June Brainwaves: Mid Year Review

So where are you?  Where is your business in terms of your 2011 goals?  Time to review and set plans in place to make the rest of the year even better than the first half.

Get together with the Brainwaves team and...

• examine your business progress for the first 6 months of 2011
• develop actions to stay on track or correct your course
• look at opportunities for the next 6 months
• determine if I will hit my year-end figures

Early Morning Conference Call

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Brainwaves By Phone Update

This is the view from my front door the day after the snow-pocalypse in Southwestern Ontario. 

It is cold out but the sun is shining and the water is dripping from the eaves creating icicles and puddles at the same time.

Business needs to be able to adapt to changes created by the market, internal events or even natural events that get thrown our way.  Instead of postponing our Brainwaves session for February, we decided to host a FREE Brainwaves by Phone session.  We had a good response to the sign ups.  Had a little less response to actually getting on the call.  Nonetheless, we had a very good discussion on Untapped Business Opportunities.

Here are some of the key points:

• The hardest door to get through is the car door – schedule time to make the plan, then make it and follow it.
• We all wear so many hats as entrepreneurs, need to juggle the time and prioritize each day or week.  Have a set of goals for the year and break down the quarters to reach those goals
• Challenge is getting commitment from the client – follow thru – they always like what you are attempting to sell, it’s the decision-making that takes time and is usually a matter of ‘timing’

What we kept coming back to as a group was that 'untapped opportunities' are not just emerging trends, they can actually be at our doorstep - we need to be disciplined and focused, build and implement a plan, measure the success and repeat the process to get the clients we need to build and grow our business.

For a full copy of the notes, please email me at lora@solutionlinx.com.

Our next session will be March 2, 2011 - Networking - what to do when you get there and follow up tips!

SNOW ALERT!!!

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Due to the impending snow storm headed our way, the February Brainwaves Session will take place by phone.

So...instead of getting out and shovelling snow at 7:30 am tomorrow morning (Wednesday February 2nd), grab a cup of coffee and join us for a great discussion on Untapped Business Opportunities for 2011.

Meet new people, share ideas and of course, jumpstart your day with Brainwaves.

Click here to register.

Then we will send you the details for the teleconference number and access code.

Special Bonus for Brainwaves by Phone attendees:  extended Early Bird Pricing on Leadercast Tickets (until February 15th, 2011) - send me an email to receive this bonus:  lora@solutionlinx.com .

2011 Brainwaves Calendar

2011 Brainwaves Topic Calendar

Thank you for the survey feedback.  We have done our best to incorporate all the topics suggested and voted upon by you, our members and followers.  We have skipped the social media topics as we were quite heavily into them through quite a bit of 2010.  This being said, we are happy to create secondary Brainwaves groups for this upon request (with minimum attendance numbers required) or you can chose to learn more about social media navigation and marketing by connecting with Business Success Coach Lora Crestan  - click here.

New for 2011:

• Wednesday sessions
• 7:30 am start time

January 12th:  Business Planning for 2011
What's Next?  My Outlook for 2011 - we will brainstorm the following:

• What is the plan?
• What are the steps?
• How to anticipate obstacles?
• How to track progress?
• How to track results?

Here is the topic list for the rest of the year.  Each month, brainstorming points will be posted to the blog (subscribe here).  As usual, each month a recap will also be posted with completed notes available at the Solution Linx website for Brainwaves Members Only access.


February 2nd:  Untapped Business Opportunities

March 2nd:  Networking Strategies

April 6th:  Demonstrating My Leadership

May 11th:  Change Strategies

June 1st:  Goal Setting & Mid-Year Review

September 14th:  Presentation Skills

October 5th:  My Brilliant Idea & Presentation Skills Part 2

November 2nd:  Open Topic - Brainwaves Members Choice + 2011 Recap

Brainwaves Goals 2011

Our New Year goals are quite simple:


...create an open environment for our clients to have brainstorming sessions on topics that benefit their business by implementing feedback provided

...create a network of business owners, leaders and like-minded individuals who can help each other grow their business and advance their careers by consistently seeking new attendees

Clean Off Your Plate

Delegate...

Without Guilt

So life as a business owner/leader can take it's toll. We like to own everything our company does.  Does that really mean you have to physically do it ALL?

Meet with other Business Owners/Leaders at the next Brainwaves Session to discuss:

• prioritizing what to delegate
• how to effective delegate without guilt
• how to follow up without feeling like a 'nag'
• tools that build productivity on your team
• for solo-preneurs, how to find someone to delegate to

...and much more.

Reserve your spot today by clicking on the open book in the right sidebar.  Seats are limited!

 

Work ON My Business

Join the Brainwaves Session on Thursday October 7th, 2010 to

Rediscover My Passion - Work ON My Business.

This challenge to yourself with the help of other Brainwaves Members will give you inspiration and lead to a refreshed way of looking at your life, and you business.

Click here for reservations.

Employee Vs Entrepreneur Thinking

Interesting session with a focus to determining the % of time we spend ON our business vs. IN our business.
How much time do you spend in each and why?
When and how does that change?
What factors affect the ON and IN?
How do you handle them?

A good discussion topic that will lead to more self-reflection to refresh passion and intention in business.

To join the conversation in person, click here.

Change Your Process - Eliminate Roadblocks

A great discussion on Change. 

On Wednesday morning the Brainwaves Group spent time focusing on the following questions:

1. What process do you want to change?
2. What would you like the results of this change to be?
3. What do you do now that you would need to do differently?
4. What could get in the way of the change (roadblocks)
5. How will you get around the roadblocks when they pop up?

To find out all the details, you will need to attend Brainwaves Sessions and get access to our Members Only detailed notes.

Join us for our follow up on Change Your Process on Thursday September 16, 2010 @ 7:30 am.  Topic will be "Employee vs Entrepreneur Thinking - How Effective Am I Really?"
Reserve Today - seats are limited.

Brainwaves Live!

A new way to connect and meet business leaders, owners and the entrepreneurially-minded.
The Brainwaves Groups get together and connect in Tecumseh, Ontario Canada.
A super way to meet people, get support, find prospective clients and even referrals.

The Brainwaves Groups meet to brainstorm on one topic per month, coming up with fantastic ideas and insights. We decide on what we will each take-away to work on during the month. At the next meeting, we do a quick recap to see what happened - were we successful? Did we encounter any roadblocks? How can we help overcome the roadblocks?

Each monthly topic is decided upon by the Group in the session. This way the topic is relevant and can be put to use/work immediately.

Sessions last 1 hour and are early morning - either 7:30 am or 9:00 am.