If you have been asking yourself lately: What can I do to boost my business success? How can I be more profitable? Where can I start to achieve more in 2019?
Then you might be in the right place!
Business can rarely, if ever, be described as ‘easy,’ but there are ways you can make it more successful without putting a ton of effort or money into it.
If you’re a business person yourself, then you know what it can take to run a profitable gig without running yourself into the ground before it all dries up.
And I might add this too: success will be solely defined by you and no one else.
So what does success look like to you?
Is it making enough money to quit your day job or retire your spouse early? Is it earning enough to pay off debt and buy that vacation home you’ve been dreaming about your entire life? Perhaps it’s to make an impact in your industry and become recognized as an expert so you can help others who are struggling?
Whatever your definition of success for your business might be, being successful boils down to one thing: setting goals and seeing them through.
Goal setting. Easy enough, right?!
Not only will goal setting & goal achieving help you boost your business, it will help your business in other ways you might not have known before.
Let’s uncover why this simple idea is so effective and how you can use it to explode your business success this year!
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goal setting vs. goal achieving
Big difference in these terms right here.
Setting a goal is one thing, but seeing it through and actually achieving it is where the magic happens.
How many times have you said to yourself “I am going to start this diet and workout in the New Year”, “I am going to give up sugar for 30 days”, or “I am finally going to get my ducks in a row in my business and make a plan for growth” only to fall short quickly after?
Been there, done that.
In fact, I have been meaning to sit down and work on an e-book I have had in my head for months, but just haven’t pulled the trigger.
I have even written an outline of topics, chapters, and key points to focus on, but one thing I haven’t done is set a goal on how and when it’s going to get done.
However, I made the breakthrough and worked out the steps to make this e-book a reality and to achieve my goal of finishing it in 2 months.
This simple method I am using now I have used in the past for other time-sensitive projects and things I wanted to achieve in my business.
So here it goes.
Give yourself a deadline
If you work for an employer, you get deadlines for business projects, so why should your self-employed work be any different?
Working for yourself can be freeing, but it can also be limiting if you don’t buckle down and be strict with your work, your goals, and your project deadlines.
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Creating a deadline will help speed up any procrastination you might have going into the project.
Instead of starting off with a bang and then letting it dangle in the shadows for months, having a deadline in place can help keep the ball rolling for success.
Creating goals for your goals, now how’s that for an effective plan?!
Set a timeline
Now that you have a deadline in place, how can you achieve this without delay or entering into full burnout mode?
Setting a timeline of course!
No matter if you want to achieve your goal by the end of the month or the end of the year, having a timeline set in motion will help you break up the days & tasks so you can achieve more.
On the other hand, you could just pound through the work and get it done as quick as possible, but if you have other things in your business that needed constant attention, this might not be the best method.
Be realistic with your timeline/deadline ratio and write it down.
Once you can get these smaller goals on paper and into your content plan, you’re setting yourself up for much higher success!
Set aside dedicated hours
Now that you have a timeline in place, you will NEED to actually work in order to meet your deadline.
This might sound easy on paper, but how many times have you thought of something you want to achieve in your business and still thinking of that idea 3 years down the road?
Guilty over here!
I will be honest when I say that I have a slew of ideas that I have been wanting to implement in my business; whether it’s a new product, course, or opt-in. The ONLY reason those ideas have remained ideas is that I have never dedicated the extra time to making them a reality!
So now you can bet what my BIG goal for this year is, right???
To finally make those ideas a reality and get to work!
This is probably the biggest roadblock that I see in many solopreneurs; not giving themselves the opportunity to grow by holding themselves back.
Don’t make this mistake!
Carve out a few extra hours per week to work on your project and over time, you will be glad that you started & the work will be done!
Follow through
Now it’s easy for me over here to tell you to set aside dedicated hours to devote to your goals and projects, but the real deciding factor in this equation is you.
Will you do it?
That’s why being committed with your deadline and the way you spend your time is vital.
The only person holding you back from reaching these goals and making your deadline is you. So are you going to get in your own way or are you going to blast your work out of the water and achieve more this time?
If you’re a Mom with a business, then I invite you to come join our private Facebook group of committed Mompreneurs.
It’s a great place to grow, learn, and connect, so come join us now and let’s stay accountable this year with our goals!
Are you determined to knock down those barriers this year and reach business goals you’ve only dreamed of?
Let us know in the comments below your biggest takeaway from this post & how it will help you in the new year!
Great tips! Loved this post!
thanks for sharing, glad you enjoyed it!