When Your Business Changes during the Summer Holidays

Summer has come once again this year and depending what industry you are in your business will be affected with seasonal revenue adjustments. Some businesses will be in their prime season with a welcomed healthy increase in revenues. Other businesses will be finding it difficult to contact their distracted holiday minded clients. No matter which business sector you are in, one thing is certain, summer will be a challenge.

As a business coaching professional, I have a number of tips that I share with my business clients to help them get the most of the summer holidays. Pick the tips that best suit you and make sure to have some fun over the summer holidays!

Business Coaching Tip #1

Networking – When clients are hard to get a hold of because they are dealing with kids being out of school, landscaping makeovers and trips to the beach, there is only one way to get their attention, host a party!

That’s right, socializing is an excellent way to build your business during the summer months. If you are passionate about boating, invite a prospective client to go out with you on the boat. Like camping? Invite someone to the cottage on the weekend. What ever you like to do yourself, invite someone you want to get to know better to do it with you.

Business Coaching Tip #2

Strategic Alliances – Think of the top 3 strategic business alliances that you would love to have. Write them down. Take the time to ask some of your contacts about your potential alliances and see if you can find out where they spend their time. We all have a business life and a personal life. Most business owners like to associate with other people that have similar interests, so see if you can bump into them where they are spending time; it will make it easier to get a meeting after the summer.

Business Coaching Tip #3

Innovative Business Planning – Every business owner needs time to stop working IN their business and take the time to spend working ON their business. Summer holidays is a great time to take some friends and business associates out to the cottage or back yard to have a mastermind business planning meeting.

Mastermind business planning meetings allow you to be creative and innovative. Don’t be surprised if your best business ideas come to you while you’re sitting in the pool enjoying a cold drink with a few friends.

Business Coaching Tip #4

Recharge – We all need time to recharge after working hard, yet most business owners can always find another fire to put out; thats why life coaching has become so popular. The ability to disengage from work and recharge will keep you sharp and in peak performance. Consider it an obligation to learn how to relax and recharge. Your business will thank you in the long run!

Business Coaching Tip #5

Make Emotional Deposits – One of the most overlooked performance factors with all business owners is our emotions. We are emotional beings and because of that our emotions are directly connected to our business success. Use your summer holidays to make emotional deposits with you family and friends by spending time with them. Fun and enjoyable activities create memories that increase your overall happiness. When your overall happiness increases you have more emotional resources available allowing you to have more resilience when things are difficult. So remember, spending time with family and loved ones is as good as money in the bank; your emotional bank, that is!

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