Monthly Archives: August 2012

What Has Your Focus?

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Last time I wrote I asked a couple of questions…

What is your vision?

What are your goals?

Are you motivated by them?

Who do you have supporting you along the way?

Have you taken time out to think about these?  I hope you have jotted something down to start the process of forming an ideal vision for your business and your life, and setting some realistic goals which will allow you to reach your ultimate vision.

Habakkuk 2:2-3

“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”

It’s amazing that the bible can be so old yet so relevant. Write down you vision so that everyone you live and work with knows where you’re heading. Get everyone on board so you are all moving in the same direction. Allow yourself to focus on those activities that will get you closer to your goals, and steer clear of those that will only distract you.

It may take time, but stick at it.

Focus is an amazing thing. You can accomplish anything if it is your focus.

What has your focus?

What’s Your Vision?

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Haven’t the Olympics been great! It reminds me of a time (a while ago now) when I used to train as an athlete. My days of being a competitive swimmer involved early mornings; very early mornings! My alarm went off at 4.23am. The day had begun. Off for my morning training session.

The commitment I had made to swimming was not only a personal one. As a teenager it’s not all that easy getting from here to there without a license, so the commitment extended to my parents.

“So are you feeling pumped this morning Lise?”

Sometimes I responded, other times I didn’t.

“In this training session it’s all up to you! Are you going to be a cruise ship or a destroyer? You know the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little bit EXTRA!”

Dad’s pep talk would continue until we reached the pool, however I’m convinced he kept going to himself on his way home in the car.

Dad had caught my vision of wanting to be the best swimmer I could. To give myself the opportunity to go as fast as ever by giving my all in each and every training session. Without that support I would never have been in the position to compete at multiple Australian Swimming Championships including the 2000 Olympic trials.

The questions beg to be asked…

What is your vision?

What are your goals?

Are you motivated by them?

Who do you have supporting you along the way?

Let this quote resonate with you… “If you aim at nothing you are bound to hit it.”

Until next time…

When it’s a Routine, it Gets DONE!

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It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you get yourself into a routine. Things just  don’t seem as hard to do. It’s just a part of what you do every day and it doesn’t seem like a big deal. You will find you get more done in your day when you set yourself up with a routine.

Take exercise as an example. Everyone needs to exercise. It is essential for a healthy lifestyle. Whether it be going to the gym or out for a run or a bike ride, we all need to do it. If you give yourself the option to pull out, on a cold wet day you most certainly will. But if it is part of your routine it just what you do. You don’t even think about the weather and you will get through your session and feel better for it, without having the mental battle of should I or shouldn’t I.

Not only can we apply routines to our personal lives, but to our working lives as well. Things like making Tuesday mornings invoice day, and Thursday afternoons customer contact time, if it’s part of a routine, it will get done.

Here’s what you do:

  1. Write a list of all office tasks that needs to get done on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly basis.
  2. Decide how long each task will take you.
  3. Get a calendar – You can use one from Outlook if you use it, download one from www.google.com/calendar or use an old fashioned flip chart calendar.
  4. Calendarise each task.
  5. Stick to it!

When it’s a routine, it gets done.

Good luck!

Welcome to Better Your Business

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Welcome to the Better Your Business blog. On these pages you will experience a holistic approach to improving your business and your life.

Being organised, focused, setting plans and being goal oriented will get you on the right path to Better Your Business. If it sounds like hard work to you, bear with me. It doesn’t have to be. You might not do it all yourself though. That’s one thing I have learnt over the years. You just can’t be all things to all men, no matter how hard you try. We are just not designed to be good at everything! But every single one of us, yes everyone, has something we excel in, and funnily enough, it’s probably the thing we enjoy doing the most! Focus on that, and let other people take care of the rest. This will definitely lead to a much happier and healthier you.

Join me as we walk through what it means to have a Better Business and a Better Life.