Introduction

Are You Ready to Get Started?

Here's the big idea—get your team on the same page, literally!

This book helps you create a powerful plan to grow your business on a single sheet of paper. Get ready to answer these three questions:

  1. Where do you want to go? (Step 1: 25 minutes)

  2. Where are you now? (Step 2: 10 minutes)

  3. How will you get from here to there? (Step 3: 25 minutes)

You can do it!

In the next hour you can create a clear and compelling plan to grow your business. You will experience the clarity that leads to action and results. Are you ready to get started? If so, turn to Chapter 1 and take the shortcut.

Note

To take the shortcut, go to Chapter 1.

If you have a little more time, a couple of hours or so, read the entire book. No matter which route you choose—in less time than most people spend talking about their need for a plan, you'll create one.

An effective growth planning system is the best indicator of whether your business will grow. It's time to develop your plan and learn a system that will serve you for the rest of your life.

No matter where your business is today, you can grow it through the system you will discover in this book. You'll also develop your own leadership skills, not through classroom training, but through the process of setting, achieving, and celebrating progress on your most important priorities.

So, what does growing a business mean for you?

  • Greater job security.

  • Personal wealth.

  • Providing greater value for your customers.

  • Creating more jobs.

  • Building an ...

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