kickstart a successful 2008
This is the year you’re going to take on the world, make a difference, do the things you love and turn your dreams into reality…
Here are some tips for making it happen:
Clear the clutter
From your desk, from your computer, from your handbag… Clutter saps your energy and we need all the energy we can muster to achieve our goals.
Embrace the web 2.0 revolution
Find relevant online forums to your industry or business and add your voice to the discussion (don’t be a ‘lurker’!). Sign up to social networks and upload your profile and pic (maybe it’s time to get a professional one done?) Subscribe to relevant blogs and add your comments to interesting posts.
Review your business plan
Dust off your plan and make sure you’re still on track. Do any of your strategies need revising? Have you celebrated achieving your milestones?
Get a mentor or business coach
We don’t have all the answers, and getting feedback and advice can open up a whole new way of thinking, put us in touch with valuable contacts and make us accountable to our goals.
Take a course
Learning something new every year is a great way to keep upskilling yourself. There are lots of online courses available on business, financial and self-development related topics and because they’re online, they fit around your schedule.
Get strategic
Ask yourself “who has my customers, but isn’t in competition with me?” List the top ten people or businesses and approach them with a proposal for a win-win alliance.
::: what else is on your list?
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I’m passionate about social media – I founded the online community entrepreneurette in 2006 and flokka, the blog network in 2008, after a decade and a half in magazine publishing. A typical ‘maven’ I love to share what I’m learning, researching and implementing - as well as what’s working for my clients, my students and my network members, in the worlds of social media and business in general. I’m Fiona Powell and this is my blog. 
