Your Business Plan...In Phases
“I have to get to all those things but had XYZ come up that I’ve had to put time into!” was a message I received after posting about some networking events.
My response: “Yes! And I’m sure it has and that is a freaking amazing opportunity!! - just know you don’t have to do all of them at once 😉”
The other person: “Great point lol!”
There’s typically a list of items coaching clients want to accomplish and because most are achievers they want to accomplish them right now. And they probably came from a good ol fashioned brain dump session (shameless plug!)
Insert the question master (me) starting in on the questions…
What’s the most important thing that needs to happen?
How long will that actually take?
Do you have to be the one to do it?
Where in your schedule will this go to not overbook you or keep you from doing client work?
Does this actually need to happen right now or is this maybe a phase 2 type task/project?
And for some reason thinking of their growth in business as Phase 1...Phase 2…Phase 3 clicks.
It doesn’t seem like they’re abandoning the tasks/projects if they don’t do them “right now” because there is still a plan for them.
Maybe it’s a sense of still having control over it because we’re choosing when to do it (yes, we’re all guilty of that!)?
Or maybe it’s simply being okay with setting realistic expectations. Note the word realistic.
It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
If you’re looking at your list of tasks/projects/etc. and they’re really really overwhelming because they all need to be finished right now…I encourage you to chunk them into Phases and then set some realistic due dates.
The really magical part is - based on your goals for your business - if necessary you can adjust the phases and the due dates. And maybe you decide to hire something out or delegate it to a team member because it needs to be finished, but you’re up against a deadline.And if you need the initial help of creating the due dates or the accountability to not just push the dates back because you didn’t feel like doing it…ask for help!
There’s no shame in the accountability game!