Podcast #76: Do You Prepare or Repair?
No More Excuses: Monday Motivation podcast
Release Date: 09/11/2017
No More Excuses: Monday Motivation podcast
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WOW! It's been a whirlwind of a month with the weather and for many people I have spoken with, including me! Mostly in a good way for business, but it has been crazy watching the Weather Channel, surfing Facebook and texting friends in all areas, including LA to check on them.
With all of the crazy weather, and my client who got VERY busy, very FAST, it made me start thinking about being PREPARED. Was Houston prepared? Can you prepare for a wildfire? Florida seemed prepared. It actually seemed like waiting for that giraffe to be born waiting on Irma to hit. LOL! So, HOW are you, or ARE you prepared in business?
I don't always mean preparing for the worst. But Benjamin Franklin did say, "By Failing to Prepare, you are Preparing to Fail!" And yep, it wasn't raining when Noah Built the Ark. So, why wait for something to happen (Or as I like to say), "for shit to go sideways", for you to get your ducks in a row?
Listen into this week's podcast for more on what happens when you aren't prepared! Whether that's getting your processes in order, yes, doing an initial business plan, creating your marketing, or even having financial reserves, being prepared can and will help whether things go wrong OR too right, too fast! So, perhaps instead of repairing, you'll be PREpared!
If you missed last week's podcast listen in first, then come back and see how you have to contribute to achieve, and how being prepared can help you do even more of both!
This week, tell me:
- Where are you listening to this? (City/State/Country)
- A time when you WISH you had prepared - and what happened.
- And don't forget to SHARE THIS PODCAST!!!!
If you can't figure out HOW to prepare, contact me to set up a FREE 30-min Coaching call and let's get you some quick ways to do so!
Have a great week and if you are IN the areas that have suffered with this weather, I hope you are doing ok and were properly prepared! If so, tell us how!
Cheers!
Sandi