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Stop Ignoring the Warning Signs

It very rare that something bad just happens suddenly with no warning signs… Of course, sometimes SH*T does just happen but in most cases, the world around us will give us plenty of warning signs to try and get our attention to take action and deal with the situation before it becomes an emergency.

We have a tendency to have a bias towards short-term ‘WINS’ when in fact these wins are not really wins, In what happened to me today this is clearly evident, rather than take action and prepare a day to get the issue resolved, I was to busy just getting my daily tasks done without ever sticking my head above the parapet to take a look at the bigger picture.

Are you choosing to ignore the Warning Signs?

Men, in general, are the biggest culprits of this habit… whether it be their health, business or family, we men are very good pretending everything is ok! Saying that women can exhibit this trait too but from own life experience, MEN have shown to be the best at this.

Below is a list of some of what I feel are the most common early warning signs that sh*t needs to change.

Business early warn signs –

1. Income is flat or declining.
2. Difficulty in paying bills and/or meeting payroll.
3. Working more hours just to “hold on.”
4. Potential leads dwindling.
5. Client complaints increasing.
6. Passion for business waning.
7. Reducing prices to spark sales.
8. Client lifespan is declining.
9. Systems overwhelmed by demand.
10. Critical spending cut back.
11. Vital follow-up time postponed or put off.
12. Unable to honour commitments or meet deliverables.
13. Inability to keep up with the pace of growth. “Things” fall through the cracks.
14. Recommendations from clients falling
15. Dreading going to work

If any of the above apply to you, you are not alone… BUT you do need to start taking action to stop it from becoming a bigger issue.

I have found that simply setting some SMART goals can really help get any issue back on track,  Make sure it is

Specific,

Measurable,

Attainable (within a set time period),

Relevant,

Time Focussed.

Having a set, written down goal can really help you ACT on any warning signs that may be showing up in your business. In fact, you can use SMART goals in any aspect of your life to keep you driven and focussed and most importantly avoid the habit if Ignoring the warning signs.

EXAMPLE

Early signs scenario-

Drop in customer referrals.

SMART goal to help overcome

S- Increase Customer Referrals

M- Will Get 10 new referrals from my existing customers

A- Will will achieve this by introducing a customer referral scheme

R- This will help us hit our income targets as well as keep us focused on great customer service, which a core value of our business.

T- Within the next 60 days this will be achieved

That’s as simple as it is, What I do is write my goals on plain A5 postcodes and have them dotted around van, office and home so that I keep getting exposed to them, this really helps me with achieving the goals I set and in return helps me stop small issues developing into big problems!

My question to you is ‘WHAT WARNING SIGNS ARE YOU IGNORING? ‘  and more importantly ‘WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT’.

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Welcome this episode of Friday Thoughts on creating additional income streams.

This is Wayne and today I'm going to share what i have done to create additional income streams and how you could too.

Nothing i have done has been a get rich quick... I'm not a guru but what i have done so far has given me some freedom and real taste of what life can be like so today i'm simply going to break down what i have done and how i have done in the hope that it may inspire you to create something of you own.

There have been five basic principles that I have used when creating my additional income streams...

1. In a similar field to what I'm currently doing
2. Not require 100% of your attention every day
3. Be a real Passion for you
4. Being patient and persistent
5. Option to be able to outsource the work in the future

A must-listen for anyone in the Plumbing & Heating Industry, Get an insight into how to build a successful, profitable business in the trades and construction industry.

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