111: Before You Plan Your Year [5 CEO Moves for Small Business Planning]
We are sticking with the planning topic today- as it is yearly planning time for most business owners. If you are the ‘head down-only dealing with today’ type of owner, just take a breath, because this is not about creating another to-do list. It’s not about downloading a random template online. And it’s definitely not about making a plan that looks good on paper and then quietly gets ignored by March (you perfect planners can relate to this).
What we’re talking about is how to plan like a CEO, something you have probably never been taught. You may have tried yearly planning before, but it didn’t turn out the way you had hoped. Most business owners don’t fail at planning because they don’t care. They fail because no one ever showed them how to plan in a way that actually supports the business they’re building and the life they want to live.
Today we are walking through five higher level planning tasks you can complete before you plan your year, so that when you do sit down to map things out, your plan has a chance to lead to growth.
If we haven’t met yet, I am Robin Walker, a business advisor for entrepreneurs and small business owners. When we work together, we take all of your ideas, strengths, and talents, and strategically align them in your Signature Business Framework- a unique plan with action steps (and the accountability!) to follow through on your business vision. I would love to hear about your business. Set up a no cost consultation call here.
Thank you for being a listener and a supporter of small business.
-Robin Walker
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