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PlanningYourBestYearEver

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The Entrepreneur’s guide to planning your best year ever!!!

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Aseverysmallbusinessownerknows,ifyou’renothavingfunandenjoyingyourwork,it’stoughtostaymotivated.Andifyou’renotfeelingmotivated,it’snearlyimpossibletogrow.

Somanysolo-preneurssimplyexist,workingharddayafterday,withouteverlovingtheirbusiness,andsometimesevencomingtoresenttheverythingsyouusedtoenjoy.

Ormaybeyoustilllookforwardtoyourday-to-daytasks,buthavetroubleachievingyourgoals—orevenknowingwhatyourgoalsare.Businessfeelsboringorstagnated,andyoucan’tseemtoreachthatnextlevel.

Whateverlevelyou’reat,whetheryou’reinlovewithyourbusinesstodayornot,theonlysure-firewaytomakethenextyearyourbesteveristospendsometimereviewingyourwins,settingnewgoals,andplanningyourstrategyforthecomingmonths.

Ifthatsoundsoverwhelming,don’tworry.It’seasy,andevenfun.

REVIEW&CELEBRATETHEPAST12MONTHS

Beforeyoucanlookforward,spendsometimelookingback.AsonevintageadProclaims,“You’vecomealongway,baby!”It’stimetocelebrate!

Youhaveverylikelyaccomplishedalotinthepast12months,evenifsomedaysitdoesn’tfeellikeit.

Thinkbacktohowyoustartedthepastyear,andmakealistofhowyou’vegrownandimproved.Keepthefollowinglifeandbusinessareasinmindasyoumakeyourlist:

Family&Relationships Financial Reputation AudienceReach Charity&VolunteerWork BusinessVision Spirituality

Thenwritedownwhereyouwerethenversuswhereyouarenowforeachoftheseareas,andanyothersthatareimportanttoyou.

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THEN

NOW

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To-Do: Tomakethisexerciseeasiernextyear,setyourselfuprightfromthestart.

1.Createabusinessdiary.ThiscanbeassimpleasaGooglecalendarora

notebookinyourEvernotewithanewnoteforeachdayorweek.Spendaminuteortwoattheendofeverydayandjotdownanythingyoumightwanttorememberlater.Forexample,youmightmakeanoteaboutbeingpublishedinHuffingtonPost,orgettingre-tweetedbyMarieForleo.

Youmayalsowanttoincludethingslikeproductlaunchdatesandresults,affiliatepromotions,adcampaignsandhowtheyperform,andanythingelseyou’llwanttorememberorreferencelater.

2.Createa“yayme”file.Hereiswhereyou’llrecordallthegoodstuff.Glowing

emailsfromclients,exceptionalreviews,andevenparticularlyflatteringphotosshouldbesavedandpulledoutwheneveryouneedapick-me-up.

Therearelotsofwaystobuildthisfile,butdon’tbeafraidtogetcreative.A

funscrapbookwithplentyofcolorwillliftyourspiritseverytimeyouseeit.

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UNDERSTANDINGYOUR‘WHY’ Beforeyoucansetgoalsorachieveanythinginyourbusinessoryourlife,youhavetounderstandwhatreallydrivesyou.Whatisitthattrulygetsyouupinthemorningwhenallyouwanttodoisrolloverandgobacktosleep?Whatforcesyoutopickupthephonetocallyetanotherpotentialclient?Whatkeepsyougoing,evenwhenyouwanttogiveup?

Your“why”ispersonal.It’syoursalone,andnotwowhy’sareexactlyalike.Moreimportantly,there’snorightorwrong“why.”

Perhapsyoualreadyknowwhatyourwhyis.Maybeyouwanttohelpsinglemomsmakeabetterlifeforthemselves.Maybeyouwanttoearnenoughmoneytoretireat50andtraveltheworld.Youmightwanttostartacatrescue,spendmoretimewithyourkids,orgoonamissiontriptoAfrica.Maybeyoujustwanttomakeamilliondollars.

Onceyouknowwhatdrivesyou,everydecisionbecomeseasier,sobeforeyoustartsettinggoalsfornextyear,let’sspendsometimethinkingaboutwhyyoudowhatyoudo.

Answerthefollowingquestions:

Ifmoneyandtimewereofnoconcern,whatwouldIdowithmydays?Lookingbackatmypastyear,whateventsoraccomplishmentsmademyheartlightup?

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IfIlosteverythingtomorrow,whatwouldImostmiss? IfIcouldtradeliveswithanyone,whowoulditbeandwhy?

Withtheseanswersinmind,spendatleastanhourwritingoutwhyyoudowhatyoudo.(Thisisnotaneasyexercise,andnotonethatcanberushed,sopleasetakeyourtime.)

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YOURBUSINESSVISION

Youstartedyourbusinesswithavisioninmind.Youprobablydaydreamedaboutwhatitwouldlooklikeasyousatinyourday-jobofficewaitingfortheclocktotellyouitwasfinallytimetogohome.Maybeyoufantasizedabouthowitwouldbetoworkfromhomeasyouscrapediceoffyourcarinpreparationforyetanothercoldcommuteinbumper-to-bumpertraffic.

Whatdiditlooklike,thisdreambusinessofyours?Howdidyouridealdaysrollout?Wheredidyouspendyourdowntime?

Chancesareyourvisionhaschanged,butyouverylikelystillhaveadreamofwhatyouwantyourbusiness—andyourlife—tolooklike.

Spendafewminutesandwriteout(inasmuchdetailasyoucan)yourshortandlong-termbusinessandlifevision.1year:5year:10year:

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GOALSETTING Nowthatyouknowwhatyouwantyourbusinessandyourlifetolooklike,andmoreimportantly,why,it’stimetosetsomegoalstohelpyougetthere.

Whensettingyourgoals,keeptheS.M.A.R.T.modelinmind.Goalsshouldbe:

Specific Measureable Achievable Resultsfocused Time-bound

Forexample,youmightsetagoaltoearn$200,000(specific,measureableandresultsfocused)in2016(time-bound).Ifyourearningsin2015were$150,000,thenyourgoalcertainlymeetstheachievablerequirementaswell,makingthisagood(SMART)goal.

While“smart”goalsaresafeandexpected,there’ssomethingtobesaidfordreamingbig,too.Whatifyoutookyour“smart”goalofadding$50,000toyourincome,andfollowedGrantCardone’sadviceandmultipliedthatby10?

In“The10XRule:TheOnlyDifferenceBetweenSuccessandFailure”Cardonemakesthecasethattheonlywaytoreallyachievegreatnessistodreambiggerandpushyourselffurtherbysettinggoalsthatothersmightconsiderunreasonable.

Trysettingatleastonegoalineachoftheseareas,anddon’tbeafraidtotakeyourinitialgoalandmultiplyitby10:

Family&Relationships

Financial

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Spiritual

Charity&VolunteerWork

BusinessGrowth

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Nowthatyouknowwhatyourgoalsare,it’stimetobreakthemdownintomanageablechunks.It’smucheasiertothinkaboutadding100peopletoyourmailinglistthisweekthanitistoconsiderthemonumentaltaskofadding5,000peoplethisyear. Usethetablebelowtobreakyourbiggoalsintosmaller,moremanageablepieces.

YEARLYGOAL

MONTHLYGOAL

WEEKLYGOAL

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CREATEDO-ABLETASKS

Reachingyourgoalswon’tjusthappen.Youhavetoputintheworkinordertoachievenewheights.

You’vealreadybrokenyourgoalsdownintomonthlyandweeklymilestones,sonowit’stimetoplanthetaskstoreachthosemilestones.Forexample,ifyousetagoalofadding100peopletoyourmailinglisteachweek,andyouknowthatyourlandingpageconvertsat20%,thenyouneedtodrive500newpeopletoyourpage.YoumightdothatbyrunningpaidFacebookads,sharingyourURLonTwitterandLinkedIn,orbuyingsoloads.(Ineachcase,you’llneedtotestandtracktoensureyou’respendingandsharinginthecorrectnumberstoreachyourgoal.)

WEEKLYGOAL TASKTOACHIEVE

TASKTOACHIEVE

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RESOURCESINEED

Nobusiness—orlife—operatesinavacuum.Youneedhelp.People, toolsandtrainingareallcriticaltoyoursuccess.Someexamplesofnecessaryresourcesinclude:

BusinessTools

Webhosting Mailinglistmanager Shoppingcart Socialmediapresence Landingpagecreator

Webinarhost BusinessTraining

Emailmarketing&listbuilding Facebookads Blogging/contentmarketing Technologytraining

People

JVPartnersandaffiliates Virtualassistants Copywriters Graphicdesigners Video/audioeditors

Whenyouthinkofyourgoalsandvisionforthecomingyear,makeanoteabouttheresourcesneededtoaccomplishthosegoals.Someofthemyoulikelyalreadyhave,someyouwillneedtoresearchandaddtoyourcurrentlist.

What’smissingfrommybusinessandlifethatwillhelpmeachievemygoals?

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ACCOUNTABILITY&SUPPORT Asidefromthetoolsandtrainingyou’llneedtoachieveyourgoals,you’llverylikelyneedsupportandaccountabilityfromothersaswell.

Whowillkeepyoumotivatedwhenyoujustwanttogiveup?

Whowillhelpincreaseconversionsonyourlandingpages?

Whowillsharedifferentideasandperspectiveswithyoutohelpincreasesales? Asasmallbusinessowner,youneedasolidsupportsystemtohelpyougettherightthingsdone.Thesesupportpeoplewillinclude:

Yourspouseorsignificantother Yourbusinesspartner(ifyouhaveone) Yourmastermindgroup Youraccountabilitypartner Yourbusinessand/orlifecoach

Whichofthesedoyoucurrentlyhave?Whichdoyouneed?Whatroleswilltheyfillinyourgoalsettingandbusinessgrowth?

PERSON

ROLE

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ALIVINGDOCUMENT

Thegoalsandtasklistsyou’vecreatedareonlythebeginning.You’llcontinuetoaddtothemasnewideasoccur,andoldonesturnoutnottowork(oryouhatedoingthem,orthey’velosttheirimportance).

Sodon’tlookatanyoftheseasaMUSTdolist.LookatthemasaCANdolist

instead.Here’sthereallyimportantthing,though:Dosomethingeveryday.Pick

onethingthatwillmoveyouclosertowardyourgoalseachandeveryday,andonceinawhile—sayonceperquarter—revisityourgoalsandyourvisionandaskyourself,“IsthisstillwhatIreallywantfromlife?”

Thenmakeyourdecisionsaccordingly.

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