How I Use This Sample Business Plan Process to Plan My Year in Business & Life! {Ep 058}
Welcome back, business owners to another episode of Business Straight Up, the podcast for creative business owners who want to actually make a living doing what they love. In this episode, I’m going to show you my linear calendar, and how I plan my year as a creative business owner who actually runs TWO businesses! While this is a sample business plan, it’s also a plan for LIFE, because when you have kids and run 2 businesses, there is a lot to organize! I cannot take credit for this, the overall concept came from one of my mentors Todd Herman who is famous for the 90 day year.
Bonus – this episode is best consumed in VIDEO format, because of the examples, you can see the video below.
Some of you may remember that I work with 90-day increments and that is still true. I will discuss my strategic planning process and how I set aside a day each quarter to develop my business plan outline and really go through the details of the next 90 days to make sure it’s in alignment with the current calendar. And if it’s not, change it up! So many of us – myself included – are afraid to make a decision because we feel like it’s final, but the reality is that when you run your own business, you make the rules! If 2020 taught us ANYTHING it’s that we can always change things up, right?
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Key Topics
- How to use a linear calendar to plan out your year, I will show you my sample business plan!
- Setting yourself up for goals within 90 days.
Major Takeaways
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An amazing way to look at goal setting and planning by Todd Herman. (05:44)
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The best way to use this amazing calendar and sample business plan for your strategic planning process. (08:02)
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Why blocking off specific days can do wonders for your business and personal life. (09:33)
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Is working on 90-day increments best for you? (10:34)
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Why a linear calendar is awesome in blocking your schedule and can help your business plan outline. (24:52)
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What is a monthly focus and how you can view it on the linear calendar? (33:06)
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The most important thing to do this 2021 to further your business. (41:01)
Now what?
- If you are struggling with something specific in your strategic planning process, and you need help that is personalized, I am excited to announce that I have officially added mentoring one on one back into my business! Please visit this link for more details.
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- Get more details on Todd Herman’s famous 90-day year here.
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