BONUS: Resolutions and Solutions

Tip: Plan to re-read this at the beginning of each New Year for greater success. 

The most straightforward and strategic resolution a business can make –
a resolution that will create solutions – is this: Plan. 

Plan Not to Fail. Be leery of resolutions that lend themselves to failure.
“I will triple my profits in the first quarter.” When you don’t – it’s over. Fail. Nothing has been accomplished. Plan achievable goals, and utilize them as stepping stones to conquering larger ones. “I will increase profits in the first quarter, and apply the profits to our marketing campaign which will…”

Plan Monthly. New Year’s goals aren’t all executed in January – it’s a new year. Plan goals for each month, and plan deadlines to accomplish each goal. For example, July goals for IMD include Christmas preparations. Company travel, including accommodations, conferences booked throughout the year…all planned in November/December of the previous year.

Plan Cumulatively. January’s plan to Get More Organized should ready February’s Launch Marketing Campaign leading into March’s goal to
Attain 20 New Clients, etc. Build well-planned months into a year of
well-planned successes.

Plan IMD. I work with clients who find the above-mentioned nearly impossible, or can’t find the time to do so. Yet, flailing mid-year is never their intended plan. A recent client came to IMD – they had lost their company vision, and didn’t know which direction to take. A free business consultation later, and this company has a plan: Strategic monthly goals, a revised website in the works and a clear path. Kick-Ass! IMD is in the business of designing details, and propelling companies. Plan on it.

Bottom Line: Make a resolution that will create solutions. Plan. For Success. Will you please email me your weekly, monthly, yearly, and five-year plans by the end of each January? Okay. Don’t. But you get the point. Plan. For Success. IMD.