Can you feel it? Electricity is in the air as we approach the holiday season. It is only amplified by the tremendous amounts of cold weather we have experienced even in Houston. Oh… that was static electricity that zapped me as I got out of the car. Whichever form it is, there is no denying that there is a charge in the air!
Let’s put a bit of charge into your year-end or rear-end, as the case may be! The countdown to year-end now stands at 42 actual days and approximately 20 business/non-holiday impact days. That is simply to keep you aware of how quickly the close of year comes about.
If you are reading this blog, I think I know something about you. That you want more for yourself, your business and your loved ones. You wouldn’t invest a precious few minutes reading if you didn’t. So let’s recap the final push to year-end.
- Get it scheduled – whatever is most important that you get complete before year-end, get it on the calendar. Client meetings, strategic planning retreat, kick-off for 2015 or attending your child’s holiday party at school. Get it on the calendar.
- Review – your financial and business statistics for the year. What results did you generate? How did the numbers improve? Where did they fall short? “Why” for either scenario?
- Reflect – beyond the numbers, how is this year better than last? What were the accomplishments? What were the disappointments? Who did you impact and who had an impact on you?
- Plan – the next step…literally. Plan to join me on November 25th to learn more about review and reflection and the strategic planning process.
- Prepare to finish strong and start focused for 2015!