And The Systems Will Set You Free ©Written by John-Paul Micek
Your freedom from repetitive frustrations, damaging profit leaks, and crushing damage to your business reputation is rooted in least glamorous and most overlooked place. It's buried deep within every single business that still has its doors open to serve clients.If you're like 85% of business owners out there, your energy and motivation is slowly being sapped away like a dying man in Amazon, covered by blood-sucking leeches. And, that's all because marketing and sales efforts have been placed ahead of this critical profit generator. I'm always amazed at how many of our coaching clients don't know why they feel like furry little hamsters stuck in cages, running furiously as fast as they can on their little "wheels" of business. But there is a flip side. I've got to tell you how thrilled and energized I am every time we help another business owner get released from a life of unintended entrepreneurial bondage. Can I help do same for you? You bet! Jump out of "cage" and experience freedom and profitability that lies dormant in your business. Get started right now by reading this article and taking suggested steps. Then partner with your coach and other members of Owner's Club to accelerate your progress through an exceptional level of coaching, mentoring, and accountability. Have You Ever ... Have you ever answered a question for someone on your team that seems like 20th time you've given same answer? Do your employees make same type of mistakes over and over again? If you know what it feels like to have profits slip through your fingers because of poor performance, it's time to put an end to your frustration. In this article you'll learn how simple truth of a systemized business can set you free from these (and many other) ongoing headaches. You'll also see how process of systemizing your business does not have to be complex, and laborious, as many business leaders see it. The Most Misunderstood Pillar of Profitability Often, when I ask small-business leaders about systems that maintain profitability of their business, a look of abject fear appears. Too many small-business owners incorrectly equate systems with a lack of freedom and flexibility. Nothing could be further from truth. In fact, taking time to develop standardized systems for operating and managing your business will equip you to: Maximize your time and optimize your own talents and resources. Delegate quickly and efficiently for greater productivity. Energize and motivate your team with a unified focus. Generate consistent, superior results that your clients count on. Immediately move hidden profits directly to your bottom line. To top it all off, when properly laid out, your Systems of Operations (SOP) are dynamic and open to organic growth. As your business grows, your SOP grow. Your SOP are relatively cost free once you have them established.
| | Creating Time — You Can Do It! ©Written by John-Paul Micek
"People that would never think of committing suicide or ending their life would think nothing of dribbling their life away in useless minutes and hours every day."What separates winners from losers? We all have same 24-hours in a day, so why do some people always seem to accomplish more with same amount of time? Winners leverage every minute of every day in most effective way possible. They make every minute count. They don't waste one minute on other people's urgencies or on unimportant. You are best of best. You reside in achiever category at top of performance chain. How do I know that? Because only best people, top 10% of population, want to better themselves and that is why you are reading this. (You'd be surprised at how many people want to get ahead, yet don't lift proverbial finger to turn page of a book to help reach their goals.) In order to create time, you must shift your focus — from days and hours — to work. You need to leverage hours that you do have and focus only on actions that will yield exponential results. Start by identifying activities that you take part in on a daily or weekly basis that yield little or no long-term benefits. Coach's Insight: For example, average person working in a corporation, by eliminating coffee breaks or combining coffee breaks with meetings can create two full work-weeks in a year. Two full work-weeks! Those eighty hours can be used to generate more income, spend more time with family, read a self-improvement book to gain additional peak performance results, go on a much needed vacation, or enhance your health with three hours of aerobic activity per week for half a year. Here's how this calculates. Let's assume that average person takes two 20-minute breaks a day. Over course of a year, figuring on two weeks of vacation, that's 166 hours. That's more than four 40-hour work-weeks added to your year. You have just created an additional 166 hours of time in your year. Try same calculation with lunch. Does this mean that you never take time for yourself? Of course not, this is your time that you create. Who is benefiting from all that extra time you have gained? You are — in terms of increased income, enhanced relationships, or an extended lifespan due to better health.
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