The new year is less than one week away.
It’s that time of year that we’re all starting to think about how we want 2019 to be…
Better**** Different***More Profitable***Less Stressful***More Enjoyable***[Insert YOUR Adjective Here]
But before we rush to that thought process, it’s important to put thought and action into having a really clear picture of where you are NOW at the end of 2018.
“We can only know where we’re going if we know where we’ve been.” -Maya Angelou
For this exact reason, I’ve been sharing resources in our Strategic Agent Facebook Group that guide you through evaluating the many aspects of your business so that you can:
- Get a clear picture of your current strengths and weaknesses (on everything from prospecting to listing skills and marketing messages), and
- Determine exactly where you need to make changes in your business (be it skills you need to master or other changes that you need to make) in order to reach the goals you’ll set for 2019.
In case you missed any of them (or just didn’t have the time to work on them), here’s the compiled list of EXACTLY how you can Take Stock of Your Business Now in order to make the changes necessary to meet set and successfully meet your goals in 2019:
- Start with the list of 7 Questions You Should Ask Yourself about Your Business
- Establish a Vision so specific and personal to you that you will inevitably reach your goals in 2019. Click here for the Vision worksheet.
- Time to take pen to paper and look at your business in 2018 from both a numbers perspective as well as a skill set review on what’s working and what isn’t. Click here for the Strategic Business Analysis workbook.
- Never stop building your audience. Click here for the Strategic Marketing Analysis worksheet to take a fresh look at how the world sees you and how you’re marketing your services.
- Review how you’re representing yourself, your services and your brand to the world of potential clients through your Online Profiles. Today’s consumer researches EVERYTHING online before proceeding with purchasing decisions and that includes you. Find out What Your Online Profiles Say About You.
- When you know you’re Unique Value Proposition and can express it concisely and clearly in a Value Statement, you don’t have competition. Use the Value Statement Worksheet to establish yours.
When you take the time (and NOW is a great time of year to do this!) to Take Stock of Your Business like this, you’ll quickly start to see where you need to make changes in order to reach the goals that will make your 2019…
Better**** Different***More Profitable***Less Stressful***More Enjoyable***[Insert YOUR Adjective Here]
YOU have to change if you want your business to change. That change can be mastering new skills, updating your marketing, fine tuning your presentations…but you can only determine what you need to do by evaluating what you’ve been doing. The resources listed above will guide you through that process and keep watch here for even more resources to come!