Make 2008 Remarkable

In the last few posts Coaches Bob Roberts and Ralph Berge have talked about the importance of setting a plan for 2008 and changing your perspective to make it a great year. Taking time to plan for your success and think about new ways to approach your business is great advice. We seldom take the time to plan and startegize that we should.

I'd like to add to their list the need to change your beliefs or at least understand your beliefs so you know how they impact you. Making 2008 a remarkable year may, if fact I would bet it will, be determined to a large extent by your beliefs. What do you believe about your business, about the economy, about the competition, about your team...and most importantly about YOU?

As you go through your plan for this year ask yourself a series of questions about your beliefs on each of these areas. Add in some thoughts about your beliefs on your product(s), your service, your ability to accomplish your goals and your beliefs about why your business is where it is at today. Or where you are in your career if you don't own the business. What you tell yourself about each of these areas will have a direct impact on the results you get.

You can create a great plan and begin to think about what you need to do to meet your goals but, if you don't believe the plan is achievable or that the goals are just not realistic then guess what...you are not going to succeed. You have to believe that you will do what it takes to achieve and even exceed the goals and then don't stop until you do it. How much time have you put in your calendar this year to read books or information from business experts? How much time and money have you allocated to attending training or workshops to learn and grow? How much have you committed to networking or meeting other people you can learn from?

A great plan isn't just about the numbers or the tactics you will employ. To make it a truly remarkable year work on YOU harder than you work on your business. That means working on your skills, your knowledge and your beliefs. At ActionCOACH we like to tell our clients that where you are a year from now will depend to a large extent on the books you read, the people you meet and the action you take! And we absolutley believe that!

Make 2008 a remarkable year!