Characteristics of a Successful Business 2

Planning

It’s pretty easy to let designated planning time get interrupted or fall by the wayside, but taking the time to work on your business instead of only in your business is critical to creating space to succeed personally and professionally.

You probably don’t need to be sold much on the benefits of planning, but if you feel like you’re spinning your wheels, a good planning session might just cure that ailment.

As you’re masterminding your plan, ask yourself the following questions:

• What is the path to achieving my success?

• Is this going to move me closer to success?

• What do I need to do to achieve my desired level of success?

• What are the areas in which I’ll need help achieving success?

• What short-term sacrifices will I have to make to achieve success?

• How will I know when I’m successful?

• What benchmarks can I set to measure my success?