Why is it so many new years resolutions fail? Because they are fluffy, and unfortunately so are most business plans.
When you look at the top 10 new years resolutions from 2015 they all have one thing in common…
1 Lose Weight
2 Getting Organized
3 Spend Less, Save More
4 Enjoy Life to the Fullest
5 Staying Fit and Healthy
6 Learn Something Exciting
7 Quit Smoking
8 Help Others in Their Dreams
9 Fall in Love
10 Spend More Time with Family
…they are too loose, too fluffy, too general and most people give up on them after a few days of setting them. Does that sound familiar? Same thing happens with business goals.
So why?
Well if a resolution just like a business plan or goal isn’t specific enough you can’t measure it, have any accountability for it or see the steps needed to achieve it.
I often meet business owners who say they want more money, to spend more time with the family, work less hours and get financial security but when you ask them what they mean by the above they can’t give you the detail. How much more money, by when, to do what with, how much more is that a month, a week, a day, what needs to happen in the business to realise it, how many more clients, with what marketing, wheres the plan, the forecast, the budget to make it happen?
A goal without a plan is a wish and a resolution without specifics is a dream.
Get serious about your planning and make it happen. We work with clients on annual plans then 90 day plans with details as to who will do what by when to make it happen, not just be a dream. Come and join us next week at Celtic Manor where we will be spending the day with 50 businesses to ensure their plans will happen and not just be a failed resolution. Take a day out and make it happen http://businessgrowth.coach/quarterly-planning-day/
