Archives for July 2009
Is your business booming?
We’ve said before that your business isn’t your life. Yet if it’s taking up a large part of your waking (and maybe even sleeping) time in this crazy economy, it ought to be contributing to you leading the best life you can.
If you wake up every day raring to go about your business that’s great – maybe you’d like to share some tips here!
If you’re more often dragging yourself out of bed, dreading the day ahead, ’shoving the reasons under the carpet’ won’t help. Here’s your chance to be honest with yourself and give them an airing:
False bravado won’t get a business through this recession and if what used to work doesn’t anymore it’s time to get creative!
- What one, two or three things would you change about your business if you could?
- What one, two or three things would bring back your enjoyment and help make your business soar?
Don’t worry for now about whether or how you think you could bring these about – that’s likely to stop you in your tracks – just concentrate on the ‘whats’ for now.
The ‘hows’ come later and are for us to work towards together – if you want to.
What we’re aiming for here are the biggest issues and blocks that are holding businesses back.
Once we’ve identified them we can set about systematically removing them.
Put your responses up here in the comments or, if you prefer, send me an email privately.
Linda Mattacks is the author of a series of training courses available at SellingForBusiness.co.uk developed to provide easily accessible training for small businesses who are not in a position (or may not want) to take time out to attend formal training sessions.
