Rest Or Run
I know what you are thinking right now.
"C'mon- it's the holidays. I'm exhausted. Can't I just take a little break?"
Sure you can. It's your life and your business after all. You can do whatever you want.
But I'll let you in a little secret: the week between Christmas and New Year's has consistently been one of my most productive weeks of the entire year. I stopped taking it off years ago when I figured that when I did show up to work, I got 3x as many things done in this short amount of time. Why? Because I had oodles and oodles of free time to do what I wanted to do- nobody else was around!
This year will be no exception- I'm planning to ramp up in a few big ways to improve what I do and what I have to offer you that will help me kick off 2011 with a bang.
I'm doing this while everyone else is resting on their holiday laurels. By the time they've come out of their candy and turkey induced food comas, I plan on being ten steps ahead.
The race starts now, not next week. This is what I'll be doing:
1) I'm tweaking my website. Hopefully these changes will be fairly minor to regular visitors, but there are some things I've been putting off that will go in this week.
2) I'm blogging everyday. This is another experiment I've been noodling on that has fallen by the wayside given my ever present and growing to-do list. So for the next 7 days you'll see a post from me everyday. If you like it, I do hope you'll comment or send me an email (csmith@thinkblotcommunications.com) and tell me what you think.
3) I'm launching a new email course that will help you work more effectively with your customers. I'll be talking more about that in a couple of days, but if you want to be sure you don't miss it, sign up right now for my advance notification list.
4) I'm laying out my 2011 strategic plan. This will be my map for all of the things I want to accomplish in my business next year. These aren't resolutions- these are the things I know I HAVE to do to get where I want to go. It isn't optional and it isn't negotiable.
I hope you'll join me, because it does get rather lonely. What are YOU going to do with the next week? Rest or run?
(photo credit stevendepolo)
Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 1:36PM Christy Smith 4 Comments in Self-Development tagged action, setting goals
Reader Comments (4)
I'm with you Christy, lots of planning and tweaking going on here too. I love the week between Christmas and New Year, it's one of the best times to plan.
Hi Ryah- I'm psyched about this week. My list is getting longer as I consider all the things I can do. Great to see some #customer love peeps joining me and keeping me company. :) Hope you had a great holiday!
I love any time when the norm is to not work. For whatever reason it makes me feel like I'm taking over the world by going above and beyond the call of duty. Probably why I like to work early in the morning and late at night :)
Hi Sam- thanks for keeping me company! I agree- showing up and working during traditional "non-work" times does give a bit of that world domination feel. :) The quiet itself is a rare gift.