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| MTips
– M is for Mary, M is for Mayflower, M is for Mimi... |
November,
2012 |
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In
the business world, some people think that once the
holidays are upon us it’s time to step back from
business and wait for the new year. My thought is that
the Christmas and New Year's holidays present an excellent
time to get things accomplished, and quite often the
best time to get projects completed and spend quality
time with hard-to-reach accounts.
Here
are Some Examples:
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Many
of those hard-to-reach VIPs you hope to communicate with
are still hard at work between Christmas and New Year's,
and from my experience I find this an excellent time to
reach them. Principals and senior management are quite
often in their offices during this time, so why not give
them a call? Rather than retreating during this time…go
aggressively for those accounts that are on your hit list
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Not
only will these folks take your call, in many instances
they are answering their phone themselves, and do in fact
have time to talk. Time and again I have been able to
enhance relationships with people by spending quality
time on the phone with them – normally a tough thing
to accomplish outside of the holiday season. |
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On
another front, use the holidays as a time to purge and
clean out both your office and your computer. Here at
Mayflower Tours we spend an entire business day cleaning
our physical office space along with computer files. We
contract a dumpster, recycle obsolete computer equipment,
delegate key areas and order pizzas to share. Together
we make it a day to organize ourselves for the next year.
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What
about New Year's Resolutions? Take this time to write
up your business and personal goals and plans for the
next year. Really sit and think about everything. This
can be both personal and business because I find the two
go hand in hand. If your goal is to spend more time with
your family, then think about what you can cut out of
your schedule to increase your productivity and give you
more time to spend with them. For me, I need to allow
myself the chance to accept more personal free time. So
for now, I am exploring what I could be doing with my
free time - things like working out, helping family and
friends, participating with worthwhile organizations or
expanding my hobbies. Remember, I am a very high type
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The
holidays are a wonderful time to connect with family
and friends. It’s also a very good time to select
key objectives and focus on them. Be creative and let
your mind reset itself. For me, the holidays are a very
productive and rewarding time period in so many ways.
Christmas
and New Year's may be a few weeks away, but this is
the time to begin your game plan. So get going, you
will be thrilled you did.
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