It’s funny how people create plans cause they want to do something better, make more money and have more time — and then forget to use the plan do to that. Systems are so important, including a system to monitor the efforts you’ve put into your plan.

So often, the way business owners monitor is at tax time when they see what they made for the year. So sad.

That’s why when a client of mine creates their One Page Business Plan(r) the next step is not executing the plan.

Now a days there are so many options for the monitoring system — a performance management system. Paper system, excel spreadsheet, an online performance system or software like MS Project. Main things is you do it!

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I remember a time when an advertising client– new to business, had been asked to be on the board of a chamber of commerce. He was conserned about he was going to do that and start/run his business.

We figured out what they wanted … for free of course — equated to $28,000! So instead, he asked them “what was the one thing they wanted more than anything else” … they told him, he did that one thing and got good advertisement.

And maybe years from now when he can afford to provide more time to the group; and IF he wants to provide them with his expertise for free — he can do that, too.