"How do I set daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly priorities?" That's a question I'm often asked by clients and new prospects alike. The truth is that small business owners wear many hats from janitor to speaker and everything in between. Every day more management and marketing tasks are piled onto your "to do" lists. Without effective systems, business owners don't know what needs their immediate attention, and which items can be “dumped” or put on hold. Instead of enjoying your business success, time is wasted putting out fires, and rushing from one thing to the next. How do you balance everything that has to be done, when there is so much to do? A popular secret

My clients think it's strange, but they do it anyway and thank me latter. After they create a Business Vision Statement for the next year, they create an exit vision. Actually create 3 visions - a year, an exit and somewhere in between. And if you're a mom create one for when your children are in school part time, and then full time, too. Knowing where you want to go will help you make better decisions and focus on what's important to you and your business. And there are no excuses -- yes, there is a big chance that, over time, your vision will change (usually it gets bigger as you become more confident). Here is