Last week we talked about getting a friend to keep us accountable; making sure we stay positive about achieving our goal, and to make it public to keep us on track. We close out this week with our final two strategies to realize our goals.   Chart your goal’s progress.   I’ve already shared with [...]

Even when you’ve set a “good” goal – one that adheres to your higher objective and is specific and measurable – you can run into some issues along the way… namely, staying motivated. Without motivation, even the most ambitious person will get sidetracked. Here are the strategies that I feel will keep you on track [...]

I recently watched the plight of newly hatched sea turtles, slowly and methodically making their way to the ocean. They faced all sorts of outside forces that turned hundreds of hatchlings into a mere 30-40 living specimens who actually made it to the ocean. Once there, they quickly learn how to manage life around their sea-based [...]

Last time we discussed the top five mistakes to avoid when marketing your business, here are the final five!  6.   Your message isn’t clear. Always test it out on current clients, peers, or family/friends to be sure it’s not confusing or misses the point you’re trying to make. 7.     Untimely message. If you’re looking to build some [...]

Without marketing your business could stagnate, or even worse, close. Identifying and correcting some basic marketing mistakes will help you to promote and grow your business.   Here are my Top Ten Marketing Mistakes   1.     Your message is too general. While some of you may think that EVERYONE could use your product or service, if you [...]

Last time we addressed three of my Six Mistakes – not being realistic, challenging or specific enough. Here are the final three mistakes to avoid when setting your goals. Not under your control.   Several years ago, I set a goal to publish a book with a major New York publisher. I wrote the manuscript, edited [...]

In my experience, these are the main mistakes we make when setting goals. Not realistic.   Sometimes, you set goals that are perfectly reasonable – until you set a timeline on them. For instance, losing 20 pounds. is great. Doing so by next Friday? Probably not very realistic.   I’ve found especially with new entrepreneurs, [...]

Unfortunately, not every goal is a good goal. Goal-setting is a skill which can be broken down into three easily defined, concrete steps: Brainstorm your big objective.   What are you trying to accomplish professionally or personally? Create a new product line? Streamline a process? Outsource some of your tasks? At this step, we’re trying [...]

My new Get Goaling program will be starting on January 20 – 2011. To give you a little taste of what we’ll be discussing and how it can positively impact your business, I thought I’d do a few posts about my feelings about goals. I didn’t set goals when I first started my practice in 1998, [...]

 Are You On Track To Grow Your Business in 2011? When I started my VA practice in 1998, the only experience I had in running a business was managing someone else’s. The company I had been working for was not the most ethical company around, and as a salesperson you were provided with quarterly goals to [...]