Anticipate and Beat Them There

I was listening intently to my 5th grade son's basketball coach last week. He's a wonderful teacher, and even though I've played a lot of basketball in my time (with the brain still thinking I can do all the moves I did when I was 17!), I learned a lot in his 15-minute instructional time...things that have direct application to our business.

The coach was teaching these aspiring players how to play good defense. He said, "You need to anticipate the path the opposing player will take and then beat him to the spot where he will be going."

Apply this to your business...anticipate the direction technology will be taking and beat your competition to it! Possibly you've never thought about starting your own blog. Now's the time to anticipate what it could do for your business and go for it. On your business blog add value to your customers by teaching them something during each of your posts. If you own a jewelry business, post a piece about the versatility of a certain necklace, etc. If you own a home decorating business, post how a piece can be utilized during Christmas and how it can also be used in decorating for spring. If you own a scrapbooking business, teach people one idea on how to quickly organize their Christmas photos.

Teach your people and then ask a question to get them to respond with their own ideas.

You see, the very things I'm doing with my Dynamic Performance business, are things you can duplicate and apply to your own....and if you're willing to anticipate what might move your business forward now, you'll beat your competition to the finish line!

So...let's practice. Write a short comment that you can use as your first blog entry and post it as a comment on this blog.

What product will you feature?
Briefly explain how it can be used in different ways.

I challenge you to read each others' posts to make your own blog entries better and get additional ideas!

Success to you!
Tonya

"Helping Consultants Get Back to the Basics!"
http://www.TonyaGrimes.com