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Plan B for Success
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- The one single thing that can make or break your success, no matter how hard you work on your goal.
- How you can identify unexpected solutions, in various simple and playful ways.
- How you can develop a winning mindset that instantly boosts your confidence.
- How you can create a successful Plan B while capitalizing on your Plan A.
Read our latest, straight-forward e-Book ‘Plan B: A different way to achieve your goals when what you do seems to fail’
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What readers say
“The PLAN B book could seem basic but it is so meaningful and powerful. It is easy to read, turning from one point to the next logically, it makes reading very comfortable. I like it because it refers not only to starting your own business, but also to other goals such as becoming more confident, a successful leader or having a more engaged and performing team. I find that stepping out of your comfort zone is the key message to succeed in PLAN B.”
Laurence, General Electric (GE), France
“I absolutely LOVED your E-Book. At first, I thought it was going to be business focussed but I was surprised at how life-oriented it was. In addition, it was fun, light, short and easy to read. I found it of particular personal interest that you had an example about moving to Australia as a Plan A. That’s actually one of my Plan As that’s not working out the way I planned. This is pushing me into a rather interesting, though unplanned Plan B. Reading this was a sign for me that I’m doing the right thing. Thank You.”
Lisa-Ann Robinson
Intuitive Life Strategist, Jamaica
“Your e-book Plan B came for me at the best moment I could think of. It gave me the boost to act and be consistent in my goals again. Thanks to the Plan B e-book I stepped out of my comfort zone and found the courage to speak with a key person for my goals. Also, Plan B for me is not to bet on one option only, but to look for other options that can drive me to success again on a new level in my career. Thanks for the Plan B e-book. I printed it today so it will remind me of Plan B.”
Karin van den Berg-Hulshoff
After Sales Promotions & Processes at Honda, The Netherlands
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Seven Steps to Merger Excellence
Here’s a great article by Sandy Weiner on how to successfully integrate two different corporate cultures after a merger. The article highlights the five critical issues that hinder M & A success and outlines a 7-Step Model to manage these issues.
Seven Steps to Merger Excellence
Mergers and acquisitions often create winners and losers at both the corporate and individual staff levels. One culture unseats another. One employee outweighs another. Power struggles prevail. And while policy and organizational decisions are made from above, the organization sits in limbo, slowly becoming disengaged from its focus. It is a hardly satisfactory state, since engaging across corporate cultures should be a near-fluid process in which a meaningful, value-driven focus and corporate loyalty are created from the onset. Read the entire article…
Does 100% focus mean we are giving our best?
I was recently talking with a smart and ambitious manager who had just been promoted. She was worried that her team might have troubles accepting her as their boss since she is younger than they are, and she therefore wanted to improve her leadership skills.
When I asked her about her medium- to long-term goals she explained that she wanted to obtain an even higher position within one year. She said she works long hours, and even week-ends are mostly dedicated to her career goals. From all the things she was telling me I understood that she is totally committed to her goal of becoming a very successful businesswoman, at almost any price, even at the price of her happiness.
Then we talked about how the different dimensions of our life are interconnected, about work-life balance and how it can improve performance. That’s where our communication somehow broke up. It felt as if that was a totally new perspective she was not ready to consider.
Do we really give our best, and can we only achieve our goal when we are 100% focused on it? What if we were missing some short cuts along the way, just because we don’t look to the left or right? What if taking a break would give us the energy to move forward much faster, and the mental clarity to make better decisions? What does it take to really improve our leadership skills?
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Why most small businesses fail
According to several studies carried out in Europe and the US, an average of 50% of small businesses never really takes off and is forced to close down within the first 5 years. What starts with enthusiasm and passion often ends up with big debts, frustration, lost self-esteem, and sometimes even with burnout and broken marriages.
We have been working in the area of business development for over 10 years, and found that the most common causes for small business failure include:
1. Lack of a clear strategy
Entrepreneurs are often driven by great ideas and passion, some by ambition or by a practical need for money. In many cases they don’t take the time to look at what they ultimately want to get from their business, who they will be really working with, how they expect customers to give them the return they want. They often spend too much money on things that will not bring them any real benefit, while saving on investments that could bring them long-term returns.
2. Lack of effective systems
Entrepreneurs often work around the clock and don’t have time to look at their processes and at systems that could simplify their work, keep their financial situation under control, save them time, considerably improve the quality of their service and increase customer retention.
3. Lack of an empowering mindset
While many entrepreneurs have a hard time selling their products and services for fear of being “pushy”, many others are indeed pushy and miss seeing the person on the other side. In both cases, they do earn something, but not enough to build and maintain a profitable business in the long run.
4. Lack of a good work-life balance
When the focus is all on developing the business and making money for the business to survive, the rest is often postponed: rest and relaxation, healthy nutrition and sports, fun, quality time with the loved ones, etc. This becomes even more critical for entrepreneurs working from home. In the long run this has a very negative impact on work performance and business success.
5. Lack of support
Most entrepreneurs believe they must do it all, and that they do not have the money for a business coach or for professional assistants. So they end up being the leader, the marketing manager, the salesman/woman, the technician, the secretary, the book-keeper and even their own board of advisors. This decreases the quality and effectiveness of marketing and sales, leading to poor strategic decisions and lower profits.
What would help your business to succeed?
We can help you to increase the effectiveness and the profits of your business by developing all of the areas mentioned above, so you can maximize the return of the money, time and energy you invest, creating a business that is sustainable both at financial and personal levels.
You are welcome to use our free Business Start Up Program, and if you have any questions we will be happy to answer them via email or over the phone.
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