Despatches Despatches
September - October 2014
Just flipping do it! I am already being sent notifications of Christmas, including parties, hotel deals and print offers. Once I used to groan at this, alluding to the year-end. Since I have discovered the power of premature planning, I am all for it. Here at Diamond HQ we are planning for 2015 right now. As a goal setter, business and life plan writer, I was astounded at a recent course I ran that only two out of the fourteen attendees actually had annual plans, goals, list of things to do and achievements defined. They were letting their lives and businesses just happen. You CAN do that - work and play without a plan – but you can bet your bottom dollar that all those things that your heart desires to achieve in this short life of ours will NEVER GET DONE. I don’t know about you but I have a long list! From seeing my kid’s graduate from university, witnessing the Northern Lights, smelling the blossom of the cherry trees in Japan, liberating British business from crappy couriers, to helping people have the business that gives them the lifestyle they and their families deserve. Not to mention the ambition to build the best courier company in the world! It’s a huge list of what I want to see AND do. If I don’t PLAN to do all those things, funnily enough they probably wont happen. And here’s the thing – planning isn’t tedious – it is really good fun. Well my way of doing it is! I start with a good old brainstorm balancing personal, business, financial and spiritual goals. From that I identify the things I want to do and how I can achieve those goals – like building a network of at least 60 depots UK wide to provide businesses with a partner who delivers their promises and their profits. Then I plan what
time scales I want to do this in (by 2016 BTW) then I start from the end game – i.e. what my network looks like when it’s complete and then I back plan from there, in five simple steps. 1. List 2. Brainstorm 3. Time Scale 4. End Goal 5. Back Plan A five step plan to get more done, achieve the things you want to and have the lifestyle you want. And then you just have to flipping do it! Work the plan daily, have the joy of achieving your interim goals, and tick all of those ‘must do’s’ off your bucket list! Take the time to enjoy the experience as you work the plan. So what do you want to do next year? Take the time as we near the final quarter of the year to brainstorm, list and plan as this could be sowing the seeds for the most exciting, productive and successful year yet. All achieved by a bit of planning. Sound complicated? It is really not (I promise!). I’ve created a template for easy life and business planning that everyone will benefit from. It’s called JFDI and you are very welcome to a summary copy – just give me a shout at kate@diamondlogistics.co.uk
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