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Does your business need a reality check?
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Sandra Martini
Having "been there, done that", Sandra is known for combining a unique blend of innovative, no-fluff strategies that really work. Her generosity in freely sharing real implement-today tactics and strategies keeps her audiences literally spellbound as they take notes. Sandra's motto, "If I can do it, you can do it too!" and her ability to get people who’ve never had real success to take immediate action on a systematic basis have positioned her as a unique catalyst in small business. 
By Sandra Martini
Published on 07/2/2009
 

So many business owners create good solid goals and then take haphazard action, constantly led astray by another bright shiny object or thinking the Law of Attraction will deliver it all to them.<p>


Does your business need a reality check?
MP3 FileClick here to listen... During a consultation last week, I was speaking with a 5-figure business owner who wanted to make $150,000 this year.

Doable?

Absolutely!

Doable with the plan she had?

Absolutely not.

So many business owners create good solid goals and then take haphazard action, constantly led astray by another bright shiny object or thinking the Law of Attraction will deliver it all to them.

The “reality check”?

It’s a combination of taking the RIGHT action in the RIGHT way at the RIGHT time WHILE maintaining a positive and abundant mindset that will propel you forward to your goals.

While you may think this sounds a little tough, it’s a whole lot tougher to close your doors and get a J O B working for someone else, especially after spending thousands of hours and dollars on programs and products, all designed to get you “to the next level”.

Make It Real: My Request To You

First, revisit your goals for this quarter (July through September) and this year.

Second, determine if your goals are REALISTIC given where you are now and your plans (HOW will you bring in the revenue, which projects, implemented when?) for the rest of the year.

Third, either revise your goals, your plan or both so that they’re in alignment and doable.

Fourth. . .take action. Now!

If you want help determining if your goals are realistic and building a plan you can implement to reach those goals (or others we set), you’ll want to see if a strategy session with me works for you.

Sandra Martini shows self-employed business owners how to get more clients by implementing processes and systems to put their marketing on autopilot. Visit Sandra at http://www.SandraMartini.com for details, and her free audio series “5 Simple and Easy Steps to Put Your Marketing on Autopilot