Abundant Solutions - Business Planning

The Last week has been somewhat full on, but hardly surprising as having spent the previous week working ‘on’ Abundant Solutions there have been a number of things which needed to be continued with, so Daryl spent time last week continuing to work on our new website – as it could not all be done from the iPad. whilst we were away.

Alongside this we have had 3 client meetings, where focus was specifically on reviewing previous quarters actions and for setting actions and priorities for the next 90 days action plan.

The Link4Growth boardrooms continue to gain momentum and we had 2 meetings and a number of telephone calls regarding the roll out of new Boardrooms.
On Thursday we had the 4th Link4Growth Watford Boardroom and the topics discussed gave all participants real benefit and tangible actions.

We attended 4 x 4Networking breakfast meetings between us and have been talking about Link4Growth and our 1 on 1 Business Development Workshops.

We ran a Regional Leadership Team meeting with the Area Leaders on the Monday evening, where we spent some time continuing to build on the collectively supporting team spirit, and developing new leadership skills.
Later in the week I also caught up with 3 of the AL’s to further support and develop them.

There are exciting times ahead with another joint venture in the Abundant mix, and we spent a few hours working on the content and method of delivery of a new service.

All in all last week was busy but very full filling and this week is just as exciting – but more about this week, next week!

Paula

Day 5 – Social Media stuff and a new project

I Spent sometime first thing this morning getting to gripes with my iPad2 and adding some new aps.

One that I am quite excited to use is flipboard having now added google reader, twitter, linked in, and facebook this will make it easier for me to manage both my time and the need to keep in touch more than I do with the social media stuff from the iPad.

I am a bit of a technophobic who quickly gets bored if ‘things’ don’t happen quickly and as with all techie stuff it takes me time, trial and error to get it right and quite frankly I can’t be bothered so having persevered for an hour this morning is quite an achievement……..Well in my eyes anyway lol:-)

Anyway what else happened on day 5 of Abundant Solutions Bootcamp

Daryl wrote a blog, and I started a thread on the 4N forum with 13 comments and 170 views on the first day – I am happy with that especially as this was the first thread that I had started in anything other than group hugs! Thanks everyone for contributing……..

The rest of the working day was spent mapping out the backbone of a new project which we launch later this year, and all so much easier when working in surroundings like this

In the afternoon we enjoyed a long, lazy (hot) walk, a swim and soaking up the Lanzarotte sunshine – and contemplating how often each year this way of working could be realistically done……. It has been a great way to get loads done ‘on’ the business and had we have had a bit of chilling out time too - we will be back!

Paula x

SUCCESS a seven letter word that creates emotion and stimulation for many, but does it mean the same for everyone? Of course it won’t, but what is important is what Success means to you.
So go on I challenge you……..
Write down your own definition of success, what it means to you, what it will look like and feel like when you have achieved it. I can assure you it won’t be the same as anyone else’s….

Success is personal it can be small steps or big steps in your overall scheme but knowing where you are heading is a sure sign that you are going in the right direction.

You need confidence in business to succeed, but there can be a fine line between confidence and arrogance – think about what side of the line you are standing on as ego gets in the way and blurs the edges and impacts on your decisions.

Totally believing in what you doing, enjoying what you do and wanting to do what you do, IS the way to succeed in life and business, if you don’t love what you do what chance of success is there?

Why not add your definition of success as a comment to this blog……

With the harvest safely gathered in, and the Harvest Festival celebrations having taken place my thoughts turn to thinking about how we sow the seeds of our business.

In the parable of the farmer comparison is made to where the seeds fall and the likelihood of them growing to strong plants to be harvested and in turn how this resembles ones faith, but this blog is not about God and faith but of using the same analogy to look at how we plan and focus on our business.

So stay with me, if the seeds are the ideas and actions of planning the success of our business are we looking at where they are falling?

In your own basket of ideas each one is a potential life line of growth for your business but how many seeds falls on the path? Scattered in an area where there is no hope of nurture and growth, no forethought as if this is the right place or even time to market your business.

Then there are the ideas that are shallow they may grow quickly but without substance no long term commitment given to the depth of the idea, no follow up, no plan just lanky ideas that wither and die.

In the parable some seeds fall on a place with too many weeds that stop the growth of the plant and the plants die. 

Are you competing with the same tools in a crowded market place with no new ideas to stand out from the competition so that soon you are overtaken and wither back letting those stronger ones raise above you. 

But what about where the ground is good, the idea stands out, the foundations are strong.  You have clear actions which you review and refine regularly in essence you water it tend it until it bears fruit. 

Are your business seeds scattered in too many directions, look at where these ideas are falling, is the message right for the ground it is falling on.  Have you planned the success of your business and having planted the seeds are you continuing to nurture and prune until it bears fruit?