

Yes every venture needs some investment to get started. In some cases that may be just your time, in others without investment capital there is no business.  Being realistic and preparing properly to know where you are with a venture in the process of earning the privilege of a business loan or the attention of an angel is a humbling but imperative exercise.
Ask us about our fundability readiness checklist

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