1) Set aside one hour per week during which you think about your future and the future of your business. Discuss your thoughts
with a mentor or group of advisors. Advisors can include a member of small business groups or mastermind groups that can help you analyze and organize your thoughts and plans.
2) Have an accountability call regularly. This can be a once a month call with a mentor or advisor to discuss progress and barriers both personally and in business. This can include conversations regarding family life to business culture to progress on debt reduction or revenue goals.
3) Attend a meeting or conference monthly that motivates you to improve in some aspect of your life and/or business. Attend a mastermind group quarterly in which you can be a help to others and receive help as well in these areas.
4) Invest in improving existing skills and developing new skills. This may include marketing ideas and strategy, data analysis, financial analysis or leadership principles. Always be reading a book and regularly listening to podcasts that provide ideas and information that can help increase your knowledge and put into practice what you’re learning.
