How many of us can truly determine what our exact location is? Not where you are going, or where you will be, but where you are.

Are you convinced you are way too busy to take the time and evaluate your business? It really is financial suicide. We all need to surrender and admit that we don't like our current circumstances and something has to change.

You may think you are just too busy to carve out the time to evaluate your business, but it is shortsighted (and stupid) not to. By regularly evaluating your company, you can determine which segments of your business are the most profitable. Let's start the first steps today and take out my favorite thing, a stack of clean white paper and write down the answer to these scary questions:

  • How much money did you gross last year?
  • What was your profit?
  • What was your take-home pay?
  • How did you break down per month?

And then...

  • Your past liabilities
  • Your upcoming obligations for the next six months
  • Money coming in for the next six months

Now, call a friend and invite him/her to join you. Take those lists, summon your courage, and show them to your friend. And then, ask your friend to challenge what is on your list.

What do you see? Are you clutching bits of broken boards, floating in the ocean or see sharks circling?

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