Want to make progress?

I've been thinking about various things that have stopped me from making progress at different times over the years. To me that is what it's really about, making progress. Being consistent. Doing the little things. Getting better. Developing skills. Keeping the desire for growth alive. Doing the things that can be difficult. There were many times when I wondered if we could ever have the kind of business we saw others have. It's a simple business, for sure, but not always easy. I believe if a person is looking for "easy" they should get a job.

 

What helped me to stay as focused as possible was when I started to learn and believe that working from a plan was more effective than just "doing Shaklee." Believe me, I have had much experience just "doing Shaklee" and I talk with people every week who want to grow but they're "doing Shaklee" and not working from a plan. Just imagine you're going to build a new home. You have the land and you're excited about having this new home. You do your due diligence and meet the right contractor and he asks you for your plans for your new home. Plans! What plans? It would be difficult for someone to make progress without a plan to follow.

 

Faye and I built a lake home a few years ago. We found a great piece of property and that started our thinking about what we wanted to have. We hired a architect and we worked with him for months. He would ask us questions and we would go back to see what his ideas were based on what we told him. Each time we saw him we were making progress and getting excited and to make a long story short we have a beautiful lake home in Northern Minnesota.

 

The point for today is this....Are you working from a plan or are you just busy "doing Shaklee?" It won't take you months to create your plan. Think about what you want from this business, then design a plan that will have potential to get you what you want. You'll have to adjust your plan at times but that's better than having the months slip by just doing Shaklee.      

 

Tomorrow I will give a couple ideas for planning a business. For today, think about what you want.

 

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke