What's Your Plan for 2007?

I love this time of year – every year I carve out time in December to finalize plans for my business for the upcoming year. What do you have planned for 2007?

If you haven’t done so, set aside at least 30 minutes over the coming weeks to start planning and visionning for the upcoming year, as well as celebrating this past years successes. Here are some questions to get you going (and feel free to add your own):

Reflecting on 2006:
1. What was the scope of my core business this year?
2. What new clients am I serving? What new products/services am I offering?
3. How did my business results compare to my business objectives for the year?
4. What new skillls have I gained that will be useful for my business?
5. What new knowledge do I now have that will be useful for my business?
6. What new contacts did I make?
7. What new resources did I acquire that will be useful?
8. What am I most proud of accomplishing this year with respect to my business?
9. How will I celebrate this?
10. My biggest learning about my business this year was....
11. My biggest stretch this past year was.....

Visioning for 2007:
1. My vision for 2007 is...
2. I want to serve ____ clients/customers in 2007 (insert number). I want to serve these particular clients/customers:
3. I want to generate ____ dollars in 2007
4. What additional resources do I need in order to make my business as successful as possible?
5. What additional skills or knowledge do I need to make my business as successful as possible?
6. One limiting belief I need to overcome next year is…
7. One thing I can do next year to grow my business is…..
8. One thing I can do to challenge myself, and my business, next year is….
9. My three most important goals in 2007 are.....
10. By December 31st 2007, I want to have……

Stretch yourself to make your vision for 2007 as big, bold, specific and challenging for yourself as possible. Refer to your vision often, share it with the world. Who can you draw on for support to make this vision a reality?

I will be starting the 90 Day Biz Success program, an intensive group coaching program for business owners who are looking for a structure for peer support and resources to move their business forward. The program will start on Monday January 8th, meeting bi-weekly on Mondays from 7-8 pm (EST). Group calls will be held on January 8, 22, February 5, 19, March 5, 19 with the final call on April 2/07.

The program includes:
* 7 x 1 hour group coaching calls (by phone in a teleseminar format)
* 3 x 30 minute individual coaching sessions with myself
* Module Notes
* 36 Biz Tips Delivered to your inbox 3 times a week for the 12 weeks
* A group follow up call one month after the program ends (May)

We will be covering a range of topics pertinent to business owners and their success, including visioning, identifying your leverage points, marketing strategy and budget, and much more. For more information, please visit: www.groupcoachingessentials.com/pages/bizsuccess. The program costs $149USD/month or $350 USD for the entire program. Space is limited to 8 business owners. To register please contact me at 1-866-217-1960 or email me.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to comment on the exercise!

With best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, CPCC, CHRP, CPT
Potentials Realized
Email: jennifer [at] potentialsrealized[dot]com