Welcome ’007, we’ve been expecting you. The name is Sloan – Brothers Sloan. We’re keeping our eyes on you.
Every startup – and every sophomore, junior or senior business looking to grow – should do likewise. The brand new year, our ’007, is full of potential, and now’s a particularly good time to take a look at your life plan and set some solid goals for you and your business.
We’re not talking about short-lived New Year’s resolutions. Those are about intentions; goals are about achievements. One of our own big ones for 2007 is to help you succeed with even more life-learned guidance, and a lot of help from our friends.
So…
What Are You Good At?
You’ve often heard us say that a life plan trumps a business plan. Yet a business plan is a natural outgrowth of what you’re passionate about. Taking that life plan and distilling it into an action strategy is where goal-setting becomes critical.
“It doesn’t bother you; killing all those people?” asks Casino Royale’s Bond Girl, Vesper Lynd. “Well,” replies Bond, James Bond, “I wouldn’t be very good at my job if it did.”
Are you doing what you’re good at? (Is it legal?) Are you doing what you want to do? If so, congratulations; you’re on the path and taking care of Customer One – you.
If not, then one of the most revealing – also awkward, uncomfortable and painful – things you can do this year is look in the mirror and create a vision for your life. Be dedicated to the process and it will yield tons of fruit.
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