It’s easier to achieve your goals if you break them down. But what does that really mean? We share a 4-step template you can use immediately.
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We discuss how to achieve really BIGG, long-term goals on The BIGG Success Show. Here’s a summary of that discussion.
Waiting for the right time to go after a BIGG goal often leads to inaction. Use these tips to stop waiting and start moving.
Click the player to listen to this episode of The BIGG Success Show Podcast. Below is a summary of our discussion.
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This topic was inspired by a verse in the Bible:
Your brand positioning has to go beyond “me too but.” Click the player to hear George & Mary-Lynn share some ideas on The BIGG Success Show podcast.
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We know – the question posed in the title is a tough one. But we say it with love. And we share it from our own struggles with this topic.
It’s a crowded marketplace these days. Competition is fiercer than ever. The bad news is that it’s probably only going to get more vicious in the future.
Many small businesses aren’t prepared to compete amidst all the noise. They don’t stand out. They get lost. They remain obscure.
Is your to-do list stressing you out? Get some relief! The Freedom To-Do List app creator joins us today on The BIGG Success Show.
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Today we’re talking with Dr. Jim Steffen. He’s a time management expert, and author of Bestseller Aligned Thinking: Get The Most From Your Time, Life And Career – which is based on his thirty years of research around the world and in 160 Fortune 500 Companies.
Jim has created a new FREE app available now in the iTunes store called the To-Do List Freedom app – designed to help anyone relieve to-do list stress and frustration.
Listen to our interview to learn:
· The danger to-do lists have on your health
· The problem with putting everything on a to-do list
· Why Jim’s “holding list” concept helps you prioritize
· What outstanding people do and don’t do
You can find Jim’s FREE To-Do List Freedom app in the iTunes store for iPhone and iPad. If you don’t have one of those, just visit TimeManagementFree.com for a free tutorial on how to avoid to-do list frustration.
Become a free member of our Entreprenurturing™ Center to hear our extended discussion with Jim where you’ll also learn:
· The 2 simple yet important questions to ask yourself about time
· How to be efficient AND effective
Plus, we provide a download of just the section in the interview where Jim talks about how app works so you can quickly review how to use it once downloaded to your iPhone or iPad.
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Listen to this post! Click play to hear George & Mary-Lynn take flight in this BIGG Success Show Podcast (Duration 3:20)
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When it comes to strategic planning, you often hear people talk about the 30,000 foot view. We’ve even talked about it.
The idea, of course, is to get up high enough to see the BIGG picture.
But recently, we’ve really been taking a look at how we plan. We’ve been thinking about the business planning process of the entrepreneurs we coach.
And we’ve reached a conclusion…
The 30,000 foot view is worthless! It’s a bad metaphor.
The 30,000 foot view from ze plane, ze plane
You’re in a plane flying at 30,000 feet. You look down to see the tiny houses and other buildings.
You can see vehicles in motion – there must be a human being inside. But you can’t see them.
You also can’t fully understand the landscape. You can see mountains, but you can’t tell whether they reach a height of a few thousand feet or 10,000 feet plus.
It doesn’t really matter to you – you’re flying over it at 30,000 feet.
But it sure does matter to the people you can’t see – the road over a small mountain is certainly easier to navigate than one over a tall mountain – if there’s a road at all.
At 30,000 feet, you just can’t get the proper perspective.
A better way than the 30,000 foot view from a plane
So we’re convinced we need another metaphor. Let’s descend from 30,000 feet. Let’s land that plane.
What do you say we hop in a helicopter? Let’s look at the view from 3,000 feet?
Of course, the cool thing about a helicopter is we can quickly get even closer to the ground if need be. OR we can quickly rise up if it would be helpful to get a view from a little further from the ground.
OR to get over a really BIGG mountain!
In our helicopter, we’ll really be able to read the terrain. If we see something we want to investigate further, we can hover over it.
We can even land easily just about anywhere if we really want to get the lay of the land. Or talk with the people – the people we want to serve.
We need to put boots on the ground so we can see what they’re experiencing. Then we can jump back into the helicopter to see what lies ahead.
So for planning, we recommend giving up the plane with a 30,000 foot view so you can give a whirlybird a whirl. You’ll gain the perspective you need to reach BIGG success!
What do you think – is entrepreneurial planning best done in a plane at 30,000 feet or a helicopter?
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