Are we still looking in the mirror? Indeed we are. Let us take a look at our physical body.
It is very important to develop a routine that outlines your day of work. It is a well known fact that everything outside of your working environment, the type of car you drive, the woman in your life, and books you read, are a direct reflection of the type of person you are. Therefore everything has an indirect effect on your business.
Do you own a planner? You do not… do you…
A planner is the basis of everything that is routinely important. You should make it a habit to write everything down in a planner, relevant to your business. You can organize your important phone numbers, business meetings, calendar events, and much more with a planner. Why am I telling you this? You know what a planner is for. So why is this important? Because both you and I are human, we forget important things on a daily basis. I have so many daily repetitive tasks that when something is quickly added in I sometimes forget to complete the task. We all do, it is human nature, hence the significance of a planner to our "oh so important" lives.
The planner will now play an important role in our new, improved image of ourselves. You now have the ability to write things down, it is your mobile Wisdom Journal. Your planner is more of a memory tool used to keep your daily routine in tact. The ability to look at your actions, review your goal, process your ideas, organize personal information, and connect with colleagues allows you to consciously build upon all of them after you record them. Yesterday's idea will become today's building block.
If you do not own the following things, you need to take some time and acquire them.
t Necessity Number One:
Go buy a planner.
This is the building block of a business owner. It is like the composition book of a musician. You have got to incorporate a planner into your daily life. While it may not seem important to your current situation, it is imperative for the future. Are we not all working for a better tomorrow?
t Necessity Number Two:
Contact Organizer- separate from your planner organizer.
One of the single most important aspects of being a business owner is establishing connections. What a shame it would be to lose the contact of someone who would be extremely beneficial to you at a very critical point. Take thirty minutes out of your day and five bucks out of your pocket to purchase a contact organizer. The next Bill Gates could be on the 32nd index card in your neatly organized contact list.
We have gone over a lot together in this article, five lessons for your mind and two things that every small business owner should have. I think it is safe to say you have your work cutout for you. Take what you have read, and put it to use. Change does not occur all at once. It takes progression to get from point A, your current position, to point B, where you need to be. This article has pointed you in the right direction, and planted your first step. It is up to you to complete the next step by following through with the advice given in this article.
Biography
Joshua Odmark is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. He is the owner of Jeoworks Advanced Technologies, a website development firm based out of Michigan. Take a few minutes and say Hi over at http://www.jeoworks.com.
