Make Tomorrow Today!

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Don’t wait until the new year to plan your business goals for 2013... Make Tomorrow Today; and do it now!

Here’s a quick approach to planning in your business.

“Our greatest lack is not money for any undertaking, but rather ideas,

If the ideas are good, cash will somehow flow to where it is needed.”

                                                                                                   -Robert H. Schuller

CASH FLOWS: Take some time now to review your current cash flows and make some projections for where you’ll see yourself in three to six months. When we work with our clients we look forward in three month blocks as it keeps us all in touch with the day to day and month to month fluctuations in the business.

SEASONALITY: Understand the nature of your business. Look at how demand and cash flows varied over the course of last year, and think about how this seasonality will play out in the new year. Project your sales and cash flows accordingly.

TIME OUT: When you plan and project your cash flows, map out your “time out “ too. You are a critical part of your business, so it’s important that you’re looking after yourself. By planning ahead and building in some “down-time” you will always be able to afford to take a break knowing your cash flows are still manageable.

“If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind

before you actually arrive at your goal” Zig Ziglar

GOALS: It’s the time to set your goals and business strategies to support your cash flow.

EXISTING CUSTOMERS: Plan your sales strategies. Ask yourself how you can retain your existing customers and come up with new ways to encourage them to spend more with you.

NEW CUSTOMERS: Plan and implement steps to introduce new clients to your business. Focus on your your “competitive niche”. Ask yourself why would someone want to buy your products or services? How can you best communicate with them?

Want to learn more about planning for the new year the Quantum Compass way?

It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...

1: Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page

2: Come along to the next “Action Planning” workshop. E-mail Quantum Compass: ActionPlanning@QuantumCompass.com.au  for details of the next half day session near you.

3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session: www.quantumcompass.com.au/freecoaching.ph 

ArtSHINE's Five ways to become a better you as a Creative business owner

Here at Quantum Compass- ArtSHINE, everyday is an opportunity to make something of yourself in your art and design business.

We also have a very inspiration quote that we live by every day:

“Make Tomorrow Today”™

Make Tomorrow Today is about taking action and taking charge of your life. It’s about holding yourself accountable in what you do. Make Tomorrow Today is about working to eliminate the thoughts that inspire Procrastination.

Now is the time to own your future. Now is the time to focus on what you want by leveraging your time in activities that advance you directly towards your dreams and goals. It’s your future after all. If you wait until tomorrow, you’ll be waiting forever. Tomorrow never comes! 

Tomorrow is a promise...

                           Yesterday is gone...

                                                               
                                                                  So

                                                                    
                                                        Make Tomorrow Today...

This year, we think extra harder about what we could be and how we could help  our clients to take their creative business to the next level.

 Here are some suggestions on how you can be better as a creative business owner.

1)    Do something out of your comfort zone.

      Explore the edges of your comfort and realize you’re more capable than you think. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Do something daring, it doesn't matter  whether it 's personal or business. Do you have something that you want to do and never have a chance or too scare to explore? like for me doing  trapeze lesson in New York. It was scary and exciting as the same time.  I can assure you if your conquer your fear and once you did, you will feel like you can do anything. "I am on top of the work"...

2)    Rekindle  with your creativity.

      You used to be creative as a kid. You used to be good at this. You used to rock at that. But you know what? The past doesn’t equal the future. Connect with the daring, interesting, curious person deep inside you. Like for me reconnect with my still live drawing that I love doing back in High School.

3)    Take a passion to the next level.

      Few things are more rewarding than pushing yourself to excellence. Think of running that last mile, or getting that advanced degree. You only get what you give. Work harder, live better. This is the right time now to review what you passion about and take that passion of you to the level you want to be and make it real too.

4)    Connect with people who inspire and push you forward.

       What sort of people do you spend you valuable time with? Surround yourself with people who are ambitious, creative and gutsy, and – like magic -- you’ll find yourself transformed too. Get one of these group of people to hold you accountable. Get a mentor or a business coach to working along side you and transform your art and design business.

5)    Break out of the status quo. 

     You don’t have to have a boring life if you don’t want to. Break you habit by doing thing differently.  If you have been doing the same thing for ages and you are getting the same results time after time then this is the right time to change your routine and be creative about it.  After all  you are a creative soul so think outside of the square you live in and explore the same task in a different  perceptive.  I am assure you will achieve great results.

Want to learn more about goals Setting and action planning the Quantum Compass way?

It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...

1:   Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page

2: Come along to the next “Goal Setting” workshop. E-mail Quantum Compass (insert link: GoalSetting@QuantumCompass.com.au ) for details of the next half day session near you.

3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session. www.quantumcompass.com.au/free-coaching.php

Are We There Yet ?

Focus on your  Planning and your Destination !

Let's say if you don't know where you're going then how are you going to get there?

What do we mean by that?

It's very difficult to get where you want to go without a destination in mind.

Would you get in a car and just drive?

No I guess not!

  

To get from point A to point B you need a plan or a direction.

How often do we hear someone ask this question "Are we there yet?

and how does the person know if you are there yet if you are just out driving with no destination in mind?

In relation to our life and business we do need a road map to get where we want to be too.

So start with the end in mind... Set your purpose goals, write your clear business' vision and learn how to build a great business by having a great plan & system so you are taking control of your time...

A wise man once said "We should spend 20% of our time planning. If that seems over the top, spend a little time calculating how much time it has cost you over the years fixing mistakes, redoing tasks, or simply mudding your way around, and 20% will start to look like a small amount of time."

Using Sport as an example, Tennis player Serena Williams spends hours and days planning before her match. Her coach works with her to ensure she knows the game plan and with the ultimate aim of winning the match.

Therefore, never underestimate the power of a good plan. The key is to know what to put in it, and actually doing it too. This means understanding the goal setting process, and how this is achieved by more than simply having a good idea.

Want to learn more about your goal setting process?
 

It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...
 

1: Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page

2: Send an e--mail Quantum Compass: Planning&Destination@QuantumCompass.com.au  to find out more about upcoming workshops

3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ArtShineDiscovery

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Have you set a revenue goal for 2011

“If you want to reach a goal, you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind

before you actually arrive at your goal” Zig Ziglar

Whether you have a figure on paper or in your head, you still really need to have a number in your mind for where you want to be at the end of the year.

I want you to think of a number now!

Yes! Visualise that you are already there and say out loud "Yes I did it!"

Picture the celebration and what it will give you:

• An end of the year party
• A bonus
• A family holiday and
• Don't forget a treat for yourself too

Whatever works best for you! Feel the success and enjoy it.

So you have set your goals? Now, how will you get there?

Have you heard of the funny joke about how to eat an elephant? One bite at a time!

And how do you achieve big goals like growing your revenue by 25%, 50%, 100% or more?

By actioning all the small tasks on the way to achieving those goals that you know will get you there.

Just say you have a number and now YOU need a plan.

There are Key areas we get our clients to focus on:

• My Goal Setting
• My Cashflow projection
• My 90 day plan
• My Marketing Strategy
• My System

Without the proper goals to get you from point A to point B, the results are only a promise. Nothing changes. You’ll get the same results you've always gotten.

Let's make 2011 different.

Want to learn more about how to set successful goals that really mean something to you?

It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...

1: Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page

2: Come along to the ArtSHINE workshops in Sydney: workshops@quantumcompass.com.au

3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session on

0410 636 138.

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How to Select Purpose Goals in your Art and Design Business

Setting goals is easy and setting purpose goals will need more of your time to plan and to reflect on why you want to set  those goals in the first place?.


Successful goals come from within you and it will empower and motivate you to achieve your outcomes, this is the reason why at ArtSHINE we would like you to firstly define your DPP "Desire, Passion and Purpose" (part 1 & 2)


So get very specific with your goals. Be very clear on what it is that you want. Visualise what it is that you’re aiming for. And remember to write your goals in the present tense as if you have already achieved it too.


Setting your  purpose goals with passion is something you can accomplish in a reasonable amount of time. Your goals should not take you years to achieve, because then you’ll get discouraged. Your head chat will be telling you “I am not getting any where and it is too hard, too much work”. So you give up and work on other things besides your goals. This is how  procrastination comes about.


To help you get started, here are some of the questions that you can work on before you select you purpose goals.

1. What is one thing you would like to change about yourself and your business lifestyle?
2. Suppose you succeed in accomplishing this change. How would things be  different for  you  and your business lifestyle?
3. Does this outcome represent a change in yourself or for someone else?
4. How feasible is this change?
5. What are some of the risks to you or others of this change?
6. What would be your payoff for making this change?
7. What would you be doing, thinking, or feeling as a result of this change you would like to make for yourself and your business lifestyle?
8. In what situation do you want to be able to do this?
9. How much or how often would you like to be able to do this?
10. Looking at where you are now and where you'd like to be, are there some steps  along  the way to get from here to there?  If so, rank them in an ordered  list from :

• "Easiest to do now" to
• "Hardest to do"

11. Identify any obstacles (people, feeling, ideas, and situations) that might interfere with attaining your goal.
12. Identify any resources (skills, people,knowledge) that you need to use or acquire to attain your goal.
13. How could you monitor and review progress toward this outcome?


Want to learn more about  purpose goals Setting and action planing the Quantum Compass way? 


It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...


1: Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page
2: Come along to the next “Goal Setting” workshop. E-mail Quantum Compass 
    (insert link: GoalSetting@QuantumCompass.com.au ) for details of the next half 
     day session near you.
3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session.  
    www.quantumcompass.com.au/free-coaching.php

How to Set Purpose Goals in Your Art & Design Business

Goal setting

"Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement."
-Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

Here are some basic principals of goal setting:

•   Own your goals and ensure that they have real and genuine meaning for you.

•   Write your goals down. Think about how you can make them visible so you can see    them every day. That way they’ll always be in front of you and in your mind.

•   Write your goals in present tense as if you’ve already attained them.

•   Use positive language. Frame things in ways like… “I can…” I do…” rather than using phrases like “I don’t…” and “I can't…”

•   It’s important that your goals are CREATOR :

•   Concise

•   Realistic

•   Exciting

•   Achievable

•   Timely

•   Orderly

•   Reviewable

Let’s look at what each word means in goal setting:

Concise- the more specific you are in writing your goal, the more likely you will be able to achieve them, straight to the point and stating what you really want in your goal.

Realistic- you need to be willing and able to do what needs to be done to reach your goal. Make it real within reach.

Exciting- write you goal with your passion and real purpose of reach that goal, write goal that make you want to get there no matter what it takes.

Achievable- The goal you write that is attainable; you need to be able to do it. If a goal you wrote is not achievable and unrealistic all it does it to discourage you from taking action.

Timely-Your goals need to be measurable. Establish clear milestones for the achievement of each goal. Validate your tasks and make sure they’re all completed within the specified time frames.

Orderly- Set you goal in a sequential steps by chunk down the more complex goals into smaller steps so it will be easy to manage and achieve.

Reviewable- constant revise your goals regularly and make sure you are still on track or make changes if necessary to suit your business lifestyle.

•   Your goals need to be measurable.

•   Establish clear milestones for the achievement of each goal.

•   Identify your Short, Middle, and Long term goals:

•   STG: Goals that are reachable in a short time in a day, week or within month.

•   MTG: Goals that fall in the middle like 6 to 12 months

•   LTG: Goals that you have no clues how to get there and they will challenge you. You also feel the fear because they are out of your comfort zone. Break down the activities and tasks into small chunks, more achievable action steps. Commit a  date when you want it to complete.

•   Ask some one else to help you to achieve your goals and keep you accountable.

•   Validate your tasks and make sure they’re all completed within the specified time frames.

•   Review you goals regularly and keep a journal to record your progress.

Want to learn more about goals Setting and action planing the Quantum Compass way? 

It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...

1: Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page

2: Come along to the next “Goal Setting” workshop. E-mail Quantum Compass (insert link: GoalSetting@QuantumCompass.com.au ) for details of the next half day session near you.

3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session. www.quantumcompass.com.au/free-coaching.php

Setting Goals, Make Choices & Not Making Excuses

It doesn't matter what your goals are, the process of achieving your Personal or Business goals are very much the same.


As a Business LifeStyle coach working with clients every day, we firstly help our clients to define their goals. Then help them see the value of making good choices, and not making excuses. 


As your coach we help you to understand why you want to achieve your goals and what is the real purpose for achieving them.


The 'Real Purpose" behind why you want to achieve your goals is the key to reaching your goals and becoming successful in what you do.


Making Good Choices: Real Purpose will stop you making excuses and getting caught in the procrastination trap. In fact it will empower you to do more as every thing you do will have a real sense of purpose in your life. The more you achieve your goals, the more confident and successful you will become. As you start to recognise and enjoy these accomplishments it will also give you a wonderful sense of well being.


Do you need a plan and direction in accomplishing your goals? 


Just to let you know, there is no magic pill... It will take work, sometimes hard work.


But where there is a plan and specific steps in place, your goals can, and will be accomplished.
Success is straight ahead and not around the corner.


It's time to learn the difference between making choices and making excuses.


Want to learn more about goals and action planing the Quantum Compass way? 


It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...


1: Like  ArtSHINE's Facebook page

2: Come along to the next “Goal Setting” workshop. E-mail Quantum Compass (insert link: GoalSetting@QuantumCompass.com.au ) for details of the next half day session near you.

3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session.

www.quantumcompass.com.au/free-coaching.php