How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve

Entrepreneurs are great at coming up with ideas! But we’re not always very good at following through and turning our ideas into reality. Too many business owners fall in love with an idea or project, but then quickly become overwhelmed when it’s time to execute. Thus they give up and never reap the rewards they were so eagerly seeking in the first place!

Overwhelm leads to paralysis and unfinished projects. Don’t let this keep happening to you! You need a better way to approach your goals. Follow these five steps to reach your goals and create more success in your small business. Read more about How to Set Goals You Will Actually Achieve

FREE Tool – A simple way to develop your marketing checklist for 2013

To help you prepare for our upcoming training on how to reconfigure what you already have going on in your business to create what you really want, I put together a simple tool for you.

This worksheet will help you do a simple analysis of your business activity for the last 12 months so you can clarify your goals for the upcoming year.

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Take a few moments to jot down your thoughts before your day gets too busy.

Also, keep in mind that Early bird pricing ends MONDAY, December 10th for "reCalibrate Your Business"

I know you've been meaning to register so don't miss this chance to save $50.

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Enjoy your Saturday!

Your partner in success,
Sydni

How to Know EXACTLY What to Do to Grow Your Business

Go to www.reCalibrateYourBusiness.com for access to my "paint by numbers" system for creating a simple checklist to achieve your goals.

4 Keys to A Lifestyle Focused Business

Your "Take Action" Plan for This Week:

  1. Define what success means to you. How much do you work and with whom? What is your weekly/monthly/annual revenue? What does your personal life look like? The more specific you are the easier it will be to create this reality. (YES, you DO deserve this. :)
  2. Do an honest self-evaluation and determine what adjustments you need to make in your mindset and habits. Do you need to switch from an “I could never…” attitude to a “This is what I’m going to do…” approach? Do you need to get organized? Be more efficient? Be honest?
  3. Consider how you can adjust your business model so that you serve your clients, do your best work AND support your lifestyle. Open your mind to the possibilities and don’t sensor yourself. (If you want some help brainstorming idea, I’d be happy to help you. Just let me know.)
  4. Review your weekly activities to see where your infrastructure needs improvement. Are your systems M.I.A. or out of date? Make a list of what needs to be upgraded and then commit to focusing on key areas in a specific time frame (such as one per week or one per month)
  5. Based on the activities you hate to do or aren’t good at, research options for outsourcing and building a team. Look into hiring a Virtual Assistant or an intern if you’re just starting out.

Is Your Business Really Your Top Priority?

In order to grow your business and achieve your goals, you have to streamline your activities and focus your efforts. What does this look like on a practical level?

Learn to Say “No.”

It means that you’re going to have to say “no” to any nonessential activities in your business, in your personal life and in your day that are distracting you from what you need to do in your business. Read more about Is Your Business Really Your Top Priority?

5 Ways to Use Your Website to Get Clients and Increase Your Income

website bullseyeYour business website can’t be successful without a plan. Before you launch, you need to have a clear and focused vision of what you want visitors to do. This way, you can create a plan for you and any service providers you hire to follow. How do you develop a plan? You start with setting goals.

Business website goals are statements about what you want visitors to do, the experience you want them to have and the accomplishments you want to achieve. Just like you can’t increase your income without a goal, you can’t build a successful website without a goal in mind.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to creating a business website. Your goals are going to differ based on the nature of your business, the type of marketing you’re doing and your overall business goals.

It all comes down to asking one basic question – what do you want your website to do for you?

Here are a five different common website goals that you can use in developing your own plan: Read more about 5 Ways to Use Your Website to Get Clients and Increase Your Income

Critical Website Mistakes – Is Your Site Driving Away Clients?

Head in hands ladyYour website is the number one marketing resource for your business. But far too many small business owners aren’t using this important online real estate to its full potential. With the wrong approach, your website goes from a marketing asset to a liability.

Even if you’re not a web designer, you can follow a few basic principles (and get the right help) to make your website all that it should be. Here are five critical website mistakes that you need to fix immediately:

  1. Working with no plan.You know you need a website – but do you know why? If you’re just throwing up a few pages and hoping for the best, you’re missing out on valuable opportunities and potential clients. You have to work with a plan and decide what you want your website to do. Is it a gateway to purchasing your package or system? Is it a way to show off your credibility? Is it a platform to develop thought leadership in your industry? Its okay if it’s a little of all three, but you need to decide what you want your website to do so you can develop a cohesive plan.

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My Not-So-Secret Formula to More Profits (SSMS Episode 87)

Subscribe to Sydni's PodcastIt's easy to get caught up chasing the latest and greatest "thing" when you're trying to grow your business. What smart entrepreneurs do is to keep things simple and follow time tested strategies that really work. Listen in as I share my 3-step process for blocking out the noise, getting back on track with your goals and how to actually achieve them. This is actionable advice you can implement TODAY to create more success in your business.

Try This “Hot New Thing” to Boost Your Revenue

oopsThere is always some "hot new thing" in the marketplace that is supposedly designed to end your marketing woes. Sometimes the new thing works, sometimes it doesn't. But I want to share with you the new smart, simple, "hot", "new" thing that IS working right now. What is that Hot New (or actually old successful thing)? It comes in the form of three simple words: Plan, Execute, and Results!

How often do you take time to look at your business objectively? Every day you fight to not get bogged down in the minutia of things that are thrown at you. After putting out multiple fires each week, it is easy to forget the very reason you are started your business in the first place. It can be difficult to step away from the hustle to detect areas where you could simplify and improve operations. If you are constantly in a mental fog, you will miss opportunities to increase your revenue. If you aren't careful, your business can put you in the same rat race that you sought to escape when you were working for someone else.

It is time for you to go old school and do what successful entrepreneurs have done for centuries. That is plan the work that you must do. Execute the plan that you have created. Benefit from and duplicate the results you enjoy. Let me show you how. Read more about Try This "Hot New Thing" to Boost Your Revenue

How to Set Goals That Get Results (SSMS Episode 86)

Subscribe to Sydni's PodcastYou started your business to make a great living doing the work you love. NOT to unintentionally run a non-profit organization. To ensure that you create the profitable, successful business you deserve you must set and achieve goals. For some folks this is easier said then done, so listen in as I share how you can set goals that get results. If you'd like to learn more, including my step-by-step process for implementing a SIMPLE marketing plan that makes you money, visit me at http://www.createyourmoneymap.com/.