9 Simple Ways To Improve Your Chances of Success…Sitting Down
Odds are that even as an entrepreneur, you’ve got a little time to waste throughout the week to mess around on the web. How about you take a few minutes away from the sites that make you smile and spend some time doing things that will likely make you more money going forward? That is, unless you’re so successful, you couldn’t handle any more riches. (If that’s the case, it’s perfectly fine to stop reading the suggestions below and go back to those sites.)
- Determine honestly what feelings your current social media presence (IG, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) evokes when others come across it. Do you generate the immediate response you want? Do you seem hip? Aware? Knowledgeable? Are your photos building your personal brand or killing it? Are you “follow-worthy?” Put your business presence through the same test.
- Reread your LinkedIn profile as well as your title.. Would someone who comes across you on LinkedIn want to connect? Does your content make someone see you as an expert? Oh yeah…if you are not currently on LinkedIn, change that. Today
- Once you like the way you appear on LinkedIn, start building your connections. There are tons of tools to help you learn how best to do that; many from LinkedIn itself. Not convinced it will help? Trust me. It will.
- Become better acquainted with your competitors. You are certain to learn lots about what they do well. You’ll also discover ways that you can exploit their weaknesses. How often should you be doing this? All the time.
- Refine your skills. Lousy at completing your business plan? Don’t really understand how Excel works? Need to find ways to alleviate stress? Stumped on how to send an invoice through QuickBooks? It’s all out there, but only if you look.
- Send personal emails thanking your clients and/or business associates. And personal means with specific reference to who they are and why working with them was and is special for you also. With the right headline, they will not only open it, they will be blown away.
- Stay up-to-date on business news. Look for trends. Learn about general market conditions. Try to find out how and why others are hitting it big, even in seemingly unrelated businesses. It all will prove fruitful.
- Identify ways to help others and act on it. Is it by donating to their cause? Are there volunteer opportunities screaming your name? Positivity and compassion will make you better, stronger and ultimately, more successful.
- Find a respected business consultant online who fits your exact needs. I know, firsthand, they are out there. How do I know? Because many of the clients who have worked with my group have experienced great success.
No one is telling you to skip streaming your shows, stop playing fantasy sports or ordering stuff you may or may not need. What is fact is that lots can be accomplished right from your laptop at any hour of the day. No worries if you’d rather chill. Except the fact that someone out there is putting in the work, as you read this, with the intention of stealing your lunch.
