paul-kingDeveloping a business mindset - Mental activity modelling
In order to start acting like a businessman you need to start thinking like one. A neat idea we picked up from one of our excellent mentors, Richard Hanage is to create and follow a mental activity model. The reason I love this is that it’s proactive rather than reactive!
The idea is that you create a complete list (or mindmap) of things which are necessary to the general running & development of your business. Depending on the nature of your business, your tasks might be something like:
- Make an appointment
- Make a sales visit
- Write a proposal
- Take an order
- Deliver some work
- Raise an invoice
- Update finances
Then SET SOME TARGETS & commit them to memory
For example: You could aim to complete one thing off your list every day, and all of them in a normal week. Or devise some practical targets for your own business.
Following this mental model will help you improve cashflow, organisation and working efficiency in the long run. If you’re focused on doing it properly it can also prevent you from neglecting those less fun but important aspects of your business.
I would love to hear about the kinds of mental activity models you all operate. Including any personal experiences with them!
Later!
Paul
