“Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.” ~ Jim Rohn (click to tweet)
That quote cuts through the noise and sets the foundation for everything else in business.
If you want to grow your business, you need a goal, a strategy and a way to review and monitor your progress.
It’s a rhythm for success.
That’s what I want to teach you today.
Probably the easiest way to plan, schedule and manage your business growth… even if you’ve failed to follow through on every new productivity hack, system or planner you swore would be “the one”.
No crazy fancy spreadsheets… just a simple paper and a pen and a few calendar entries with a simple game plan.
Your business growth is waiting for you in this video.
At a high level, the strategy looks like this…
In the video I dive deeper into each, and how to design and manage them for maximal “stickability” and momentum.
But here’s the high level process…
Start big picture then work your way down to higher fidelity of what’s planned for the near term.
Leave me a comment with some of your big plans / outcomes for this year?
What are you gunning for?
What gets you excited!?
Can’t wait to read your replies.
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Dan Martell has advised more startups than his hometown has people and teaches startup founders like you how to scale. (Get the free 3 videos to grow your business here.) He previously created, raised venture funding for and successfully exited two tech startups: Flowtown and Clarity.fm. You should follow him on twitter@danmartell for tweets that are actually awesome.
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Are you running out of money?
Do you have something people want to buy?
Do you have a cost effective marketing plan?
Do you have the skills to lead your team?
Are you able to hire great people?
Have you built a system that outlines how you deliver value to your customers in a repeatable way?
Feeling overwhelmed by this avalanche of questions, and wishing you could get back to your regularly-scheduled programming of being “fake busy” and avoiding the hard sh*t?
Sorry. Won’t let ’ya ;)
Too much at stake.
Cause these are the questions that will save your business.
And in this week's video I’m going to share with you the 6 reasons 90% of companies fail and what to do about it.
Failure is so easy to avoid if you understand these key areas of focus, and the habits to continue to improve a few parts of your business.
It doesn’t matter how fast you're growing, or the accolades you’re receiving, you can still fail.
But understand the key business fundamentals, and you win.
On that - and #6 in my list - are you subscribed to my YouTube channel?
If not, do it... be sure to invest in your education and continue to learn and grow.
Thanks in advance for your comments and likes!
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Dan Martell has advised more startups than his hometown has people and teaches startup founders like you how to scale. (Get the free 3 videos to grow your business here.) He previously created, raised venture funding for and successfully exited two tech startups: Flowtown and Clarity.fm. You should follow him on twitter@danmartell for tweets that are actually awesome.
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When I was 26 I spent $150K to hire a business advisor/coach named Stew.
It was almost all the cash I had left in my business at the time, but I knew if I wanted to play a bigger game I needed to invest in myself and my business.
Here’s one of the many big ideas he taught me.
“Right time, right action”
This is the way it works ...
... you can have two different entrepreneurs execute the exact same list of growth strategies, yet a few years later, one could be flying around the world heli-skiing full-time, while the other is left liquidating his office’s entry level Keurig machine just to keep the lights on.
Why?
It all comes down to understanding what matters most today, versus tomorrow, versus next week, versus next year.
That’s the ultimate skill of a strategic leader.
So today I want to unpack the exact process Stew shared with me to leverage when evaluating my todo list.
The cool part is that you can teach this to your team.
To make it even easier to implement, I’ve added a simple scoring system.
Here’s how it works:
Start by listing your task, projects or strategies in a spreadsheet so we can easily score and sort them.
Here’s how to score them.
1. Makes Money: 3
2. Make Customers Happy: 2
3. Repeatable System: 1
If something doesn’t fit that filter, then it’s a 0.
So for every item in your list score it against those 3 criteria and for each use the weighted score.
Example:
- Implement paid marketing webinar: 3,2,1 = 6
- Follow up on aged receivables: 3,1 = 4
- Hour call with new connections: 0
Once you have each one scored then re-sort them based on highest score and start your day there.
Simple? Yes.
Do you have the discipline to implement it?
If you’re down for trying this for a week, then leave a comment with your commitment.
Over the next few months I’m going to share more of the key strategies I learned from working with Stew for over a year.
He played a huge part in the growth and exit of that company.
More to come...
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Dan Martell has advised more startups than his hometown has people and teaches startup founders like you how to scale. (Get the free 3 videos to grow your business here.) He previously created, raised venture funding for and successfully exited two tech startups: Flowtown and Clarity.fm. You should follow him on twitter@danmartell for tweets that are actually awesome.
Are you an entrepreneur? Get free weekly video training here:
http://www.danmartell.com/newsletter
+ Join me on FB: http://FB.com/DanMartell
+ Connect w/ me live: http://periscope.tv/danmartell
+ Tweet me: http://twitter.com/danmartell
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