MODERN FINANCE
How to get your
business financially fit
By Melissa Browne
I
love watching the Olympics.
It’s usually on the couch with
chocolate but nonetheless, I’m in
awe of the determination it takes to
get to that elite level. Of course, the
athletes don’t get there by crossing
their fingers and hoping or by waking
up in the morning and deciding it’s
too hard and hitting the snooze
button. Instead they set up a series
of daily habits and rituals that cover
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everything from when they get up,
what they repeat to themselves
before a race, what time and how
often they train, what they eat and
perhaps even the underwear they
wear. It’s all designed to create
a series of habits to help ensure
success and the achievement of
their long term goals.
It’s the same for us mere mortals.
Too often business owners see me
and want the magic pill or formula
which will guarantee success but
sadly there’s no such thing. However
by working out what is important to
you, what your goals are and how
you can create activity and track
those goals, you can set up a series
of rituals and habits that will ensure
you become perhaps not quite an
Olympic athlete, but certainly a fitter,
stronger business owner.