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During the past month or so the theme has become the modern Year--this will be the year we are healthier, give up smoking, make and reduce expenses money, wardrobe raise, in order to find Mr or Ms Right or get out of their bond that does not work. TV, radio and also the internet bombard us with services and products promising you will definately get it right this time around. The subliminal message is recently you have failed doing something. Too much emphasis is placed on "out with the old as well as in with the new". Yes, the past year was imperfect, and also this year will be imperfect too. We study on our mistakes, more importantly we learn from our successes. Look not merely at our flaws, but our potential. Decide to get this an optimistic, empowering time. If the goal ended up being to lose 10# and you also lost only 5# perhaps you have failed? Didn't you might have some good experiences you wouldn't trade? Weren't those family dinners' experiences would you trade? You may make different alternatives in 07 without feeling those involved with 06 were disasters.
Anais Nin makes an unfortunate but typical quote. "I made no resolutions to the New Year. The habit of developing plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my entire life, is way too much of a daily event for me."
Consider resolving to put those forms of quotes "out" and convey from the "new" using a positive happy new year. Make this simply an empowering year to make one resolution it is possible to experience. In 2010, resolve to begin the New Year looking at your successes instead of seeing only failure. Look at, replicate and celebrate the successes. Take your best success in 06, scrutinize what you did to generate the success, the tactics and methods - and repeat the process.
I learned this from the very wise manager. I needed just closed a very large and enriching contract. My manager called me in to mention "what is next". I mentioned targets, prospects, SWOT's, the conventional salesperson debriefing. He patiently listened and explained that wasn't the data he was ready for. He asked generate an income found that client, what managed to get happen-- and he simply said to "go out and take action again".
If we give attention to might know about did wrong, we attract and repeat our mistakes. It is very easy to recall friends (yourself) who have made the comment "this always occurs me". We are saying that in failure, not in success. Make this 4 seasons you say, "This always occurs me" and become speaking about your positive successes.
Its difficult, as often exactly the failures are delivered to our attention with great impact. It will take deliberate, conscious action to consider things this way, deliberate, conscious action to consider things in this way; although it is not being complacent, and continuing to create aggressive goals. Aggressive goals mean you might be sometimes likely to strike out, expect short-run failures. Accept that unless you just go and require some risk, you are going to already fail. The sport is much more often won with base hits than home runs.
Below are a few ideas:
Resolve to...
Review and affirm why you are in operation. What service does one provide and how your clients better correctly.
Call customers and thank them. During this phone call do not try to offer them something (don't close the entranceway by using an opportunity either) but call without other motive instead of say "thank you".
Strengthen existing relationships. Research your client list. Target existing clients for more business and plan how do you do it.
Contribute to your industry. Get involved in a niche related nonprofit or trade organization being a volunteer and make up a difference.
Keep learning. Have a course, engage a coach, and strive to grow professionally.
Step out of your safe place. Make those marketing calls! Call anyone every day you don't know.
Produce a marketing plan, calendar and daily action item list. When you have one, dust it well, revise it and earn it current and relevant in 07.
Hand out your understanding. Do more than sell a product or service. Develop a method that you can add value in your product.
Differentiate. Find a new niche and fill it up! Explore trends and anticipate change.
Quit whining! While there are things from your control, draw upon your resiliency to view the ability in change. "No it's possible to make you a victim without your permission!" to produce a variation of an famous Eleanor Roosevelt quote.
Understand that your system and self may be the machine that means it is all happen. Take care of yourself in every ways.
Spend meaningful time with the fam and loved ones. Let them know how important they're to you--often. They really are the reason carry out what we do.
Keep your experiences and produce in it. Tear nothing down, throw nothing out, maintain the mistakes as lessons learned.
Remember every day can be a new year! Good luck for you and your loved ones.
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