Episode 22 - Laura Posey: Effective Planning for Long-Term Goals

In this episode, we have invited Laura Posey, Chief Instigator at MySimplePlans.com. She is an international consultant, speaker, and author specializing in helping entrepreneurs double their profits while taking time away from the office to change the world. She develops online programs for entrepreneurs to create simple, one-page strategic plans and implement them. She is also an author of "How to Plan Your Entire Year on One Sheet of Paper" and the co-author of "Six Secrets of Sales Magnets" and "Mastering the Art of Success."

Highlights of the show:

[2:14] Started helping People.

Laura started it because she needed it for herself. She started a sales training business because she came out from sales management in the corporate world. When Laura began the sales training business and didn't realize that she was rebuilding herself without the salary and the benefits, she realized she was making herself miserable. Hence, she wants to help other people.

[5:59] Tips in Planning Business.

The idea would begin with the end in mind. She thinks a lot of people have a hard time planning too far in the future. Laura mentioned that start with where you want to be in three years and think about what you want your business to look like at that time. It's a project, not a goal. But you need to have a vision for what you want your business to look like in three years, and then you can start working on that vision and figure out how to get there.

[10:13] Reframing your plans.

Laura recommends writing a plan for the upcoming year. A plan is a way of deciding what you want to do and then committing to doing it. Once you have a plan, you can then go the whole hog on the not now list. Once the plan is done, the list is no longer a shiny object, and you have more time for other things.

[13:44] Missing out opportunities.

Entrepreneurs often don't look at the opportunity and assess how much time and effort it will take to do it. If we don't take the time to do that, we get all sucked into the marketing stuff, like, I'm getting $20,000 worth of property for $2,000. Then who cares if you're not ever going to use it? And again, look at your own track record.

[17:24] Having Clear Vision.

Laura mentioned that it should be at the right time for you to invest the time you got to look at it and go; yes, I'm committed to not only consuming the content but implementing it as I go forward and doing all of it. You got to make that commitment. Planning is complex with a million moving parts, and she has simple success plans.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Free LinkedIn Mini Course Training: https://www.ImpactForLeads.com

- Laura’s Checklist: https://simplesuccessplans.com/checklist/

Find out more:

- Jason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonaosborn/

- Laura’s Website: https://simplesuccessplans.com/

- Laura’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraposey

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Jason