Welcome to the January edition of our Plan · Play · ProfitE-Newsletter.
Announcing Leading Advisor’s One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar and the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars!
“If you don’t get the words right, you might build the wrong business and may never get the numbers right.”
The dates for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinars are:
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
Who should attend?
Do you have too many scattered ideas?
Do you need to focus on a few?
Do you need to jumpstart your business right now?
Do you have no time or interest in writing a 50 page business plan?
Do you need to determine if you’re focusing on the right things?
Do you need an effective blueprint to keep yourself and team focused?
Then consider a fresh, simple approach to business planning that will enable you to focus on what is important…the One Page Business Plan(TM) – a powerful tool for building and managing a business. It’s short, it’s concise, and it delivers results quickly and effectively. There can be no question as to where your business is headed when it is in writing, especially when you have the key essentials about growing your business clearly specified on a single page.
Is this another ho-hum course on business planning like the ten others you have attended – no way! I know how to capture the essence of any business in just a few minutes using the innovative key word and short phrase techniques using the One Page Business Plan(TM).
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
“The One Page Business Plan has helped me to clarify my goals and objectives by providing me with the structure to think about them and then write them down. The process also forces me to become accountable and get more excited about what 2011 and beyond will look like. This method has made me focus and led me to use the law of attraction which states…”write it down if you want it to happen!!”
Yvan Brazeau, CFP Eclipse Financial Timmins, ON
The One Page Business Plan(TM) Is Easy!
Creating a plan has never been easier than using the One Page Business Plan(TM). This concise process will bring new energy to your business and you’ll find great value in developing a one-year action plan that guides your business decisions and focuses your resources where they’ll be most productive over the upcoming year.
Attend this One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar and learn:
What is a One Page Business Plan(TM)?
Why does the One Page Business Plan(TM) Work?
What does a One Page Business Plan(TM) provide?
How will planning benefit my business?
The 5 essential ingredients every business plan must have to be successful.
The Overview for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars scheduled for:
These Webinars will teach attendees immediately usable business planning skills including:
How to concisely and effectively describe the essence of any business on just one page using key words and short phrases
Writing a vision statement that graphically describes what you are building in two sentences or less
Creating a mission statement that not only describes why the business exists but actually creates sales demand
Designing quantitative business, financial and operational objectives that drive behaviour and produce results
Crafting strategies that define the business models and best practices critical to your success
Building actionable business building project plans that describe the work to be done to implement key strategies
The 5 critical things you must do with your plan once it is written to assure it produces results.
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
If you want to move forward now and you want to work with Simon Reilly One On One with the One Page Business Plan(TM) and you don’t want to wait for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will schedule a complimentary call so that I can show you how the One Page Business Plan(TM) will help you to make 2011 your best year ever!
“The One Page Business Plan helped organize my vision, objectives, and strategies, and lay out a roadmap of what needs to be done in order for me to take my business to the next level. The template format made the development of my business plan a very simple process.”
Michael A. Healey, B.A., CFP, RHU ZLC Financial Group Vancouver, BC
Why does the One Page Business Plan(TM) work?
It works for some very simple reasons. First, the One Page Business Plan(TM) system makes capturing plans easy because it’s only one page! There is no room for fluff and filler; it also does not require a major commitment of time. Second, the key word and short phrase technique is very powerful because it encourages one to capture the essence of one’s thoughts without getting bogged down in the complexity of prose writing. Also, these are your words about your business, not some computer boilerplate…so they are meaningful. And finally, the process of committing your plan into writing means you have initiated the process of committing yourself to taking your business to the next level.
Learn how to create a blueprint for success that will leave your competitor’s in the dust and wondering where you came from!
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
If you want to move forward now and you want to work with me One On One with the One Page Business Plan(TM) and you don’t want to wait for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will schedule a complimentary call so that I can show you how the One Page Business Plan(TM) will help you to make 2011 your best year ever!
The One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars
During the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free-Webinar I will be offering 10 spaces in the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars @ $895.00 and I will provide a 100% money back guarantee. Here are the dates and this is what the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars include:
A constant relationship with Simon Reilly to educate, guide and hold you accountable to creating and acting upon your One Page Business Plan(TM)
Special business planning software custom tailored to the financial advisor / investment advisor profession
A set of decisions that will install the next level of disciplines to take your business to the next level
Webinar Recordings – so that you can hear and view the Webinars again or in case you can’t make the live Webinars
Everyone participating in the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars will have a draft of his or her plan at the end of the Webinars.
An hour One Page Business Plan(TM) debriefing call with Simon Reilly after the 4th Webinar
Unlimited e-mail access to Simon Reilly
Unlimited telephone access to Simon Reilly ( calls are booked through Laura Reilly )
A weekly e-mail progress report
A weekly update on articles, questions and answers
On March 1st, 2011, I ask you if you are 100% SATISFIED WITH THE ONE PAGE BUSINESS PLAN (TM) WEBINAR and if the answer is “no” then I will give you a 100%, NO QUESTIONS ASKED, FULL REFUND of your fees
Yes – I’ll send you your $895.00 back and we will still be friends, no need to avoid me at conferences
You have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to lose and you have ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING to gain.
This One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars offer is made on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, basis to the first 10 individuals to register.
The terms are $895.00 for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars – $447.50 by way of American Express, MasterCard or Visa upon registration and $447.50 on February 24th, 2011.
If you want to enrol in the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will take care of the details.
“The One Page Business Plan uniquely simplifies the complex. It motivates, it focuses, and it inspires all on one page. The user friendly format makes this a necessary tool for any professional desiring to plan and build success.”
Ryan Beck, CFP Executive Vice President, AXA Advisors, LLC Salt Lake City, UT
Overview for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars:
These Webinars will teach attendees immediately usable business planning skills including:
The 5 essential ingredients every business plan must have to be successful.
How to concisely and effectively describe the essence of any business on just one page using key words and short phrases
Writing a vision statement that graphically describes what you are building in two sentences or less
Creating a mission statement that not only describes why the business exists but actually creates sales demand
Designing quantitative business, financial and operational objectives that drive behaviour and produce results
Crafting strategies that define the business models and best practices critical to your success
Building actionable business building project plans that describe the work to be done to implement key strategies
The 5 critical things you must do with your plan once it is written to assure it produces results.
We take a complex process and make it simple!
Hundreds of satisfied participants can’t say enough about The One Page Business Plan(TM)! They appreciate the fact that it brings focus and clarity to the planning process; that it contains all of the elements they need to successfully present their ideas to partners, associates, management, staff, banks, investors, or boards; and because it produces exactly what they need more than ever… a clear, concise business plan!
80% of these Webinars are attendee participation!
Using highly interactive exercises, powerful examples, and peer level exchange, attendees draft their own One Page Business Plan(TM) during these Webinars. This dynamic process allows participants to naturally interact with other attendees, sharing and learning from each other.
It works!
The One Page Business Plan(TM) is incredibly effective because it’s your plan, in your words, and not just some computer boilerplate. Keyword and short phrase techniques capture the essence of even the most complex businesses on just One Page.
Business Planning has finally been simplified to one page!
A One Page Business Plan(TM) can be drafted in a few hours and read in just two or three minutes!
Bankers require them. Business educators advocate them. Consultants make a living writing them. And venture capitalists won’t give you the time of day without one…but most advisors, entrepreneurs, executives, and managers can’t and won’t write them…it’s just been too difficult –until now.
These Webinars simplify business planning to just one page. Participants will leave the Webinars with a draft business plan, ready to share with partners, associates, management, staff, banks, investors, or boards!
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
If you want to move forward now and you want to work with me One On One with the One Page Business Plan(TM) and you don’t want to wait for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will schedule a complimentary call so that I can show you how the One Page Business Plan(TM) will help you to make 2011 your best year ever!
Thank you for the opportunity to be of service.
Simon Reilly The Financial Advisor Coach 1 877 248 6019
Welcome to the December edition of our Plan · Play · Profit E-Newsletter.
The One Page Business Plan(TM) is the best system that I know of for you to meet and exceed your goals for 2011.
I’ve been working with the One Page Business Plan(TM) since December of last year with one of my coaches and my speaking schedule for 2010is one demonstration of the results that we have created. I was so inspired by the One Page Business Plan(TM) that I went on to complete the One Page Business Plan(TM) Licensing Course this summer as part of the One Page Business Plan(TM) Certification Program and I am now ready to share what I have learned so that you can meet and exceed your goals for 2011 and beyond.
Have I abandoned the Clear Your Roadblocks Coaching System that is based on the foundation of my Curing The Unmet Needs Disease book?No! I’m an expert at helping my financial advisor clients to Clear Their Roadblocks and the One Page Business Plan(TM)is the most important thing you can do to dramatically move your business to new levels.
I’ll show you how to use the One Page Business Plan(TM) to turn your good intentions into a solid profitable business by writing a very concise, yet very powerful one page document.
Announcing Leading Advisor’s One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar and the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars!
“If you don’t get the words right, you might build the wrong business and may never get the numbers right.”
The dates for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinars are:
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
Who should attend?
Do you have too many scattered ideas?
Do you need to focus on a few?
Do you need to jumpstart your business right now?
Do you have no time or interest in writing a 50 page business plan?
Do you need to determine if you’re focusing on the right things?
Do you need an effective blueprint to keep yourself and team focused?
Then consider a fresh, simple approach to business planning that will enable you to focus on what is important…the One Page Business Plan(TM) – a powerful tool for building and managing a business. It’s short, it’s concise, and it delivers results quickly and effectively. There can be no question as to where your business is headed when it is in writing, especially when you have the key essentials about growing your business clearly specified on a single page.
Is this another ho-hum course on business planning like the ten others you have attended – no way! I know how to capture the essence of any business in just a few minutes using the innovative key word and short phrase techniques using the One Page Business Plan(TM).
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
“This industry is becoming more complex and competitive! The most successful financial advisors will stay out front by being creative and disciplined; The One Page Business Plan does both. Don’t leave your business to chance! Create a solid plan and then execute it!” Dick Buxton
Managing Director, Private Capital Corporation
The One Page Business Plan(TM) Is Easy!
Creating a plan has never been easier than using the One Page Business Plan(TM). This concise process will bring new energy to your business and you’ll find great value in developing a one-year action plan that guides your business decisions and focuses your resources where they’ll be most productive over the upcoming year.
Attend this One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar and learn:
What is a One Page Business Plan(TM)?
Why does the One Page Business Plan(TM) Work?
What does a One Page Business Plan(TM) provide?
How will planning benefit my business?
The 5 essential ingredients every business plan must have to be successful.
The Overview for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars scheduled for:
These Webinars will teach attendees immediately usable business planning skills including:
How to concisely and effectively describe the essence of any business on just one page using key words and short phrases
Writing a vision statement that graphically describes what you are building in two sentences or less
Creating a mission statement that not only describes why the business exists but actually creates sales demand
Designing quantitative business, financial and operational objectives that drive behaviour and produce results
Crafting strategies that define the business models and best practices critical to your success
Building actionable business building project plans that describe the work to be done to implement key strategies
The 5 critical things you must do with your plan once it is written to assure it produces results.
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
If you want to move forward now and you want to work with Simon Reilly One On One with the One Page Business Plan(TM) and you don’t want to wait for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will schedule a complimentary call so that I can show you how the One Page Business Plan(TM) will help you to make 2011 your best year ever!
“The One Page Business Plan helps new and old agents, advisors, field managers, sales executives and managing partners cut through the minutia of most planning processes. One Page Plans require critical thinking; this process creates solid plans!” Herman Dixon, CLU, CLF, LTCP, MBA
State Farm Agency Field Executive
Why does the One Page Business Plan(TM) work?
It works for some very simple reasons. First, the One Page Business Plan(TM) system makes capturing plans easy because it’s only one page! There is no room for fluff and filler; it also does not require a major commitment of time. Second, the key word and short phrase technique is very powerful because it encourages one to capture the essence of one’s thoughts without getting bogged down in the complexity of prose writing. Also, these are your words about your business, not some computer boilerplate…so they are meaningful. And finally, the process of committing your plan into writing means you have initiated the process of committing yourself to taking your business to the next level.
Learn how to create a blueprint for success that will leave your competitor’s in the dust and wondering where you came from!
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
If you want to move forward now and you want to work with me One On One with the One Page Business Plan(TM) and you don’t want to wait for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will schedule a complimentary call so that I can show you how the One Page Business Plan(TM) will help you to make 2011 your best year ever!
The One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars
During the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free-Webinar I will be offering 10 spaces in the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars @ $895.00 and I will provide a 100% money back guarantee. Here are the dates and this is what the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars include:
A constant relationship with Simon Reilly to educate, guide and hold you accountable to creating and acting upon your One Page Business Plan(TM)
Special business planning software custom tailored to the financial advisor / investment advisor profession
A set of decisions that will install the next level of disciplines to take your business to the next level
Webinar Recordings – so that you can hear and view the Webinars again or in case you can’t make the live Webinars
Everyone participating in the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars will have a draft of his or her plan at the end of the Webinars.
An hour One Page Business Plan(TM) debriefing call with Simon Reilly after the 4th Webinar
Unlimited e-mail access to Simon Reilly
Unlimited telephone access to Simon Reilly ( calls are booked through Laura Reilly )
A weekly e-mail progress report
A weekly update on articles, questions and answers
On March 1st, 2011, I ask you if you are 100% SATISFIED WITH THE ONE PAGE BUSINESS PLAN (TM) WEBINAR and if the answer is “no” then I will give you a 100%, NO QUESTIONS ASKED, FULL REFUND of your fees
Yes – I’ll send you your $895.00 back and we will still be friends, no need to avoid me at conferences
You have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to lose and you have ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING to gain.
This One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars offer is made on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, basis to the first 10 individuals to register.
The terms are $895.00 for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars – $447.50 by way of American Express, MasterCard or Visa upon registration and $447.50 on February 24th, 2011.
If you want to enrol in the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will take care of the details.
“The One Page Business Plan uniquely simplifies the complex. It motivates, it focuses, and it inspires all on one page. The user friendly format makes this a necessary tool for any professional desiring to plan and build success.” Ryan Beck, CFP
Executive Vice President, AXA Advisors, LLC
Salt Lake City, UT
Overview for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Webinars:
These Webinars will teach attendees immediately usable business planning skills including:
The 5 essential ingredients every business plan must have to be successful.
How to concisely and effectively describe the essence of any business on just one page using key words and short phrases
Writing a vision statement that graphically describes what you are building in two sentences or less
Creating a mission statement that not only describes why the business exists but actually creates sales demand
Designing quantitative business, financial and operational objectives that drive behaviour and produce results
Crafting strategies that define the business models and best practices critical to your success
Building actionable business building project plans that describe the work to be done to implement key strategies
The 5 critical things you must do with your plan once it is written to assure it produces results.
We take a complex process and make it simple!
Hundreds of satisfied participants can’t say enough about The One Page Business Plan(TM)! They appreciate the fact that it brings focus and clarity to the planning process; that it contains all of the elements they need to successfully present their ideas to partners, associates, management, staff, banks, investors, or boards; and because it produces exactly what they need more than ever… a clear, concise business plan!
80% of these Webinars are attendee participation!
Using highly interactive exercises, powerful examples, and peer level exchange, attendees draft their own One Page Business Plan(TM) during these Webinars. This dynamic process allows participants to naturally interact with other attendees, sharing and learning from each other.
It works!
The One Page Business Plan(TM) is incredibly effective because it’s your plan, in your words, and not just some computer boilerplate. Keyword and short phrase techniques capture the essence of even the most complex businesses on just One Page.
Business Planning has finally been simplified to one page!
A One Page Business Plan(TM) can be drafted in a few hours and read in just two or three minutes!
Bankers require them. Business educators advocate them. Consultants make a living writing them. And venture capitalists won’t give you the time of day without one…but most advisors, entrepreneurs, executives, and managers can’t and won’t write them…it’s just been too difficult –until now.
These Webinars simplify business planning to just one page. Participants will leave the Webinars with a draft business plan, ready to share with partners, associates, management, staff, banks, investors, or boards!
To Register for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar:
Call Laura at 250 248-6012 / 1 877 248-6012 or e-mail Laura at lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and you will receive your GoTo Meeting Webinar Link, Phone Number and Access Code.
Thursday, January 13th at 4:15pm ET
Tuesday, January 18th at 1:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 26th at 1:45pm ET
If you want to move forward now and you want to work with me One On One with the One Page Business Plan(TM) and you don’t want to wait for the One Page Business Plan(TM) Free Webinar, just email lreilly@leadingadvisor.com and Laura Reilly will schedule a complimentary call so that I can show you how the One Page Business Plan(TM) will help you to make 2011 your best year ever!
Thank you for the opportunity to be of service.
Simon Reilly
The Financial Advisor Coach
1 877 248 6019
I’m devoting December, in fact my first devotion since November 13th which is when we left for Mexico has been to knowing or what some call being versus doing.
It is not to say that I am sitting in my lawn chair naval gazing … on the contrary, we have 25% more clients than the same time last year and new clients are coming in.
What I am saying is I have been doing less creative projects and more being and this where I wish to invest the rest of the year.
I feel like have been a human doing this year and while blessed with many successes, it is time to be more being until the end of the year especially as the 5th year anniversary of moving to Parksville on Vancouver Island on January 19th, 2006 approaches.
There are still loads that I can do and if there is too much do, then one can go the way of the dodo and become extinct of energy, ideas and inspiration.
Not that there is a lack of inspiration … I’m holding back on the how, when, where, who and why and taking time to reflect on the what of my dreams for the next 3 to five years.
As a Behavioural Analyst, the very first step of my coaching process with my one on one telephone clients is to provide them with assessments of their values and behaviours.
Values are why we do what we do and behaviours are how we do it.
Most people don’t know what their values and behaviours are and given this, they are often adapting their values and behaviours which are unsustainable over an extend period of time and the adapting will lead to burn out because they often get sucked into the unmet needs disease.
Unresolved unmet needs drive negative beliefs and negative emotions which kill values.
Values inspire positive beliefs and positive feelings and fuel the vision, business plan and 90 day goals.
Unresolved unmet needs will suck you right into the black whole of negative beliefs and negative emotions.
There are four different behavioural styles and here are their strengths:
We all have a combination of these different behavioural styles and strengths in our make up.
The trick is to understand the strengths alongside of the primary orientation + attitude towards change:
Dominance – task/challenge + loves it
Influencers – people, social recognition+ takes no notice of it
Steadiness – people, traditional practices + doesn’t not like it, needs preparation
Compliance – task, quality, performing to a standard + concerned of the effects of change
My style is a rare combination of high Dominance and high Compliance and I have been adapting to high Dominance and high Compliance since August of 2008 when I received word that I would be speaking at the MDRT Annual Meeting in April 2010 in Vancouver.
I am spending the rest of the year in being high Compliance investing the strengths of precise, perfectionist, orderly, diplomatic, accurate, meticulous to inspire what I want to do and then I can turn on with the doing of high Dominance strengths of Bold, pioneering, competitive, driving, direct, determined once the how, when, where, who and why are in place … for now what is important is being in the what.
Yesterday’s blog included; “Dream big and forget the how, when, where, who and why at this state and all that matters is; what are your biggest dreams?”
Here is an excerpt from The Power by Rhonda Byrne:
“To help you have the true perspective of creation, no matter how big your desire may seem to you, think of it as the size of a dot! You may want a house, car, vacation, money, the perfect partner, your dream job or children. You may want to receive full health in your body. You may want to pass exams, get into a particular college, break a world record, become president, a successful actor, lawyer, writer, or teacher. It doesn’t matter what it is you want, think of it as the size of a dot, because for the force of love, what you want is smaller than a dot!”
“If you find your faith wavering, just put a dot in the center of a large circle and next to the dot write the name of your desire. As often as you like, look at your drawing of your dot in the circle, knowing your desire is the size of that dot for the force of love!”
In advance writing the steps to creating a vision, business plan and 90 days for 2011 I’m blogging about creating the foundation and one of the biggest is forget urgency.
Dream big and forget the how, when, where, who and why at this stage and all that matters is; what are your biggest dreams?
The first step is to know what your biggest dreams are and then the actions relating to the how, when, where, who and why.
The only urgency should be writing your dreams down.
My friend Debra introduced me to the Four Years Go Campaign with the following video post on Facebook. This lead me to the next video post of Lynne Swift that explains what the Four Years Go Campaign is about and that Dan Wieden of Wieden & Kennedy produced the Four Years Go video and this lead me back to the following post that I did back in September 21, 2010 which includes the brilliance of Dan Wieden.
The Real Man Men – September 21, 2010
I was lucky enough to see the Art & Copy documentary by Doug Pray which is about the creative genius about the real Mad Men in the advertising industry and here is a quote from the following trailer.
“The frightening and most difficult thing about being what somebody calls a creative person is that you have absolutely no idea where any of your thoughts come from really and especially you don’t have any idea about where they are going to come from tomorrow.”
Sidebar – Here is a quote from the Movie 9 – “Your imagination is God’s garden, don’t let the devil play in it.”
I’m inspired to write today’s Empty Your Mind Blog by the following client testimonial that I received the other day;
I have had the best year of my career in terms of business flow but it didn’t come without challenges. I have embraced the challenges as part of the entire business building experience and I know I have handled them better now that I understand myself much better with all the coaching time we spent together. I am still not perfect and find that the biggest challenges is remaining committed to the ‘Empty My Mind Process’ that you promoted so well to me.
Today’s 2011 Planning – Empty Your Mind With A Dragon & An Elephant blog is the next 2011 Planning blog that I have been writing since November 22, 2010:
To write today’s blog, I did a search of the term Empty Your Mind in my blog search engine I was linked to a series of blogs that I have written on this subject and I have posted them here.
Empty Your Mind – March 19, 2010
The first 90 days of 2010 draws to a close on March 31st … time to start creating 90 day goals for April 1st to June 3oth.
Before you do this, make the commitment to Empty Your Mind before the end of the month so that you can create the space to write your 90 day goals.
Using Microsoft Excel as an example;
1. Type in every idea, project, task, and “to-do” – line by line until you empty your mind. I do this on a weekly basis and I review the following areas for info;
Business plan
Documents that I have created in the last week in Excel, Mind Genius, Word etc.
E-Mail – incoming
Files
Loose paper notes on my desk – file them at the same time
Notes in my Journal
Maximizer or Outlook – or the CRM system that you are using
Open documents on my computer desk top
Smartphone notes
Sticky notes – if you use them – I don’t
2. Next, review the following categories and ask what other project areas come to mind and add them to this list; administration, computers / systems, customer service, financial, marketing, office management, planning, product development, production, sales, team building and training. You can also include areas for your personal life that include; auto, clothing, home, health, hobby, intellectual, relationships; family, friends, spouse, spirituality
3. Next, in a separate column in Excel, type in the category that each idea, project, task and “to-do” belongs to
4. Next, sort the ideas, projects, tasks and to-do’s alphabetically by category
5. Next, using another column in Microsoft Excel, prioritize by A – must be done before X date then, by B, & C priority
6. Next, using another column, identify what can be delegated and meet with your team with written instructions
7. Next, schedule your A priorities and take action
iOrganized Versus iOverwhelmed – September 20, 2010
While my iPhone is the best piece of technology that I have ever used, I’m finding that it has accelerated the new ideas that come into my consciousness by what feels like tenfold.
Like most entrepreneurs my jobs include being the long term visionary, planner, and scheduler for projects that include computer systems, customer service, finances, marketing, offices, products, sales and team.
At the same I am the coach, facilitator, speaker and writer and I am always looking for new material to keep things fresh.
If you are like me, you could find yourself feeling overwhelmed after a strong week of business with potential loose ends hiding in CRM software, documents, e-mail software, files, journal, mind maps and notes. To remedy this I created a system to Empty My Mind.
Friday marked a milestone because I saved myself hours to Empty My Mind because;
I had been using Evernote over the course of last week to instantly capture new ideas in the form of blogs, e-mails, newsletters, PDFs, pictures, web sites and videos all in one place
I’m excited that on this Friday Buffer Day, I am going to Empty My Mind ( in other words, debrief my week ) using Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Recognition Software Version 11.0 combined with a Plantronics Calisto Headset with Bluetooth.
The Sony MP3 Recorder and Dragon will help to produce financial advisor speaking and investment advisor speaking presentation transcriptions and excerpts of these will no doubt find their way into future articles, blogs and e-newsletters.
Dragon will also be used when I am on the phone with my clients to transcribe what I say when I am on the phone. The transcriptions can be used as a value add for my clients and again, excerpts of these will no doubt find their way into future articles, blogs and e-newsletters.
I’ve been using Evernote over the last two weeks which is saving me hours and hours with organization.
Evernote and Dragon are going to magnify my focus and productivity tenfold.
Yesterday’s blog included; “Dream big and forget the how, when, where, who and why at this state and all that matters is; what are your biggest dreams?”
In advance writing the steps to creating a vision, business plan and 90 days for 2011 I’m blogging about creating the foundation and one of the biggest is forget urgency.
I’m inspired to write today’s Empty Your Mind Blog by the following client testimonial that I received the other day;
Dates for 2012 TBA - stay tuned!
