I have been thinking a lot lately about the phrase “ We don’t plan to fail, we just fail to plan.”
As I went thru Cyber Monday yesterday without a single sale in my Etsy shop, it became painfully obvious that I had no one else to blame but myself for this lost opportunity. I had failed to plan for one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year by not having an abundance of enticing new stock in my shop, I should have begun to create what I would need much earlier in the year.
I HAD planned to plan, if that makes any sense, but somewhere between school starting in September and Thanksgiving, I dropped the ball.
Today as I was contemplating this whole scenario, I read today’s blog post at Modish Biz Tips on setting and achieving goals. It spoke to me and I have committed to joining the meet-up by making a list of goals that will help me thru both my personal and my business lives.
My list of Goals for December:
1) Decide what the focus of my business REALLY is. I am all over the place right now.
2) Finish up a large commission that needs to be delivered soon!
3) Create enough art to list new items in my Etsy shop 3 to 5 times a week.
4) Write a new post for my blog at least twice a week.
5) Look into spring Craft Fairs in my area and what I would need to do to if I decide to purchase a booth. Will I have the time??
6) Spend more quality time with my husband and son. See #5 above.
7) Get my bookkeeping in order.
8) Have my art made into prints for my Etsy shop.
