A New Destination or A Different Route?

Gill Gayk • 5 February 2021

How do you respond to a change in circumstances? Panic and paralysis are the beginning of the downward spiral.  The key is to keep your head and carefully consider your position.

For me the same applies this month as last month.  Remember the GOAL, review the plan, adjust appropriately.  The power of having a goal and direction is that you can revert back to the goal when uncertainty clouds the decision making process.

Your satnav is useless without a destination. How will you get there if you don't know where 'there' is?

Once you know where you are going, have the destination programmed in, you can choose how you get there.  How you do it defines the type of business strategy and mode of operation. 



Which route will you take?


The direct route

  • the fastest and riskiest  -invest in a plane to get there quickly
  • slowly building your stamina, developing your business and product to arrive in a solid state

Environmentally friendly option

  • using recycle material
  • resourced through social enterprise

The slow meandering route

  • acquiring other businesses along the way
  • building in work/life/family balance

It is even possible to change the destination half-way through or decide to take a different route but at least you will be on the journey already.  You will have learnt what works and what does not.

NOW there is a road block, a diversion is in place, and it is time to reset the SatNav. Change the route to by-pass the obstacle and set you on a new path.


WHAT DO YOU DO TODAY


  1. Check back in – is the destination still the same?  Are your top line business goals still the same and relevant to the current situation? 
  2. Is the route you have chosen, still the best way to reach the destination?
  3. What has changed or needs to change? Do you have the right vehicle or is it time to invest in a different mode of transport?
  4. What other resources are available to you?

 

A Harvard Business study revealed amazing statistics relating to goal setting and success. The study went on to find that the 14% who have goals are 10 times more successful than those without goals. The 3% with written goals are 3 times more successful than the 14% with unwritten goals. (6 Nov 2015)

 

GMG Business Coaching here to help you:

  • Set meaningful and achievable goals
  • Devise the right strategy and action plan to achieve them
  • Review, adapt and develop to suit changing circumstances


CALL for a chat, bounce some ideas about and get you on track to achieve.