Day-to-Day<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat do you want your days to look like? In the early stages of a business you\u2019ll get to wear all the hats \u2013 from chief janitor to CFO. What\u2019s your plan to get to the stage in which you will be spending the majority of your time on what you\u2019re best at AND that you really enjoy? Is the business you are getting into something that you can live, breathe, eat, sleep, and think about 24\/7\/365? It better be.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t be like Alice.<\/p>\n
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Excerpt from Alice in Wonderland<\/em><\/p>\nSuccess<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat will success look like? Will it be jet-setting, public speaking, and appearing on magazine covers and on television? Or will it be a relative \u201cfour-hour work week,\u201d with time spent mostly in pajamas, and some spent at the golf course, but all spent quietly banking a lot of cash from systems and staff you\u2019ve put in place? There\u2019s no correct answer here, just your answer. Make sure that it is truly yours, not just something you\u2019ve simply copied from others. It is this vision of success that will drive you on those long nights as you build your business.<\/p>\n
Legacy<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat is it that you want (you and) your business to be known for, not just in the community, but nation (and world) wide? How do you want people to describe the experience they have had with your company? These are the answers that may outlive you more than any other category we\u2019ve discussed, so some might argue it\u2019s the most important one. We may build businesses to earn money, but it can\u2019t be the only reason.<\/p>\n
These are not easy questions, and while some of them, like the financial questions, may have short answers, those answers will be long in considering and refining. If you begin with the end in mind you\u2019ll save yourself the wasted time of many entrepreneurs before you who mistook activity for productivity.<\/p>\n
Do you feel that any of these categories are more important than the other? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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