Moving Out, In, and Up!
by Keith Powell

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Moving your business forward is similar in many ways. The more you have prepared in advance, the easier the move is when the big day arrives. For your business, the big day may be the day the cruise group finally books or departs. It may be the day that you talk to some of your best clients who just returned from the “best trip of their life” and they thank you for all your hard work. Personal or business, these are important tips for a move:

• Toss out the old, broken, or not being used. In your business, it may be time to review what works and what does not. Maybe some old habits need to be replaced. What process is too time consuming that can be automated? What activities or distractions need to be tossed out of your day?
  
  
• Keep what is working well. Review your business methods and practices and polish the best of your business routines.
  
  
• Upgrade. Purchase new items, upgrade your skills, and enhance your work environment. When we moved into this house we had to take a step back to move forward. Looking at the empty rooms, we had to plan where the furniture worked best. This took time and after months of living in our new environment, and we still are making adjustments.

As you move your business to the next level, you will have to plan, envision, set your goals and put them into action. Adjust along the way.

Just a week out of boxes last year, I packed my bags and went to the National Speakers Conference in New York City. It was a great way to get reenergized by meeting with and learning from the best in my industry – that of a professional speaker. I am preparing to attend again this year.

In spite of what the news broadcasters report and the economic situations, we always need to be sharpening our “blade” of knowledge so that we can cut through the negativity and enhance our own business with fresh ideas and opportunities. Now reflecting on the move and seeing that it had given me a sense of a fresh start to the next chapter of my personal/business life, I can see that there is still much more to be sorted, eliminated, and enhanced.

Don’t let your business stagnate. In order to move up, it may be time to move some of the old out and move new ideas in.

I am sitting at my desk with my Mac Book and enjoying my wife and business partner, our new home, our new office, and a new perspective. I am glad I tossed out the old and invested time and money in the new.

It just might be time for you to call the moving truck, too!

Keith Powell - the "Business Revivalist" - is a well-known travel industry trainer and speaker who also serves as director of the OSSN New Mexico Chapter. Check his Web site at www.KeithPowellSpeaker.com.

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