The new year will be here before you know it and now is the ideal time to put together your 2016 business resolution list. Here are some of the items I talk with my coaching clients about and they just might be business resolutions you will want to emulate.
- Learn how to delegate and actually do it. Entrepreneurs cannot do it all alone. They need to rely on a support staff. Take time. Hire right. Get more done.
- You should be promoting your business regularly across social media channels and on your business blog. If you don’t have active social media channels or you’re not blogging you are missing an opportunity to bring new clients into the fold. If you don’t know where to begin, give me a call.
- Take time every week to plan for your business and its priorities. Write down your short and long term goals and put practices into place to help you achieve them.
- Never stop learning. Business and business practices are continually changing, no matter what industry you’re in. You need to change and learn to keep up. Commit to reading books, networking and attending networking events and conferences to keep your skills honed.
- Join a networking or mastermind group. Talk with colleagues and with business owners in different industries as a way to garner new ideas and enhance your own business vitality.
- Volunteer. Entrepreneurs may feel they don’t have time, but volunteering is not only a great way to give back to your community, but it is also an opportunity to network and share with others what it is that you do.
- Take time for yourself. If you need to, schedule down time on your calendar. Burnout is a very real thing for entrepreneurs. Don’t fall victim to this. Take time to relax and play.
- Feel free to let go of items that simply aren’t working. Don’t look at it as a failure, look at it as an experiment. You tried it, it didn’t work, and now you’re moving on.
What do you resolve to do for your business this year?