Picture this:
Cooled water and non-melting snacks were carefully packed (it was a beautiful, 98-degree day), and strategically placed for an easy access. A list of possible rest- and emergency-stops was ready, and phone charger, power-bank, and another back-up were tucked away.
Miles passed by, all 130 of them, as we made our way across 3 States.
It was a fun road trip, just as easy as the cross-Atlantic one I had taken with the little ones a year ago. They are such good road warriors!
But, no mater how "routine" the trip, each one is as planned as possible. Then, there is a back-up plan, and a back-up plan for that. What can I say, when traveling with the kiddos, you never know.
There's also a bag with several sets of change clothing, a ton of snacks, entertainment options, cleaning supplies, trash bags. Going somewhere for a day looks like we'd be moving for a week. (I am sure parents can relate).
And no, I consider myself a pretty easy-going and spontaneous person, actually.
Anyhow, as we drove that day, I remembered that the whole plan was turned upside-down due to a family emergency. The originally budgeted 2-day business-time had be completely reconfigured! Again, I was grateful to having have been an entrepreneur and not an employee, so there was no hoping that a boss would understand and approve the last-minute absence...
See, if you think about what you've just read, this is exactly how business operates:
So, regardless of how easy-going and spontaneous person you are, there is no "winging it" when it comes to business - at least not if you want to make it a sustainable, profitable, and successful.
It takes strategies, plans. The big picture (we're going on a 130-mile trip), and the details (if we leave at the usual nap time, the little one will be asleep some part of the way, and we should reach the rest stop right in time she wakes up, ready for lunch).
It takes forward-thinking and tapping into past experience (a laptop bag and other electronics and notebooks should not be placed behind the driver's seat at the big kid's feet, in case she spills her water, or worse).
Yes, there are many, many moving parts that make your business run on a daily-bases. And there are many more to be strategically incorporated when you set out to grow your business. It is easy to get overwhelmed, confused, even scared, intimidated.
Remember, you do not need to - and should not to - do it all on your own.
Schedule your complementary call with me, and I'll help you identify the missing links, costly leaks and gaps, so that you know exactly what to do, and how to move forward.
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