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Hi there,
Speaker:it's Sue and thanks for joining me for Tips and Talk
Speaker:Day. These are bite-sized topics that I pull from community questions
Speaker:and things that I'm observing in the world of handmade small
Speaker:business. If you'd like to submit a topic,
Speaker:DM e over on Instagram at Gift Biz Unwrapped.
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Speaker:rarely forget to do something,
Speaker:and know at the start of each day what needs priority,
Speaker:attention and action type A personality.
Speaker:Yes, and a follow through on the Kobe assessment,
Speaker:which should have given me the clue,
Speaker:but it wasn't until people started commenting to me that I
Speaker:realized not everyone naturally knows how to do this.
Speaker:It's the biggest single contributor to the growth I always see
Speaker:in my businesses without spending hours and hours working either.
Speaker:It's about focus and doing the right things efficiently.
Speaker:Prompted by all the questions on how I do this,
Speaker:I went about finding a way to help you perform at
Speaker:a higher level too.
Speaker:I analyzed my methods and formalized my process,
Speaker:which is one many of my coaching clients.
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Speaker:Getting your dreams on paper makes them more likely to come
Speaker:true. Setting intentions is the direct path to manifesting what you
Speaker:want. Journaling,
Speaker:creating a vision board or closing your eyes and imagining yourself
Speaker:achieving what you've set out to do are various actions to
Speaker:take as you let your dreams swirl around in your mind.
Speaker:All of these are worthwhile activities to bring your desires into
Speaker:reality, but there's more to it than that,
Speaker:and this is where our wishes for what could be remain.
Speaker:That just dreams.
Speaker:I'm sure you've had someone in your life who repeats over
Speaker:and over again how they're going to take that vacation to
Speaker:Italy, write a book or change careers.
Speaker:You've heard it so much,
Speaker:you can repeat the exact words right along with her,
Speaker:and it's a great idea.
Speaker:It just never goes anywhere.
Speaker:What's missing is setting specific action steps underneath the goal to
Speaker:be used as a path to get to the desired result.
Speaker:When you break a goal down into small parts,
Speaker:not only can you see clearly how you can get from
Speaker:point A to point B,
Speaker:your goal becomes less overwhelming and it gets exciting because it's
Speaker:easier to believe in its possibility.
Speaker:Here's an example.
Speaker:Emma is stuck in a boring job.
Speaker:There's no room for advancement and the tasks aren't fulfilling at
Speaker:all, but it pays the bills.
Speaker:She's relatively secure in her position.
Speaker:She's been there forever and has a solid performance every month,
Speaker:but she's long thought about adding excitement into her life by
Speaker:starting a dog treat business.
Speaker:Who knows,
Speaker:maybe it could grow into something bigger someday.
Speaker:Emma's dreamt about this,
Speaker:shared it with others and gotten positive reactions to her idea.
Speaker:Yet still it remains talk why?
Speaker:It's because there's no tangible plan to move it forward,
Speaker:and for Emma,
Speaker:thinking of where she is now to really having a dog
Speaker:biscuit business of her own is too big a gap.
Speaker:How does she get there?
Speaker:Her next step should be filling in the smaller actions to
Speaker:move the ball forward.
Speaker:She could hand out samples of her biscuits to friends with
Speaker:pets to get feedback and possible testimonials for her products that
Speaker:would prove to be great credibility for the future,
Speaker:and its initial validation for her right now that her doggy
Speaker:customers like her biscuits.
Speaker:She could start researching what's necessary in her state to be
Speaker:able to legally sell dog biscuits,
Speaker:and if she's all set with those regulations,
Speaker:Emma can even begin selling to unknown customers on a small
Speaker:level by participating in a farmer's market or a church bazaar.
Speaker:You may note that I'm not mentioning creating a name for
Speaker:a business yet or even officially registering herself as a business.
Speaker:That comes shortly,
Speaker:but not first.
Speaker:This is a common mistake new business owners make,
Speaker:and as an aside,
Speaker:if you wanna learn more about starting up,
Speaker:watch my free video called Five Not So Obvious Mistakes that
Speaker:Get In Your Way When Starting a Handmade Product Business.
Speaker:To watch this at your convenience,
Speaker:go to gift biz unwrapped.com/five
Speaker:mistakes. Now,
Speaker:the example I just gave you with Emma is a huge
Speaker:goal, but there are many smaller goals that don't ever have
Speaker:a chance for the exact same reason.
Speaker:The gap between the statement to reality is too big or
Speaker:it's too vague.
Speaker:When something's too vague,
Speaker:the chance that it will actually happen is almost nil.
Speaker:Every Monday in Gift Biz Breeze,
Speaker:my Facebook group,
Speaker:there's a post addressing this issue.
Speaker:Here you can tell us what one thing is that you
Speaker:want to accomplish during the week.
Speaker:Of course you'll do lots of things besides this one thing,
Speaker:but if you can identify and complete a significant step in
Speaker:moving the ball forward towards your big goal by Friday,
Speaker:imagine how this can build on itself week after week.
Speaker:That's my intention of having this post prompt.
Speaker:There are a few other things also to keep in mind
Speaker:when you're creating this one thing each Monday,
Speaker:it has to be formed in such a way that by
Speaker:Friday it's a clear yes or no in terms of whether
Speaker:it's been achieved or not.
Speaker:Let's say your overall goal is that you want to start
Speaker:selling your products at local craft fairs.
Speaker:A Momentum Monday comment would not be,
Speaker:I wanna start selling my products at a local show.
Speaker:That's not gonna happen by Friday,
Speaker:and continuing with that thought will never get you to a
Speaker:show. Instead,
Speaker:a weekly goal could be,
Speaker:I'm gonna identify five local craft shows that are potential options
Speaker:for me,
Speaker:and then the following week's goal can build on this.
Speaker:Of the five shows I've identified,
Speaker:I'm gonna research and select one and commit to attend.
Speaker:By registering for that show the following week could build further
Speaker:with something like,
Speaker:I'm gonna make a list of all the things I need
Speaker:to do,
Speaker:so I'm ready for the craft show next month.
Speaker:Then week after week could be tackling groups of these activities
Speaker:in preparation for the show.
Speaker:As you can see with each one by the end of
Speaker:the week,
Speaker:it's either been done or not clear and obvious.
Speaker:Here's another one.
Speaker:Let's say your goal is to make more sales.
Speaker:I actually get this one a lot in Momentum Mondays.
Speaker:How about instead,
Speaker:week one,
Speaker:I'm going to take multis seen photos of 10 best selling
Speaker:products of mine in preparation for my online presence.
Speaker:Week two,
Speaker:I'm going to sign up and open my shop On Etsy,
Speaker:week three,
Speaker:I'm going to research Etsy tutorials on how to optimize my
Speaker:products to get seen by potential customers on Etsy,
Speaker:and week four,
Speaker:I'm going to integrate Etsy into my regular social media postings
Speaker:and in-person show materials so people know they can order for
Speaker:me online.
Speaker:Get it?
Speaker:This is the true way to advance your dreams.
Speaker:Of course,
Speaker:we're talking business here,
Speaker:but it applies with anything that you want to accomplish in
Speaker:life. Break it down.
Speaker:It can be the littlest step forward.
Speaker:Think about it,
Speaker:52 little steps in a year.
Speaker:That's a lot of advancement,
Speaker:and before you know it,
Speaker:you'll be wowed by what you can accomplish.
Speaker:Let's start now.
Speaker:Come Monday,
Speaker:I want you to think about decide on and commit.
Speaker:What are you gonna accomplish by the end of the week?
Speaker:That's a wrap.
Speaker:I'm a get to the point kind of girl,
Speaker:and this is what you can expect from these quick midweek
Speaker:sessions. Now it's your turn.
Speaker:Go out and fulfill that dream of yours.
Speaker:Share your handmade products with us.
