Archive for January, 2010

2010 is starting cool and serene in my office and “baby it’s cold outside!” We escaped for a few days at Christmas and we got caught up with family and friends at New Year’s. Now, it’s Monday morning and the start to another week, another decade, another year.

Where do I start? I have never really made New Year’s resolutions but I am going to take part of today to set realistic goals for my business and figure out how to measure my success in achieving them.

In the past I have found that when I was the happiest, the most at ease and the most successful I had managed to balance work, play (exercise of the mind and body) and my spiritual life. For this year, I am going to strive to find that balance again. Things certainly got out of kilter last year.

As sole proprietor of a business, closing the office door at the end of the day is a challenge—there is always something else to do.  So I will set aside time for exercising the mind and body during my week. Heaven (and my doctor) knows this old body certainly needs some exercise.

I will seek out opportunities to listen and learn new things. New knowledge will stimulate creativity.

I will seek mentors who can help my business and me and I will seek protégés who might benefit from my experience.

Perhaps these seem a little too lofty but they may help me keep focused. The more challenging task is setting the business goals and determining a method to measure their success.