Posts Tagged ‘goals’


Jan
11
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Suggestions for Reaching your Goals by Working your Plan

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , ,
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Now that you’ve set your goals and the first week of the New Year is over it’s time to get a jump start on doing what it will take to reach your goals. Hopefully when you created your goals you wrote out a plan that will help you accomplish them. If you didn’t write this plan, now is the time to get it done.

When you write you plan it needs to be step by step instructions that will guide you through the process needed to reach your goals. The steps will tell you exactly what you need to do to reach your goals and have success, so it’s important to write them up so you can put them into action immediately.

Once you have your plan in place it’s time to start implementing the steps necessary to reach success. Review your plan and look to see what MUST be done by you in order to reach your goals. Depending on the type of business you have, you may need to make phone calls to set appointments, give presentations, and close the deal. Those are things nobody but you can handle.

You may have included article marketing, blog posts, and social networking on your list of goals or they may have been included in your plan as a way to grow your presents online. Those are tasks you can outsource to a Virtual Assistant or Ghostwriter. When you outsource these tasks you’ll have more time to devote to those tasks we just talked about. You’ll have more time to increase the amount of calls you make and presentations you give, which in turn will help you reach your goals. read more

Dec
27
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Setting Goals for your Direct Sales Business

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , ,
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Setting business goals is a difficult task for most businesses, but one of the easiest would have to be for a direct sales business. The reason is because you know what the minimum is to stay active and you know what it takes to level up and increase your income.

To set goals for a direct sales type business you’ll need to have access to the compensation plan so you’ll know where you are and what it will take to get to the income level you want to be. Depending on what income level you are reaching for, you may have to go through one or more levels, so it’s important to know exactly what it will take.

Once you have an understanding of the level you want to be at and what it will take to get there, you’re ready to set your goals.

One of the easiest techniques to use for your goals is to create a list that contains your main goals and what it’ll take to reach it. At the top list your main goal and the date you want to complete it. read more

Jan
22
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What will You Change in Your Business?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , ,
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Are you ready for a New Year and a New You? When the New Year approaches many of us think about goals we’d like to achieve, but one thing some people don’t think about is changes to their business.

There are so many things you need to consider when making changes to your business, so you need to take time to think about everything before you make these changes. Making quick and rash decisions could be detrimental to your business and that’s not want you want to see happen. Changes are supposed to be good and help you reach higher levels of success.

Changes can be something real simple or they can be complex, it’s up to you and what things you want to see happen. With that said, you may want to consider hiring a coach or talking to someone you trust to help you through this transition. read more

Jan
13
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2 Tips for Achieving Your Stretch Goals

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , ,
Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Working through your goals can be a challenge if you set them out there just a little bit, but it’s not a bad thing. You need to have stretch goals to be successful. You won’t get anywhere if you set the same goals year after year.

There are a number of things you can do to help you reach your stretch goals. Some may work for you and others may not, but it’s a good idea to give them a try before you decide not to use them.

1. Virtual Assistants and Ghostwriters

One of the easiest ways to reach your stretch goals is to hire a Virtual Assistant or Ghostwriter. When you have tasks you can outsource, they’ll help you to have more time to reach your goals. read more

Jan
9
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Do you Adjust your Goals?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , ,
Sunday, January 9th, 2011

The first full week of the year is over. How did you do with your goals? Did you write them down and put them into small daily or weekly goals that were easy to accomplish? If you didn’t, you need to do this step right away so you can have the success you strive for with your business. If you did write your goals down, keep up the good work because you’re going to see the hard work pay off.

One thing you need to know is your goals are not set in stone. Life changes and so does your business, so you may need to adjust accordingly, but that’s ok. There’s nothing wrong with changing things as life changes. We can’t predict how life will be from day to day and our business is the same way.

You may find the company you represent changes their policies, ways to grow your business or the tools you have available to grow and all of that means you need to change as well. For example, if you work for a direct sales company that doesn’t have a monthly requirement and all of a sudden that changes, you may need to change your goal so you know what it’s going to take to achieve this requirement each month. Another example would be if you represent a company that doesn’t allow you to grow online and now they do, you’ll need to adjust your goals so you can begin to grow online. read more

Dec
27
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Setting Goals for Your Business

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , ,
Monday, December 27th, 2010

The New Year is almost here and that means people will be setting resolutions. While the practice of resolutions is something people I have done for years, I feel they don’t work because they don’t appear to be something you want to achieve. This is why I set goals. No matter if it’s for personal or business I call them goals. When I do this I achieve them more often than if I were to call them a resolution.

When you run a business it’s a good idea to set goals. Goals help you take your business to the next level and they keep you on track. You need to remember if you continue to do the same thing day after day you’re not going to go anywhere with your business which means your income won’t grow and you won’t reach higher levels with your business. read more

Jul
14
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When is a few Businesses too Many?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Some people think one business is enough, but others have a different opinion of that. They think if they’ve worked their business for a few months and they’re not making enough money to meet their needs, they need to add more businesses to their list. While that may work for some people, most of the time it’s not a good thing to do.

The reason for this is you don’t have enough time to work the business in the way it needs to be run to see success. If you have two or three businesses that you’re running, you may be ok, but if you add more then that, you’ll find you can’t do what it takes to grow all of them in the right way.

The more businesses you work, the less time you’re going to have to advertise, market, and do what it takes to grow. If you work businesses that require parties or meetings and you have more then a couple, it will not work. You need to spend the time required to reach success. read more

Jun
24
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Do you use Goals in your Business?

Author Corrie     Category Home Based Business, Work At Home     Tags Tags: , , , , ,
Thursday, June 24th, 2010

As a business owner, do you set goals? If you don’t, you should because they can help you achieve so much more. When you write down your goals and have them in front of you, you’ll know what you want to accomplish in your business.

Focus is huge in business and a goal list will help you make that happen. You’ll know what you want to achieve and you’ll know what you need to do to make them happen.

There are several things you need to do to create your goal list. Once you have it created you need to put it in a place where you’ll see it all the time. Some people choose to make several copies and keep them in different locations. Whatever works for you is what you need to do.

You should create your goals at the end of the year for the New Year coming up. If you didn’t do that, now is as good a time as any to get started. Don’t think just because it’s May or October that it’s too late. You need to know, it’s never too late to set goals. read more