Starting a Sucessful Business - First Things First

So you have this great idea or maybe you have an amazing skill that you want to share with the world. What is your first step towards turning it into a successful business?
Most people would say create a business plan, but they would be wrong.
The first step in building a successful business is to write your life plan. You have to make sure that your business objectives fit into you life objectives. The only way to to this is to write your life plan before you begin your business plan.

So what exactly is a life plan?
It's exactly what it sounds like, your plan for your life. This not the easiest thing to do, to sit down, dig deep, be completely honest with yourself and write down the things that are most important to you in life.
Where are you at now?
Where do want to be?
What do you love to do?
What are you good at?
What are you not so good at?
Answering these question will help you create the right business for you and your life.

For more info on life plans and how to use them check out these sites:
Create a Life Plan - StartupNation
How to Create a One-Page Plan for Your Life - WITI
The Well Balanced Life: Life Plan Worksheet - Inc.

Strength in numbers

So for the last few week I have been working with some fabulous small business owners to put together a fun and informative workshop for other SB owners. I know I should be telling you guys how great the workshop is going to be and how you all should rush over to our website and purchase you tickets, become a sponsor or purchase ad space but I'll save that for a later post ( just in case you just can't wait check out thecompletebusiness.com). This post is about how cool it's been working with partners.

Let me give you some background on the other other members of the group. We have a financial planner who is the brainchild of this whole venture; an online marketing guru; a results certified life coach; and me the business consultant extraordinaire. Doesn't that sound like the makings of a well thought out team!

Anyway. We get together and everything falls into place our background lent us to specific task. This allows us to focus on what we really do well, and even better we don't have to worry about the things we're not so good at.

Everything is coming together nicely. Take a look at our progress, thecompletebusiness.com.