How to craft a 2015 plan for your business in five simple steps!
Written by Julia Bickerstaff // November 25, 2014 // Daily Juice // No comments
I’m doing my ‘business’ planning for 2015. Fancy joining me? I have a super-simple way of doing it that really kinda WORKS!
You can now get the 5 Step Plan as a PDF! Hurrah! Just click here!
Planning doesn’t have to be hard!
I’ve experimented with all sorts of different planing techniques. -including doing no planning at all! – but this wins hands down. It’s achingly simple, fun and – the best bit – it kinda just gets me to do the work! I think it might work well for you TOO!
This type of planning is VERY flexible. Although you set a goal for the year you also stop and take stock every 100 days. This make it much more practical. I don’t know about you but I find it hard to think about what I am going to do a whole year ahead!
Now maybe you’re not a planner. That’s fine. I haven’t always been a planner and sometimes I’ve just wanted to ‘see where things go’. What I would say though is that when I’ve not had a plan I’ve found myself super busy but a bit directionless. Kinda like being in “motion” rather than in “action” as this post explains. Planning works if you can bear it!
Five steps to plan your business
There are FIVE steps to my yearly planning:
- Taking stock
- Finding a BIG goal
- Working out themes
- Setting a 100 day goal
- Deciding on 100 day activities for each theme
and two little extra habits to make it happen
Doing it in little chunks
I don’t do all the steps at once. I find it helps to do one, have a little think, and then do another. Plus I find doing it bit-by-bit fits in better with my schedule TOO!
Ready? Taking Stock is here and, if you fancy, you can download the PDF of ALL the steps HERE. Easy!
PS You can now get the 5 Step Plan as a PDF! Hurrah! Just click here!
PPS Our Healthy Income Program starts again on 2 February 2015. You can reserve your spot HERE and get access to the FREE warm up too! If you’re serious about making a Healthy Income from your little business this course and community will be PERFECT for you!
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