Seven Steps to Take Your Business to the Next Level

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Stan Mann MSW Certified Coach, One of Thousands of Business Coaches on Noomii.

I learned these seven critical steps to create a profitable and satisfying business while coaching many hundreds of highly successful business owners and sales professionals. It’s what you have to do and what you have to become to succeed in the rough-and-tumble world of reality. They never teach you this in medical or graduate school, or any school for that matter. You can only learn this here.

Using this information…
Chris Arnold, CEO of MRI sales consultants, was struggling, indecisive, and isolated Then he skyrocket sales hundred and 47% in just four months His personal life improved immensely.

Randy Oliver, CEO of Oliver Worldclass Labs, Inc, was overwhelmed by his faonest growing business. Then he incorporated these ideas and sales increased a whopping 97.8% for the year. He got rid of his deadwood salespeople and replaced them with real go-getters and made his life much easier.

Sharon Oliver, M.D. owner of Whole Life and Health Center doubled her income using these concepts.

This issue is the first in a series of seven and describes the first step

The first thing you need to take a successful business to the next level is a clear and inspiring vision. (We will cover the other six in later issues.)

You need to have a clear and inspiring vision to keep you focused and on track; to keep you motivated and to inspire others to support you. The better your vision, the bigger your success. You will accomplish much, much more.

What is a vision

Vision is what it says – a very clear picture of the future. Visioning is the process of creating your vision. It describes, in fully emotive detail, the way it will be in the future when your business, team and even life are just how you want them. So this can be applied in any area of your life and business. Visioning is a big thing! Very big.

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” ~Japanese Proverb

“If you’re going to think at all – think BIG”. ~Donald Trump

Everything starts with a vision. It’s no secret. Columbus had one. John F. Kennedy had one. Thomas Jefferson had one. But when I say everything, I mean everything. Going to the store to buy a bottle of milk begins with a vision. It is so routine and swift and simple it’s practically unconscious.

Visions can be ill-conceived, unfocused and have important parts missing. They will lead to either poor results or no results at all. Therefore it is important that your vision be clear, focused and detailed. An effective vision is one that is inspiring. If it’s something you really, really want, it will motivate you and fill you with persistent energy.

So make your vision big. It’s better to have a great vision and achieve only 75% to 85% of it, then to achieve 100% of a mediocre vision.

The words vision and goal are almost synonyms.. A vision is a mental construct of what you want. Visions are like mental blueprints. A goal is a concept of what you need to do to achieve your vision. A vision is made up of many goals.

Components of an effective vision

To succeed in the outer, material world, you need a clear inner vision. This vision should include your ideal goal and a roadmap for reaching your goal.

Let’s look at the vision of two super high achievers and learn how you can create your own inspiring vision.

Martin Luther King described his vision in 1963