The accountant chatted about the year that was, big deal it had happened, he mentioned a few down points in the year (a few too many for my liking…) but my trouble was I was focusing on short term here and now, not longer term way back when…

So I was on the up and up and he was on the ‘old stuff’ and there was a big difference. It made me flat for a while and in thinking about it there’s nothing I can do about it, it’s history.

Question… how often do you focus on the past only to miss the present, or the future for that matter?

Perhaps it happens too often.

So what can be done…

1. Keep the review times short – our accountant is talking about things six months ago that we knew about and have moved on from there.

2. Follow the plan – No plan no action – No goals no milestones.

3. Work smarter – The way forward may well need to seem like a backward step sometimes so you can move forward, put some serious effort into thinking things through and testing the various scenarios out BEFORE going head long into things.

4. Know your expectations might provide limitations too – Some times I expect gold medal performances from other people or organisations and am disappointed by the results (or lack of them…) Be clear in what you want and make sure they can match to that.

Until next time, keep your business real…