| Part of being a business owner is to overcome | | | | then get the results. What happens more often is that |
| challenges and bring your business to the next level | | | | these giant steps consist of a number of small steps. |
| while focusing on keeping it alive and profitable day in | | | | The difference between a plan, a good plan and a |
| and day out. But sometimes what we want to see as | | | | great plan for the business is that a plan is to make |
| a challenge is actually a state of being stuck - neither | | | | the giant steps but overlooking the sub-processes |
| moving forward nor maintaining a satisfying results' | | | | these giant steps involve - a good plan considers the |
| status quo. Here are the signs: | | | | big steps and the small steps but a truly great plan has |
| 1. The list of tasks keeps growing but the old tasks | | | | strategies to move from small steps to small step until |
| don't get done. Remember - first things first. If, like | | | | a giant step is completed. |
| most business owners who are doing it all on their | | | | 4. Allowing life to get in the way - there's always |
| own, you multitask lots of projects and tasks at the | | | | something: somebody gets sick, the holiday season is |
| same time then ask yourself if you are advancing in | | | | coming and you need to prepare, some renovation |
| any of them. If at least one of your projects is moving | | | | around the house is taking place, a relocation, a change |
| forward, then your business as a whole is moving | | | | in social status - like a break up, divorce or a new |
| forward. Even baby steps count. As long as you keep | | | | relationship, you need to finish something in order to |
| your focus on the direction and don't bring your | | | | take the next steps etc. this is a huge test for all |
| engines to a halt, you are making progress. On the | | | | business owners because life will always keep |
| other hand if tasks keep piling up and you find yourself | | | | happening. Unexpected situations or delays can and |
| saying constantly that you are busy but no tasks get | | | | will keep coming your way. What we do with it how |
| auctioned on, then you just excuse yourself for not | | | | we respond to it is what makes a difference. If we |
| doing anything. | | | | stay focused keep going and don't give up, then our |
| 2. You find yourself wishing for some free time - one | | | | business boat is safely anchored from the storms of |
| of the vital signs for you being stuck while operating | | | | life and regardless of which way the wind is blowing - |
| your business is that time is never enough. Well | | | | our boat is not to sink. |
| managed business starts with managing your time | | | | 5. Not taking care of us - how can this keep you |
| effectively and realistically. A big time waster is when | | | | stuck? Well, if you are new to your business, most |
| you don't like to perform a particular task to delay | | | | probably you will do your best; invest all your energy, |
| doing it and to contemplate how little you like it a lot. | | | | to keep it up and running. That involves less time for |
| Thinking is not doing - it's time wasting. | | | | self in cases like spa, fitness, and weekend getaways. |
| 3. Daydreaming about that great business success but | | | | But when self care is the luxury you don't really need |
| not creating a road map to move from where you are | | | | over time you start to need more time to recharge to |
| right now to where you want to be - having a vision or | | | | feel less enthusiasm for all that you do and to describe |
| a dream for your great success is the first step to | | | | yourself as overwhelmed. Even a 30 min meditation a |
| attaining it but this step will lead you nowhere if you | | | | day would do to keep you centered and away from |
| don't act on it every day. Furthermore, quite often I | | | | getting stuck in your business. |
| literally hear that the plan is to do the giant steps and | | | | |