Do you know where your business is going in the future?

Scripture: For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? (Luke 14:28).

Today’s Thought: Planning in business is an ongoing process. Although it’s great to have five-year and ten-year plans to guide the overall direction of your company, unless you translate your plans down to daily, weekly, and monthly goals, you’ll have a hard time achieving your long-term objectives.

Generally, there are three to four items that, if accomplished, would mean a 25 to 50 percent improvement in your business or department. Take at least a half-day each month, which is about 2 percent of a normal schedule, to plan the key tasks you want to accomplish for the next thirty days. Write down action steps needed to complete each task.

You will find that a 2 percent investment of your time will pay 1000 percent dividends in your business.

The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps (Proverbs 16:9).

Unless you translate your plans down to daily, weekly, and monthly goals, you’ll have a hard time achieving your long-term objectives.