Personal Management Tip - A Retail Training Tip of the Week
Tip #428 - The Power of One
Dear Tip of the Weeker,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction of Bob's "travel buddy" Retail Mastery System. It was fun!
Congratulations to Todd Ruppenthal from Happy Husky Bakery who won the auction at 11:59 PM on 10-10-10! He is now the proud owner of the most-traveled (and the only autographed) Retail Mastery System in the world and we will be sending $1,751.00 to the charity of his choice!
There are lots of great comments on the auction blog page, check it out when you get a chance!
Retail store owners like you wear lots of hats: salesperson, buyer, bookkeeper, visual merchandiser, manager, financial planner, social media specialist, corporate cleaning service, PR manager, human resource person, graphic designer, special event planner...
It's all got to get done, but how? Just like the old joke about how to eat an elephant, you do it ONE bite at a time.
Trying to focus on too many projects or wear too many hats at one time doesn't work. Our human brains don't like it. In fact, there was a study done in England which concluded that multi-taskers suffered a greater loss of IQ than pot smokers!
Decide on the NUMBER ONE most important thing that you should do to improve your business. What's going to result in the maximum impact, the maximum profits, the maximum fun?
Focus your efforts and attention for a day (or a week, or a month) on that ONE thing.
If you've decided that starting an email newsletter is critical for increasing sales, don't add cleaning out the hold bin and creating an open-to-buy spreadsheet to your to-do list. They'll just be vying for your time and attention. Work on the email newsletter until it's done and then pick the next ONE most important thing to do.
You'll be amazed at the power of focusing on ONE thing, the most important thing, and how it will transform your business!
By the way, this concept will work wonders for your staff, too. What is the ONE thing they can do to increase sales or improve your customer experience? Add on? Greet each customer within 30 seconds? Write a personal thank you note?
Get them focused on that ONE thing until it's a habit, and then move on to the next ONE thing...
??? This week on our Facebook page you'll find:
- A link to Google's FREE report "Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide" - great info straight from the horse's mouth!
- A success update from our friends at Canine Creek.
- A tip on preventing unauthorized access to your Facebook account.
- And a video from our archives about taking care of yourself while
working monster hours.
Check us out at: www.facebook.com/whizbangtraining and "LIKE" us while you're there!
Wishing you great sales and lots of fun,
Bob and Susan Negen
WhizBang! Training
Phone: 616-842-4237
Fax: 616-842-2977
Email: bob@whizbangtraining.com
233 Washington Ave. #213
Grand Haven, MI 49417
