Issue 27 | April 07

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Next Steps Newsletter from James Sweetman and Associates

Top Tips - A Spring Clean

With a breath of spring in the air and the brighter evenings, now is the time not only for a spring clean, but to put the spring back in your step. Here are 10 ways how.

  1. Believe in yourself & the possibilities of tomorrow.
    We all believe in many things, but do you really believe in yourself? There isn't a skill you can't learn; a task you can't try; a class you can't take; or a book you can't read.
  2. Invest more of yourself
    You might as well live a little more intensely, turn up the volume and brighten the picture. Invest more of yourself in whatever you do. Step up and play it big. What would happen if you were even 10% more vital and energised.
  3. Conserve your time.
    Reassess your priorities, get clear as to what is important to you over the months ahead.

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Make your Business Irresistible

10 ways to make your business more attractive to potential customers

You know your service or product is excellent, but you don’t have enough clients. Time to move up a gear?

1. Who are your target customers?
Knowing your specific target market is the starting point of effective marketing. To satisfy the needs of potential customers you have to know who they are and what their needs are. A useful exercise is to write out a paragraph describing your ideal client or clients. Give each ideal client (company or individual) a persona, what are their income levels, what are their interests etc.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying basic fundamentals. Jim Rohn

Recently Promoted - 8 steps to ensure you hit the ground running

You have just started in a new job. Here are some strategies to help you reach that point where your company needs you as much as you need your monthly salary.

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A Life Audit

Is your life what you expected it to be? How did you once respond when you were asked ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ If you keep going the way you are going where will you end up?

It is healthy to reflect on the direction of our lives from time to time, otherwise we may end up one day, a long way from where we hoped to be.

Final Thought...

The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.
S. Friedman
 
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Welcome to the April 07 edition of Next Steps

Firstly, a big thank you for all the positive feedback on the new look website and ezine and also on my recent appearance on TV.

In this months Next Steps:

Make your Business Irresistible.

Recently Promoted? -Learn how to hit the ground running

Complete a Life Audit

Top Tips for putting a spring back in your step (its that time of year)

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