The term \u201cgrowing the business\u201d seems to be the term of choice for business people who discuss expansion. Unfortunately, in too many cases, this growing never goes beyond the seedling stage. Business people also talk about \u201cthinking outside the box.\u201d Again, that concept encompasses so much \u2013 what box? How far outside? \u2013 that it really can be an unfocused way of planning. So many random ideas can come out of such discussions and thinking that nothing really gets accomplished.<\/p>\n
It might be a much better idea to focus on one small thing that would increase business. For example, you feel strongly that mailing a circular to your existing customer base or to the immediate neighborhood would increase business, but you never seem to have the time to do it. Why not plan on mailing 1,000 circulars to possible customers over the next 30 days? This means devoting about one hour, two or three times a week, to take this project to fruition. Don\u2019t worry about next month \u2013 take one month at a time. <\/p>\n
Since it\u2019s said to take about 21 days to create a habit, several months should set the stage for the rest of the year. This will also help predict whether a mailing will indeed increase business. If it doesn\u2019t, take the same time you did to work on the mailing and come up with another idea. What you have done is to \u201cbank\u201d the time you created for the mailing program so that it\u2019s there for you to develop and implement the next plan.<\/p>\n
A caveat: don\u2019t work on something that you know you won\u2019t finish, no matter how great the idea. For example, calling all the prospects for your product or service may be a great idea and one that would most likely expand the business. However, you know that is not what you like to do \u2013 so, forget it.<\/p>\n
Implementing just one plan at a time and staying focused on it is the key. It may be easier to come up with 25 ideas outside the box, but if none ever get implemented, they might as well have stayed inside the box and never have been exposed to the light of day. Work on what you consider to be the best idea, and spend the same time you did on the mailing and develop it. It\u2019s the habit of spending the one hour for two to three times a week that is critical. This creates time for a true growing of the business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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