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Monday, March 11, 2013

CAREER GOAL & PRODUCTIVITY

By Remi Dairo.

Hi!


Complements of the season! This week we would be looking at how career goal can affect your productivity in 2013. Here are 3 things to note to have a swell time in your career this year:



Vision Clarified: What kind of career do you desire in 2013! To some, moving into a new career, to others changing their level on the career ladder is the main thing! Friend, write it down! What exactly would you desire as the best career for you in the new year? Clarity enhances productivity! Remember,you can not feature in the future you can not exactly picture!



Action Clarified: After you have written down the desired picture of your career future in 2013, you need to write out action steps to make it a reality! Taking a new course, writing a new CV, meeting new people, enhancing a new skill can be some of the actions to be taken in achieving your goals! You need to break your goals to specific action steps that would bring about change and productivity in 2013.



Challenges Identified: You need to identify the things that could stop you in making your career goal a reality! To some money can set a limit, to other skills and certification is the problem others their personal attitude is it. You need to identify yours and put beside each things you would do to make your goals happen or how you would work around it! Nothing can stop you if you don't stop yourself!



As you go out this week, write down your 2013 goals on paper! What is written is superior to what you are thinking! The remaining part of this year can change your life if you write your goals down!



Get a copy of your PRODUCTIVITY PLUS a goal setting planner for 2013. It costs $30 only or NGN4,500.
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Thank you!



Remi Dairo

(Your Life & Productivity Coach)

remidairo@gmail.com

Monday, March 4, 2013

Small business advice

My small business advice is for you to recognize that your business is the representation of your vision and standards set by you the owners of the business.


The essence of self searching is to have a better understanding and good knowledge of whom you are. By this knowledge, you can stand on your strengths and raise your weaknesses until over time; these observed weaknesses become very minimal.

After a careful self assessment, you also do a very careful and deliberate business assessment.

Getting started with your entrepreneurial venture means that you have a clearly set out business plan.

The business plan should state your business, the industry your business belongs to, what aspect of that business will be your primary focus, what type of clientele are you after, what is the 3-5year cash flow projection, where do you see your business in 5years, 10 years, 20 years, etc.

You should also be able to say what your plans are at getting to this perceived objectives and what resources would you require to achieve this, how do you plan or expect to get these observed requirements.

All these may seem like preparing to climb the highest mountain for the first time, it actually is.

The higher you climb this mountain of starting your company, the higher you will go with your company.

Going back a bit, we need to understand that a problem defined is a problem solved.

The day you give a name to an unidentified challenge, the day your perspective of that challenge changes, you will now see that item in a wider and different but more understanding perspective.

That is why it is important to define your business and industry to know what information to seek and from where, once you have this information, you will now be more focused and deliberate in all you do concerning that challenge.

As simple and unnecessary as this small business advice sounds, it is like the backbone of a successful business venture, it gives you a reference point and a compass to help you stay focused on your success path else deviation occurs and focus is lost and failure starts knocking at the door.

In summary, when venturing into a new business, the following small business advice should be noted before starting out.

• Do a SWOT analysis of yourself

• Do a SWOT analysis of the business idea

• Identify your market, product/service

• Prepare a business plan

• Determine start-up costs and marketing plan

• Determine source of funds

• Consult with professionals - consultants, accountants, bankers, lawyers

• Chose a business type and register

• Start

All the items listed above will be further broken down in later articles to guide you on your path to entrepreneurial/business success.

Success is yours!

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