{"id":8995,"date":"2015-02-23T06:02:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T12:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=8995"},"modified":"2019-05-23T07:39:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T12:39:39","slug":"your-weekly-appointment-with-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2015\/02\/your-weekly-appointment-with-your-business.html","title":{"rendered":"Your weekly appointment with your business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-not-disturb-please.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9000 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-not-disturb-please-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Do not disturb please&quot; sign. Photo by Becky McCray.\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-not-disturb-please-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-not-disturb-please.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, you have unprecedented support available to help you build and improve your business and to survive any economic conditions. No matter how small a town or isolated an area you live in, internet access connects you to astounding resources.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can <strong>read advice from experts,<\/strong> including those in your own field.<\/li>\n<li>You can <strong>connect personally with mentors<\/strong>, consultants, and many other types of support online directly and through social networks.<\/li>\n<li>You can <strong>access in-depth\u00a0guides, ebooks and college courses<\/strong> on any small business issue, some for free, others\u00a0for an affordable price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All that&#8217;s available, but you&#8217;re still struggling with your business. Why? What\u2019s keeping you from using these abundant resources\u00a0to improve your business? With all this abundance, there are still two\u00a0resources that remain scarce:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your time<\/li>\n<li>Your attention<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What is the solution? You&#8217;re going to have to <strong>make an appointment with your self and your business.<\/strong> Dedicate a set time each week, 1 hour minimum. Make it an absolute commitment. Do not let anything disturb you during this hour.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the agenda for how you&#8217;ll spend that time:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Figuring out what areas of your business need improvement and choosing one to work on at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Finding the resources and people you need.<\/li>\n<li>Reading the resources that you found.<\/li>\n<li>Learning by making your first attempts.<\/li>\n<li>Talking with your mentors, contacts or consultants to check what you&#8217;re learning.<\/li>\n<li><b>Implementing and solidifying your learning into how you do business.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your very first step is simple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make an appointment with yourself this week for one hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get your calendar. Do it now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, you have unprecedented support available to help you build and improve your business and to survive any economic conditions. No matter how small a town or isolated an area you live in, internet access connects you to astounding resources. You can read advice from experts, including those in your own field. 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