Questions to stimulate our thinking

Kickstart the last quarter of 2007

January's edition of Next Steps contained 10 questions the aim of which was to stimulate your thinking as we entered a New Year.

Now (with the schools reopen and the holiday season behind us) is a good time to revisit those questions.

If you set New Year resolutions or goals, how have you progressed?

If you want to get more proactive and results focussed the 10 questions below will get you on the right track.

• What would you like your biggest success to be between now and the end of the year?
• What would you most like to change about your business over the next few months?
• What would you most like to change about yourself over the next few months?
• What is the major effort you are planning, to improve your sales and profit figures between now and year end?
• What would you be most happy about achieving in the remainder of 2007?
• Based on the concept that it is 'what you learn after you know it all that counts', what are you looking forward to learning over the next 3 months?
• What is the one as yet undeveloped area of your business (or life) that you are willing to explore over the next 3 months?
• What brings you the most joy and how are you going to have more of it over the next 3 months?

If you are still feeling less than inspired, here are two further questions that will get you thinking.

• What have you always dreamed about doing but felt too scared to try?
• What would you do if you could wake up tomorrow having had your self-consciousness removed? You would no longer fear being judged, looking foolish or feeling embarrassed. What chances would you take? What new things would you try?

Remember, just like a business, we will all have results come the end of year. Results in terms of finances, career, health, fitness, relationships etc. What do you want your 2007 results to be?

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