​As a Board Member for the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce I presented this webinar on April 15, 2020 ​as a way to kick-off the Business Continuity Webinar Series during this pandemic business downturn.

​Many businesses large and small are shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Uncertainty is now one of the biggest challenges we face. Business leaders are forced to make decisions quicker than ever. The survival of the business depends on it.

I make the case that you probably already know what you need to do, you've done it before, yet maybe have fallen out of practice. When times are good it's easier to not make the time to WORK ON your business as much as you should. It's working on your business that sets your business up to survive business downturns like we're experiencing now.

In this webinar I share 5 Essential Business Practices you need to help reboot your business once we clear this pandemic. These are the same practices you use when working ON your business. ​​Now more than ever, it's time for you to turn working on your business into an ongoing practice ​using these 5 Essentials as a guide.

​These are business lessons every successful business leader must learn and master because they are always essential. They are important even during times when they aren't urgent like now.

To learn more about what's essential to working on your business explore my FREE DOWNLOADS.

When it comes to business planning, the inner voice in your head voice can be seriously annoying, and powerfully influential.

You’ve probably heard of the importance of making time to work ON your business, specifically focused on planning. So you think about it, and that’s when your inner voice really kicks in.

It probably sounds something like this…

“I know making time to plan is important for the business, but I’m super busy. This just isn’t the time. After all, what I’m doing now seems to be working pretty well. I know things aren’t perfect, and sure, planning could help. But I don’t even know how to get started. There’s got be an easier way to do this. For now, it’s probably best to just stick with what I’m doing, then in a few months when things settle down, I’ll look into it.”

Once again, the annoying, influential inner voice convinces another business owner that planning can wait; that working ON your business isn’t nearly as important as working IN your business.

I hope that’s not you. I hope you are making the time to identify bottlenecks and find solutions; and analyze results and make adjustments.

But if you haven’t yet learned the importance of working ON your business or learned what you should be doing as the business leader, I’m going to simplify it for you right here.

​I remember as a kid going to the mall and trying to walk up the down escalator.

Only, if you walked too slow, you’d still be ​sliding backwards​, but if you began running, you’d eventually make it to the top.

That’s exactly how far too many business owners operate their business. They are running against the escalator when trying to keep up with everything they need to do.

Too often they are running hard like this because it’s all they know to do.

Instead of delegating to others and managing expectations, the business leader continues running hard, and the business struggles to reach its full potential.

This can easily happen to any busy business owner who is too nice, or they don’t communicate well, or they don’t make time to inspect work, or they have too much trust people are doing their jobs. Does any of this sound familiar?

Have you ever wondered why the hell you commit to doing certain things?

Sure it sounded good at the time, but after sleeping on it you realize it’s a much bigger task than you initially thought.

You might get a queasy feeling of uncertainty over whether you can do it. Then as you engage you uncover obstacles you didn’t anticipate. Yet even though you manage to navigate those obstacles, the challenge is beginning to wear you down.

With your mind now ramping up over the possibility you may fail, or not perform at your best, doubt begins to creep in.

If you are a business leader who allows doubt to overpower your ability to make crucial decisions quickly and confidently, you are part of the majority.

The good news is eliminating doubt is a skill that can be practiced. Let’s explore 3 guiding principles to eliminate doubt and achieve anything you want.

First a short story that changed the way I think about making business decisions, and it has nothing to do with business.

Running an effective meeting is like having a really good meal.