YOU CAN LIVE YOUR DREAM LIFE WITH ALL THE TIME OFF YOU WANT

Have you ever wished for the old days (when you were in school and had EVERY summer off??) Me too! That is why I take most of the summer off (and so much time at Christmas… I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!) Because I want to. Yes, your business(es) should afford you the same freedom! What if I told you that you can live your dream life with all the time off you want?

But, HOW do we do that? How am I able to leave and feel confident that my clients and customers in several different businesses are all taken care of? How do almost ALL of my clients do it as well??

There are four keys to having a business that affords you all the time off you want:

1. AN AMAZING CULTURE?
2. A HIGH LEVEL OF TRUST in your organization
3. SYSTEMIZATION?
4. CONSISTENT PROFITABILITY

Let’s break it down into specific action items for you – and make sure to EXECUTE on these! Put them in your calendar and DO THEM! Then, enjoy your summer off! Or… don’t execute and continue the same patterns, and the same lack of time off.

HIRE PROPERLY AND CONSIDER “RE-HIRING” CURRENT EMPLOYEES

1. Ensure you follow a very?detailed (checklist) hiring process, to eliminate anyone who can’t do the job, who won’t fit the culture, or won’t bring your company UP a level. We have a great?Hiring Process Checklist?that will help you find the best people for your team! Add a step for every single characteristic you see in your new and old hires. You want to make sure you weed that out in the future. And of course coach existing team members to be better.
2. Consider re-hiring each current employee and measure them against your hiring criteria. If they don’t make the cut, COACH THEM and get them there. If you can’t, they need to get off the bus (your bus.)

HAVE CONVERSATIONS

During these frequent and comfortable (because you have them often) conversations, make sure to?ask questions, and really listen!?My definition of?REALLY LISTENING?means you are listening with the possibility of changing your mind! If you’re not doing this, you’re really just staying quiet until you can share what YOU think. Obviously that is ineffective… but average. But you are not average! Otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this! Average leaders SUCK, and people deserve better! 90% of companies FAIL! Be exceptional! It’s so much better! Here’s a few tips for having great conversations:

Have an agenda –?a?short, point form agenda that takes you through the following:

• the desired outcome of the meeting (the topic)
• discussion points
• action items as well as who will do them and by when
• follow up which will then be scheduled in calendars to make sure actions are completed and systemized if necessary

Start with sorry?and take accountability for anything you possibly can. Show your teammate that you realize this is a two-way street and that you have a part in whatever you’re aiming to improve.?

Use silence as a tool?if you have someone who isn’t sharing easily. Just let them know, you’ll be silent until they have the answer to your questions. Let them know how important their contributions are! They are SO IMPORTANT! You have no idea what is holding people back, or preventing them from feeling great and performing like champs, unless you ASK and LISTEN.

Make sure you maintain open communication and feedback during those meetings or anytime outside of meetings! You want your team to know they can come to you! NOTE: the way you react when they come to you teaches them whether or not they feel safe coming to you!

Head over to my blog to read my final 3 steps and be on your way to summer holidays and all the time off you want! You can do this, you NEED to execute on the strategies I share here!!

BUSINESS CAN BE BETTER? AND IT SHOULD BE!