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Building a successful business is something we can all do, although most of the time the journey feels messy and chaotic! So to help you feel organized and focused about the steps you need to take in order to up-level your business and turn it into a success use the questions below to map out your business growth game plan.

W H AT ’ S YO U R P E R S O N A L M I S S I O N F O R S TA R T I N G YO U R B U S I N E S S ? W H Y A R E YO U D O I N G I T ?

W H AT ’ S YO U R B U S I N E S S M I S S I O N ? S U M I T U P I N O N E S I M P L E S E N T E N C E :

W H AT D O E S YO U R B U S I N E S S S TA N D F O R ? W H AT A R E I T S B E L I E F S A N D VA L U E S ?

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W H O A R E YO U S E R V I N G ?

W H O D O YO U WA N T T O L I S T E N T O YO U R M E S S A G E ?

W H O W I L L YO U R M E S S A G E A P P E A L T O ?

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H O W W I L L YO U D E L I G H T YO U R A U D I E N C E ?

H O W D O YO U WA N T T O M A K E T H E M F E E L?

W H AT E X P E R I E N C E D O YO U WA N T T O C R E AT E F O R T H E M ?

(Remember, you don’t have to it all figured out!)

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W H AT F O N T S A N D C O L O R S D O YO U WA N T T O U S E ?

W H AT ’ S YO U R D E S I G N S T Y L E ?

H O W W I L L YO U A L I G N YO U R B R A N D W I T H YO U R M E S S A G E A N D R E S O N AT E W I T H YO U R A U D I E N C E ?

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H O W W I L L YO U G O A B O V E A N D B E YO N D T O S E R V E YO U R A U D I E N C E ?

W H AT W I L L YO U O F F E R T H E M ?

H O W W I L L YO U E N G A G E W I T H T H E M ?

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W H AT C H A L L E N G E S / F R U S T R AT I O N S A R E T H E Y FA C I N G T H AT YO U C O U L D S O LV E ?

W H AT C O U L D YO U C R E AT E T H AT T H E Y W O U L D L O V E A N D R E S O N AT E W I T H ?

H O W W I L L YO U A D D VA L U E ?

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H O W W I L L YO U G E T YO U R B U S I N E S S A N D M E S S A G E O U T T H E R E I N F R O N T O F YO U R A U D I E N C E ?

H O W W I L L YO U G E T N O T I C E D ?

H O W W I L L YO U B U I L D A FA N B A S E ?

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W H AT I S G O I N G T O B E YO U R C O R E F O C U S ?

H O W W I L L YO U B U I L D A U T H O R I T Y, C R E D I B I L I T Y, A N D T R U S T ?

Ultimately, there are so many ways to get out there in front of your audience and figuring out what will work for you is an exploration, so go along for the ride and see for yourself what will work best.

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W H AT D O YO U WA N T T O A C H I E V E O V E R T H E N E X T S I X M O N T H S ?

H O W A R E YO U G O I N G T O M A K E T H I S H A P P E N ?

W H AT I S YO U R P L A N F O R G R O W T H ?

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W H AT A C T I O N D O YO U N E E D T O TA K E R I G H T AWAY I N O R D E R T O G E T T H E B A L L R O L L I N G ?

H E R E A R E S O M E E X A M P L E S . . .

Deciding on a name.

Buying a domain name.

Setting up your website hosting.

Building your website.

Setting up an online shop.

Setting up your Facebook fan page.

Setting up your Instagram account.

Setting up a Pinterest account.

Setting up a podcast or videos series and planning out content and when you’ll record them.

Creating a content schedule for social media and the blog.

Creating any free content you’ll use to get more email subscribers and for that matter, setting up your email host so you can actually get subscribers.

Researching what Facebook groups you could join and the fan pages where you could advertise.

Setting deadlines for when each action has to be completed.

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M Y P L A N . . .

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Ultimately, this whole process is about getting clear about the possible things that could work. You don’t have to have all the answers, you don’t need to know 100 percent what will work and what won’t, but what you do need to do is explore the options and do your best to get your business out in front of your audience.

You can achieve spectacular things when you put your mind to it and work for it.

Business success is not limited to a special few.

Business success is not an accident. It’s yours for the taking, if you commit to it.

You can do it – let your intuition guide you.

@iamcarriegreen Female Entrepreneur Association @iamcarriegreen