Today, I’d like to share with you a straight­for­ward approach to build­ing an effec­tive Busi­ness Plan that you can use and adjust through­out the year ahead.  My team and I have coached thou­sands through this process, and we have repeat­edly seen how this type of plan has led to improved clar­ity and results for those who build it and fol­low it.

The power of this Busi­ness Plan is that it is very spe­cific and per­sonal.  It is not meant to replace a larger cor­po­rate plan.  It answers the fol­low­ing three crit­i­cal ques­tions for you on a sin­gle piece of paper:

1. What are my mea­sur­able goals for the year? 
2. What do I need to do each day to reach those goals? 
3. What improve­ments do I need to make in the year ahead? 

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