Believe it or not, your attitude will make or break your attempts to implement your plan for the New Year. Your attitude will either support or undermine your behavior and your behavior is what gets you to your goal.
Here are some winning attitudes that will help you be a winner in 2010.
Industriousness
To get from here to there, you must take action … and you must take action consistently over time. When you are industrious, you are diligent and willing to persevere to achieve your goal. When you are industrious, you …

Yes and no.
Ultimately, you don’t have to do anything. However, if you want 2010 to go well for you and your business, you should at least create a basic plan for the new year.
It doesn’t have to be extensive and detailed. It could be simply an overview of what you want to accomplish for each month or even quarter. For example:

Q1 – Launch Product A
Q2 – Launch Service B
Q3 – Launch Event C
Q4 – Re-launch Product A with addons

Of course, the more detailed and granular you get, the easier it …

The highly entertaining Donald Trump’s search for an apprentice turned into a hit reality TV show captured attention of millions of Americans and week after week delivered great insights into leadership, business and marketing savvy.
In one of the episodes Trump challenged the two opposing teams of apprentice wannabes (Apex and Mosaic) to put together a bridal gown sale.
Each team had to contact vendors, secure inventory, and most importantly, attract qualified prospects to generate the maximum profits. And here is the kicker – they had just 24 hours to do it.
(For …

Have you unintentionally set your business up for failure?
No one sets out to fail! Most business owners read all the statistics (maybe more than once) before they open their doors. Many know the reasons why businesses fail. But some businesses operate under this paradigm: “failure can never happen to me because I know better.” Is that you?
What most business owners miss is looking at the reasons for business failure and turning them into action steps to help overcome the odds of failure. How do I know? I once thought I …

As a solo entrepreneur, it is especially important that you have a plan for your business, including your blog. The key to having a successful blog as a business owner is keeping your goals clear and concrete at every step of the way. Believe me, I know how easy it is to get sidetracked by new trinkets for your blogging technology. But if you want your practice, your business and your blog to succeed you need to stay focused.
It is a good idea to have a “blogging plan” written down …