How to shift to your new vision

You know what, now how?

In a recent article, we considered the question, “What does a successful business mean to you?”

• What’s the business YOU want to be building?

• And how will YOU define success?

In the post I listed five meaty questions for you to ask yourself to open up your thinking around your business. And then I shared examples of New York-based retailers who are ignoring the way “things have always been done” and writing their own rules.

These stories spoke to me because:

1. They’re no longer saying “yes” because everyone else is doing it or it’s what you’re supposed to do to get ahead and grow your business.

2. They’re tapped into the zeitgeist — perhaps slightly ahead of the curve.

You’ve read the post. You’ve asked yourself the questions. You have a new vision for your business. Now what? How do you go about bringing this refreshed vision for your business to life?

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Know the rules you’re playing by.

You’ve freed yourself up enough to create a new vision for your business that’s unique to you. Now it’s time to do some research. Because every business scenario comes with its own set of rules to play by in order to win.

This means getting real about what you’re signing up for:

• Who you know that’s running a similar business of that size?

• What did they need to do to get and then stay there?

• What strategies and tactics worked for them?

• What didn’t work?

• Are you willing to do the same? Or your version of it?