You were maybe sucked into this thinking – ooh – Do One Thing – how hard can that be? So yes – this is going to be quite a short little blog – but maybe a little longer than you expected!
Well the point is that it’s a challenge – Do One Thing Every Day to Move your Business Forward.
There are two reasons for this
1. You will be doing something positive and productive – and that’s not a bad thing
2. It will instil a habit.
Those of you familiar with my blogs might remember the “Marginal Gains” one? The premise is that a number of little changes add up to one big change. The British Cycling team made it famous – every tiny little change they could make would shave a few milliseconds off a lap – and those milliseconds added up to a second – which allowed them to win! So you just need to make one small step every day to make a difference.
Do One Thing
So – do one thing every day should ideally become a habit – or an obsession! – and here are some ideas!
• Call a customer
• Send an email to a contact you haven’t spoken to in a while
• Write a social media post
• Review a business process
• Clear your desk
• Read an article
• Take an online course
• Write a blog
• Delegate something
• Go for a walk
• Analyse your sales
• Find a collaboration partner
• Volunteer to speak at an event
• Turn off your phone for an hour
• Listen to a podcast
• Repeat!
Take some time one day to think of more!
The point is – take some time to put one of these activities in your diary every day – some might become a weekly habit – but it has to be something which will help your business – and it’s not the “day job”
Take 5 minutes to think of 10 things! And DO one of them!