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When I chat to people about their strategic planning or their business planning, an answer I quite often get is, "I know I need to do something, but I just don't quite know what to do". So that's why, over the next couple of months, I'm going to do a series of vlogs talking about both strategic planning, that really big picture side of things, right down to business planning, along with implementation plans and how to make things happen.

Well, kia ora folks, thanks very much for taking the time to come and check out today's vlog. You know, people often tell me they'd love to have the time to step back and set some plans for their business. But one of the challenges is they don't actually know what to do or how to go about it.

In August & September I will be holding a business Roadmap Review aimed at the small to medium business owner We all know the benefits of taking time to review our business – but when did you last do it? 

Business can be hard at times, especially if you are in that SME space.
I get it, I’ve being self employed for close to 20 years (crikey where has that gone!). In that time I’ve had businesses that have gone from no staff (just me) to 40 odd staff with a senior leadership structure in place.

For the month of May I set myself a goal of doing a vlog every day. There was no reason or structure behind each for the vlogs, just what came to mind each day – also for me the discipline to record & edit on a daily basis. No pre recording, just a case of do it!

In earlier posts I’ve talked about managing time. In reality you can’t manage time, only manage what you do!

All too often we feel stretched & don’t have enough time in the day to get things done. Sound familiar? Here is a simple tip that I’ve used for years. Create a Power Hour & you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve. It’s all about setting time aside to be project focused, remove distractions & just do stuff!