By Audrey Okaneko
With this year coming to a close, it's time to think ahead to the new year. I have always loved what I refer to as "new beginnings."
You have the opportunity to start the new year with new goals, new dreams and new expectations. It doesn't matter what happened this past year. You can take those things that worked well and incorporate them into your plan for the new year. Now is the time to toss out those things that didn't work well and forget about them.
Write up a plan and then share that plan with your entire team. Your goals in network marketing are somewhat dependent on the actions of your team members. Let them see how vital they are to your success. Let them know how their own goals will affect your long range plans.
Sharing your plan can also help motivate your team members to create their own new year plan.
When I set goals and make plans, I only include those things I have complete control over. I'll share an example. I don't make of a goal of "I want five new team members." Instead I'll set a goal of "I will talk to three new people every single day about my business." I have complete control over how many people I speak to each day. I don't have control over how many people sign up.
The same is true with customers. I don't set a goal of "I want ten new customers." Instead I set goals like "I will spend one hour, three times per week putting flyers out." I have complete control over my time and how I use it. I don't have control over how many people buy my products.
I'm happy to share some of my own goals for the coming year:
1. I would like to invest two days per week adding new pages to my website.
2. I would like to invest a portion of each day meeting new people both online and offline.
3. I would like to add new posts to my blogs at least twice per week.
4. I would like to continue writing articles, working on my goal of one thousand total articles. Right now, I have over 400 articles.
5. I would like to add new marketing techniques into my routine on a regular basis.
I look forward to the new year and working toward my goals. Create your own set of goals and then share them with your team members. They'll appreciate hearing from you and seeing how they might use your goals in their businesses.
About the Author
Audrey Okaneko has been working at home since 1983. She can be reached at audreyoka@cox.net or visited at Become a Tupperware Consultant.
