"Imagine the Possibilities!"

Starting a new business, a new job, a new relationship, or buying a new car, a new house, or any number of life changing decisions is scary. So why have we all taken on these life transitioning events sometimes multiple times in our lives? What has been our inspiration behind taking on these challenges? What has deemed the risk worth taking? Facebook Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg said, “The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

Risk is a natural progression in attaining success and improving upon what has become common, albeit successful, growth becomes stagnant unless we continue to take risks and make continual improvements. In order for growth to continually regenerate, focus on following these five simple steps:

• Step 1 - “Imagine the Possibilities.” Hopes, dreams, wishes, opportunities… regardless of the exact name you give them, these thoughts tell you that you’d like to make your business, career, relationship thrive. No idea is too great or too small, keep them all on the drawing board. Revisiting possibilities that may have not initially become a priority need to be revisited at a later date.

• Step 2 - Set NEW Goals. Goals should constantly be reviewed and reevaluated Continually examine your vision statement and expand it into realistic goals. Create a goal statement for every key area of your vision statement. In order for Goals to be your roadmap of success they must be S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Realistic, and Time-bound).

• Step 3 – Establish a plan. Breakdown each goal into simple action steps and they MUST be written down. Writing down action steps makes them more concrete, attainable, and a greater consciousness to committing to the end result. Also while accomplishing each action step a sense of accomplishment for each step completed is a driving force to keeping a plan progressing.

• Step 4 – DO IT! Let no barriers no excuses and no circumstances impede your progress and maintaining a constant growth.

• Step 5 – Chart your progress. Maintaining a visual of progress being made is a recipe for success.

If you would like support in “Imagining the Possibilities” and achieve the positive outcomes derived from calculating risks in your business we are eager to team together with you to get the results you desire. Visit our website at www.themeritgroupindy.com or call 317-805-4896 today!