53 Things I wish I knew Before I Started my Business:
- How to write a business plan
- How to execute a business plan
- How to find a good coach
- How to park my ego and ask for help
- How to network and build an effective network
- How to build effective relationships
- How to sell
- How to manage money
- How to use marketing to build a brand and attract the right client
- How to find the right customers
- How to ask for the order and not expect them to ask
- The value of surrounding myself with others who are better than me
- How to be vulnerable
- When to say no
- When to say yes
- How to take calculated risks
- The value of ethical leadership
- When to hire
- How to hire
- When to outsource
- What to outsource
- To understand what people were really saying
- How to value my product
- How to price my product
- Understanding of my ideal customer from both a demographics and psychographics perspective
- How to find a good accountant
- How to find a good financial planner
- How to find a good graphic designer
- To set my goal higher
- To go for the “no”
- Take more risks
- Forgive myself sooner when those risks fail
- Test for understanding
- Learn to say no
- Learn to say no again
- Reward myself more often when good things happen
- The power of a goal
- The power of a goal that I have to report on
- When to give up on an idea
- When to act on an idea
- The power of planning
- The higher power of a plan “B”
- How to take better care of myself
- The power of a great diet
- How to get to the feeling of “belief” sooner
- Setting up a good filing system
- How to write a book sooner
- No caring what others would say
- Doing what is right
- Sleeping better at night
- How powerful “brainstorming” is in understanding a problem
- The power of having a database of trusted people who can help solve a problem and letting them
- The value of being a friend
Sincerely,
Ron Finklestein
ron@akris.net
330-990-0788
www.businessgrowthexperience.com