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Marian Banker, MBA, Business Leadership Coach, and creator of the Business Success System.

"The 9C's: Help for Achieving Your Goals" ISSUE #125
February, 2010

Note from Marian

The Summit production team is busy pulling together the elements for the Fifth Annual Small Business Summit 2010, It's an amazing group of dedicated people working to make this year's Summit the best one yet. The big event is coming up on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Put it on your calendar now, then go ahead and sign up before the early bird rate expires.

Even though revenue is down in the recession--for just about everyone, your competitors still have revenue. And you can get some of theirs.The February Brain Exchange Roundtable guest expert Drew Morris, founder and CEO of Great Numbers, LLC, will discuss these criteria and show you how to apply "6 Powerful Ways to Grow Your Revenue - Right Now".

Our February feature article is "The 9C's: Help for Achieving Your Goals". Read the article and find out what the 9C's are and how they'll help you achieve your business goals.
Javits Center International Motorcycle Show

Speaking of goals, our friend Brian is a biker whose hobby is building custom bikes. His goal is to become the go-to guy for great riding bikes that look high-end but cost less than comparable big-builder bikes. He has amassed 3 barns full of cycle parts and has established an online business selling them. Brian is a true entrepreneur with good marketing savvy.

He was exhibiting at the Javits Center International Motorcycle Show recently so we had to see what he was up to. I couldn't resist sitting on his bike. It was a beauty and has won awards at smaller shows.

The only time I ever really rode a motorcycle was on the jump seat behind the rider and I remember burning my leg on the exhaust. But it was a fun ride. Read more about the show and Brian on my blog.

February is the month of the heart. Regardless of whether or not you celebrate Valentine's Day, take a few minutes to remember those you love, as well as those you've loved and lost.

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Feature Article

The 9C's: Help for Achieving Your Goals
By Marian Banker
The 9C's: Help for Achieving Your Goals
Humans seem to be naturally goal oriented. We look to the future as the place where we can have more of what we want in our business and our lives. Goals are what help us bring the future into focus. By knowing where we're going, it makes decisions a lot easier and produces better results.

In addition to determining where we are now versus where we want to be at some specified time in the future, I find it's helpful to understand the goal achievement process in terms of sequential conceptual stages. This offers another way to look at what might otherwise seem straightforward and colorless.

The 9 elements that support goal achievement are Courage, Commitment, Clarity, Communication, Consistency, Confidence, Credibility, Completion and Celebration.

When you first consider the goals you want to work toward, you may not have confidence in your ability to reach them. So how can you reach that state of confidence? I find the best point of departure is to establish a level of courage.

Acting from a feeling of courage and commitment is the foundation upon which confidence is built. Confidence begets confidence. Credibility is confidence returned. It comes when others believe in you and your message. Completion finishes the process and sets the stage for gathering courage for your next goal. And Celebration acknowledges and reinforces it all.

Courage

--- Aware of who you are and what value you offer.

Courage comes from knowing yourself, your assets and limitations, and what you can and want to do that others will value. Courage provides a feeling of strength. Aligning all your assets makes you feel strong and courageous. Supporting your limitations adds more strength. Feeling courageous prepares you to take action.

Commitment

--- Making a commitment to a goal is the first step toward achieving it.

Using the courage you've gained from defining and aligning your assets, you must look deep in your heart for what puts the fire in your belly, what motivates you to stick with it regardless of the challenges faced. Commitment is what makes you unstoppable.

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ABOUT THE PUBLISHER:

Marian Banker has been publishing Small Business Leader since January, 1999. Her focus is on bringing to the busy entrepreneur a quick look into the current world of small business from the perspective she's gained through coaching, consulting and training entrepreneurs in both service and product based businesses.

Marian offers individual coaching, business support groups, seminars and workshops on topics of critical interest to small business owners. Her monthly Brain Exchange Roundtable has proven to be a popular way for business owners to come together around a specific business topic. See notice about this month's topic in the content above.

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