1. Mid-Year Review
If your business runs by the calendar year, 2014 is already more than half over. This is a perfect time to stop, reflect and strategize. You can make this process as informal or formal as you want. Some companies hold complex retreats but you may just need some quiet time on a weekend for a business review and planning session when all your family is busy doing something else.
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2. Take a Vacation
There’s no better way to rekindle your creative juices than to get away from the business for a bit. Summertime is when most people take vacation, so if your business is not having its busy season, this might be a good time to take a break.
If you’re anxious about being away from your business, you’re certainly not alone. In your annual planning process, block out your vacation way ahead of time. Book the reservations with no refunds several months in advance so that you won’t find a way to back out at the last minute. There is life beyond your business, and you will be a better business owner when you take regular breaks away.
3. Celebrate
Take the time to pat yourself on the back and also to congratulate the people around you for the goals reached and the efforts of the team. We could all use more praise and more celebrations in our lives. Perhaps you can organize a party or outing; or if you are not the partying type, a quiet word individually with your team can go a long way.
4. Prune Your Projects
Is your plate too full? Most of us would say “yes” to that question, so the next step is to ask yourself what you can afford to stop doing that doesn’t make as much sense to spend the time on. Is there a project or two that can wait? If so, decide to stop stressing about not getting it done and give yourself permission to put it on the back burner for now.
5. Focus
Ask yourself what one thing you could accomplish today that will make all the difference in your profits, goals, or simply peace of mind. Then focus on that task at hand.
Try these five summertime tips to help revitalize your business.
