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Set up a strategy?<\/p>\n<p>Who holds you accountable to getting it done?<\/p>\n<p>Making the decision is usually the part that feels most challenging, but it&#8217;s the rest of it that often makes things not work.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my tips for how to make a decision, and make it work for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Make the decision &#8211;<\/strong> it can be whatever you need &#8211; large or small, but it needs to be a clear decision on something in your business. eg &#8216;I want to post more regularly to my Facebook page.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Write it down &#8211; <\/strong>by writing your decision down, it makes it tangible. The best place to write it down is someplace you will see it every day &#8211; whether that&#8217;s on your computer, or on a sticky note, or on your bulletin board. Remind yourself every time you look at it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Tell someone &#8211;<\/strong> if you have an accountability partner, let them know what your decision is. If you don&#8217;t, pick a colleague who can check on you and hold you accountable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Set a deadline &#8211;<\/strong> put it on your calendar, so you can check in frequently to make sure that what you want to get done is actually getting done.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not hard to move things forward in your business. It takes planning and support &#8211; you never have to do things alone &#8211; but you want to set yourself up for success, and it all starts with a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Decisions and plans can turn into goals in your business, but it&#8217;s the every day decisions that will help us grow our business incrementally. It&#8217;s a good habit to get into &#8211; and a good decision to make!<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s yours?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image courtesy of Master isolated images \/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently at a conference and had an &#8216;a-ha&#8217; moment. 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