Goals – A Necessary Vehicle in Business

A necessary vehicle for achievement or obtaining anything in business is “goals.”    Many people believe setting goals is a difficult task. However, most of us set and achieve goals everyday. For example,   if a person walking outside on a very hot Summer day decides they would like a drink of cold water,  that could be a goal. 

The person may achieve that goal by going home, going into the kitchen, reaching for a glass, and filling that glass with ice and water.  Lastly the person achieves the goal one hundred percent by drinking the cold glass of water.  The goal is accomplished.

Lack of capital is not the only reason why businesses do not get  off the ground, but it is the lack of planning which consist of goals. There are some people who say, “ I am going to try this and if it does not work then this was not for me.” This, my friend,  is a fatalistic approach to planning,  and this is not goal setting. A person should not be surprised when some of their wishes or desires concerning their business are not fulfilled, if  they fail to set goals.  

Just wishing for a drink of cold water on a hot day will probably not get you a drink of cold water.    I know the possibility of someone miraculously appearing and offering   you water could happen, but truly what are the odds?   In order to guarantee success in business, one should not rely on luck or chance, but on specific, measureable, and achievable goals. 

Passion: A Key to a Successful Business

In my last blog I promised my readers that I would share some of my experience and knowledge as a business person. As you become one of the faithful readers of my blog, I am sure that you will discover something that will be instrumental in developing your business.

I firmly believe when one first decides to choose a business venture, an element of passion should be present.  Ask yourself when considering a business, what is it that you are passionate about?   Do you love working with numbers?  If so perhaps the venture that you undertake will involve numbers.  If you love helping people, as I do, perhaps your venture will involve helping people using writing as a tool to communicate.

Whatever your passion is, if you add your skills, gifts and talents, you will most likely find something that you will be consistent with, and this allows you to be creative.  Passion produces creativity which in turn can introduce you to many income streams. Passion is one of the keys to a successful business. 

Welcome to My Blog

The 21st century is an exciting and adventurous era. I must say that for me it is progressive, but yet complicated. This era has cell phones, Ipods, GPS, faster Internet connections, and much more. Sadly, this era has given birth to another recession.

How does one cope with the speed of this era, without experiencing the burden and the stress that sometimes accompany progress? Will life ever become simple again?I have experienced being both a homemaker and an entrepreneur of the eighties which included such ventures from Tupperware to Real Estate. I have experienced working for the government to back to being the owner of my own Real estate company.

In the twenty first century, I have added to my journey the exciting but profitable world of online business and entrepreneurship.I am a member of the Austin Board of Realtors, International Association of Home Business Enterprenurs, and have associations with several other outstanding organizations.

The purpose of my blog is to give back to you or pass on to you some of the nuggets of life that have been given to me. I would like to share with you my experience and knowledge. I have finally learned how to be creative and find balance in my life. I hope you will find information in this blog that will be of help to you; and I hope to learn from you as well.