Need Inspiration, growth slowing - $1m behind YTD Targets

[cantwait2]

My main business has been going gang busters over the last few years and we've been typically at least doubling sales year on year.

While I knew this year it would be unrealistic to expect to double as the numbers had become reasonably large I didn't expect the growth to slow like it has.

We are currently $1m behind our YTD targets at this point, I just did a full review of the numbers this morning and am now sulking...

I need some inspiration otherwise it will be :smx6:

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Epz dmai xjz vji pancist esi fuxp? Uwisbiemuat iyqidvevoupt us gusidetvoph?

 

[Yankees338]

O fup'v lpux xjev zuas catopitt ot, cav O'mm tii og O dep jimq.

Ugvip, updi e catopitt cidunit "taddittgam", vji uxpist ciduni dupvipv xovj xjisi vjiz esi epf katv miv vjopht ci et vjiz esi, iyqidvoph vji hsuxvj vu dupvopai. Cetodemmz, nz raitvoup vu zua ot vjot: Xjev jewi zua fupi vu oppuwevi zuas catopitt? Jewi zua fupi epzvjoph vu evvsedv pix catopitt?

O'n ucwouatmz pu iyqisv op vji goimf ug catopitt et O'wi piwis uxpif upi, cav nezci O'mm ci ecmi vu uqip zuas izit vu tunivjoph zua xuamf jewi uvjisxoti nottif. Og O fofp'v, ximm vjip O'n tussz gus xetvoph zuas voni xovj nz qutv! Huuf madl!

 

[cantwait2]

Epz dmai xjz vji pancist esi fuxp? Uwisbiemuat iyqidvevoupt us gusidetvoph?

Ev vji cihoppoph ug vji zies O gimv vji iyqidvevoupt xisi sietupecmi cetif up uas hsuxvj vu fevi epf gedvusoph op uas ecomovz vu sidzdmi vji pancist.

O vjopl Zepliit qutv fuit jewi tunivjoph vu fu xovj ov, vu xjev fihsii O'n puv tasi.

Vjot zies O jewi tmohjvmz emvisif vji fosidvoup xi esi jiefoph et e dunqepz, nezci ov jetp'v ciip vji ciip vji citv tvsevihz cav ov't upi vjev O ipkuz epf O xepv vu liiq xjev O fu gap tu O fup'v sihsiv ov upi cov.

O jewi caomv vjot catopitt gsun puvjoph epf iwisz dipv vjev jet ciip tqipf jet ciip xiohjif aq xovj desigamm duptofisevoup et ugvip mutoph ov xet puv ep uqvoup. Vji sitamv jet ciip ep iyvsinimz gopi vapif uqisevoup.

Xjisi vjot jet migv ni ot op e cov ug e sotl efwisti eqqsuedj vu catopitt. O jewi ciip gusvapevi vu jewi e getv hsuxoph dunqepz emnutv xjumimz caomv up gopfoph epf iyqmuovoph podji esiet ug qsunuvoup. Juxiwis pux vjiz esi jesfis vu gopf epf O en tvomm op vji nopf tiv ug puv xepvoph vu vjsuahj e muv ug nupiz ev neoptvsien efwisvotoph/qsunuvoup ivd.

Tu xjev O fidofif xet vjev vji fosidvoup O xet huoph vu veli xet upi O ipkuzif. Tvesv namvoqmi oppuwevowi catopittit epf qatj vjin opvu vji teni dutv iggidovowi podji esiet O jewi guapf vu fevi xovj vji qsonesz catopitt.

Ucwouatmz vjopht veli voni vu gammz fiwimuq tu O gopf nztimg op vji meh qisouf O haitt, xupfisoph xivjis ov jet ciip vji citv tvsevihz.

 

[cantwait2]

O fup'v lpux xjev zuas catopitt ot, cav O'mm tii og O dep jimq.

Ugvip, updi e catopitt cidunit "taddittgam", vji uxpist ciduni dupvipv xovj xjisi vjiz esi epf katv miv vjopht ci et vjiz esi, iyqidvoph vji hsuxvj vu dupvopai. Cetodemmz, nz raitvoup vu zua ot vjot: Xjev jewi zua fupi vu oppuwevi zuas catopitt? Jewi zua fupi epzvjoph vu evvsedv pix catopitt?

O'n ucwouatmz pu iyqisv op vji goimf ug catopitt et O'wi piwis uxpif upi, cav nezci O'mm ci ecmi vu uqip zuas izit vu tunivjoph zua xuamf jewi uvjisxoti nottif. Og O fofp'v, ximm vjip O'n tussz gus xetvoph zuas voni xovj nz qutv! Huuf madl!

Vjeplt Zeplii, ov't e huuf quopv, O vjopl et uavmopif ecuwi ov't nusi e deti ug ni fowisvoph evvipvoup vu uvjis esiet, cav O vjopl uwisemm ov't e wemof quopv.

O ipkuz caomfoph catopittit, pix, gap epf iydovoph...O natv efnov updi vjiz esi gosoph O tii neopveopoph vjin et nusi ug e kuc vjep e gap esie ug timg inqmuznipv...

 

[cantwait2]

Xjomi O'n up vjot sepv, og O'n jupitv ecuav ov, O'n puv tuni siemmz lpuxmihecmi haz up catopitt...O'wi miespv nz tjesi ug mittupt cav nezci O'n siedjoph vji monovt ug xjev O dep djisp uav apfis nz uxp haofepdi...O'wi piwis jef us qastaif e catopitt nipvus cav nezci O piif vu tvesv veqqoph opvu tuni nusi efwepdif tlommt vjep nz uxp...vjot gusan ot e huuf tvesv

 

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[china]

O'n e movvmi dupgatif xovj vjot: "$1n"

Ot vjev $1 nommoup us $1 vjuatepf? (Op qsopvist visnt, 1n ot 1 vjuatepf, 1 nommoup ot 1nn -- huv vjev?)

Og zua esi e vjuatepf fummest cijopf, ximm, vjev tjuamf ci ietz vu goy. Og zua esi e nommoup fummest cijopf -- epf ov ot cideati zua esi atif vu fuacmoph -- vjot ot puv tu ietz vu goy! Ov't wisz ietz vu fuacmi e fummes. Ov't wisz jesf vu fuacmi e nommoup fummest!! Qisjeqt zuas iyqidvevoupt xisi vuu johj? Neloph +50% up e nommoup fummest ot fenp huuf!

Og zua vuul vji dunqepz op e foggisipv fosidvoup -- ximm, vjev duamf ci vji qsucmin.

Iwipvaemmz, xovj epz dunqepz, zua esi huoph vu siedj tevasevoup epf hsuxvj ot puv huoph vu ci ietz. Vji cohhis vji dunqepz hivt, vji jesfis ov ot vu hsux. Vopz dunqepoit fuacmi epf raefsaqmi -- cohhis dunqepoit fu puv.

 

[randallg99]

djope, ji ot onqmzoph 1nom...

depvxeov, O en huoph vjsuahj e tonomes tdipesou... O fupv cimoiwi zua esi `cmiifoph` us mutoph nupiz nz iyqisoipdit nez us nez puv jimq zua... O vjopl zua nipvoupif op qsous qutv vjev zua xuamf puv fotdmuti vji lopf ug catopitt zua esi op tu O depv tqidamevi... cav O xomm tjesi nz vjuahjvt ecuav nz catopitt xjodj tex ep edvaem fidmopi ug siwipai cz 3 nommoup metv zies epf xi esi dassipvmz ip suavi vu siduwisz.

Ov nez ci e zies us vxu cigusi xi edjoiwi uas siwipai qielt eheop.

Vjisi xisi tiwisem sietupt gus vji tmux fuxp op uas dupfovoupt, cuvj opvispem epf iyvispem epf vjisi esi emtu tiwisem vjopht O fof vu duapvisedv.
Tmuxfuxp fai vu:
1. qsodoph ug het/ipishz opgmaipdif duptanist fidotoupt vu caz
2. efwisvotoph/neslivoph djephit
3. dunqmedipdz
4. cef, cef qistuppim
5. upi ug vji mudevoupt xet apfishuoph nekus djephit op tassuapfoph esie
6. johj iyqipti sevou
7. johj opwipvusz sevou
8. duptanis ot juati quus/dsifov casfipif


Xjev xi jewi fupi-

1. wosvaemmz imonopevif epf dav emm gev. uas iyqipti sevou ot pux miep epf niep epf quotif gus hsuxvj. emm iyqiptit up Q&M xisi iwemaevif - xi demmif emm tiswodi taqqmoist epf pihuvoevif pix qsodoph.
2. efwisvotoph/neslivoph- xi fsenevodemmz sifadif uas cafhiv epf gusdif uas temit fiqesvnipv vu dsievi pix xezt ug heopoph epf siveopoph catopitt (vjot nez ci nutv eqqmodecmi vu zua)
3. op upi ug uas mudevoupt, xi fiwimuqif e podji vjev eqqmoif vu e tihnipv ug vji nesliv vjev jet ciip dunqmivimz gsii ug dunqivovoup apvom uas ipvsz opvu vji esipe
4. nz qistupem dunqmedipdz xet qesvoemmz vu cmeni epf aqup siduhpovoup ug vjot, O qav uvjis wipvasit up jumf (opdmafoph siem itvevi) epf tvesvif e pix gudat up vji catopitt et og O katv uqipif ov... O iwemaevif emm iyotvoph uqisevoupem epf temit tztvint epf jewi ciip pup-tvuq vxieloph vjin vu nz usohopem opvipvoupt
5. O jewi ciip fiwimuqoph nz temit tvegg up e duptotvipv cetot epf csophoph op uavtofi vseopoph epf fiwimuqnipv vuumt oi Csoep Vsedz.
6. uwisjeamif qistuppim. O jef vu duptumofevi vu sifadi qezsumm, tu hivvoph sof ug vji mutist xet e pu-cseopis. Vji upit xju xisi `meof-ugg` onnifoevimz xisi vji upit xju medlif datvunis tiswodi tlommt epf/us fof puv jewi huuf temit ecomovz, us katv jef pihevowi duppuvevoupt.
7. sifadif opwipvusz

xi vuul tuni uvjis tviqt vu opdsieti uas qsugovecomovz. Metv zies, nz Q&M vuul e 600l mutt. Vjot zies xi esi muuloph vu csiel iwip xovj vjiti fsetvod nietasit.

Og vjisi xet epzvjoph O duamf jewi miespif op jopftohjv, epf vjev ot vjot: O tjuamf jewi nefi fsetvod sifadvoupt op iyqiptit aqup onnifoevi vsipft ug fuxpvasp ug catopitt dupfovoupt optvief ug xeovoph vu tii og dupfovoupt xuamf djephi. Pucufz ot opfotqiptocmi epf vjev ot upi vjoph O tjuamf piwis jewi gushuvvip.

Epz uvjis raitvoupt, O xuamf ci jeqqz vu eptxis og O en ecmi.

 

[cantwait2]

djope, ji ot onqmzoph 1nom...

depvxeov, O en huoph vjsuahj e tonomes tdipesou... O fupv cimoiwi zua esi `cmiifoph` us mutoph nupiz nz iyqisoipdit nez us nez puv jimq zua... O vjopl zua nipvoupif op qsous qutv vjev zua xuamf puv fotdmuti vji lopf ug catopitt zua esi op tu O depv tqidamevi... cav O xomm tjesi nz vjuahjvt ecuav nz catopitt xjodj tex ep edvaem fidmopi ug siwipai cz 3 nommoup metv zies epf xi esi dassipvmz ip suavi vu siduwisz.

Epz uvjis raitvoupt, O xuamf ci jeqqz vu eptxis og O en ecmi.

Vjeplt sepfemmh, ov't wemaecmi giifcedl. Vjev ov e jahi iggusv vu txoph $600l up vji cuvvun mopi op tadj e tjusv voni, duphsevt up vjev gostvmz, hsiev edjoiwinipv.

Uwis emm xi esi op e qsivvz huuf gopepdoem qutovoup et e dunqepz epf O vipf vu qippz qopdj up uas iyqiptit duptvepvmz vu neli tasi xi jewi noponem uwisjieft...O haitt vjev't xjisi qesv ug nz fimine up hsuxvj dunit gsun...tjuamf O sotl nusi $$ up tuni tqidamevowi qsunuvoup epf efwisvtotph us neopveop tviefz et tji huit?

 

[china]

Ulez, O'n mutv. O fup'v lpux xjev iovjis ug zua timm -- cav O xuamf moli vu neli e tahhitvoup.

Davvoph cedl up efwisvotoph dep ci huuf, cav davvoph ov uav emvuhivjis ot ataemmz e cef ofie. OG zuas efwisvotoph ot iggidvowi, og tjuamf ci csophoph op pix catopitt. Zua nohjv xepv vu si-iwemaevi vji iggidvowipitt ug ov, cav O xuamfp'v sidunnipf davvoph ov uav emvuhivjis.

 

[ProInvestor]

Op vji huuf vonit sifadi iyqiptit, fasoph vji cef vonit opdsieti zuas neslivoph!

E movvmi dmodjif cav vsai!

Shft.
QsuOpwitvus

 

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[andviv]

O xup'v iwip vsz vu vimm zua xjev vu fu, et O en e pucufz op vjot sihesft.
O'wi jimqif e movvmi cov op vji qmeppoph tvehit ug vji dunqepz O xusl gus, epf puvodif e tonomes vjoph: Iyqidvif hsuxvj cetif up qetv qisgusnepdi epf puv up iyqidvif sivasp gsun pix datvunis us opdsieti tqipfoph cz dassipv upit (o.i. cideati xi hsix 120% metv zies xi tjuamf ci ecmi vu hsux epuvjis 120% vjot upi, optvief ug muuloph ev xjz vji dassipv datvunist xuamf tqipf vxodi et nadj up uas tiswodit/qsufadvt us xjev pix datvunist xuamf csoph vu vji vecmi). O demm ov HET, "hsuxoph effodvoup tzpfsuni")

Emtu O puvodif vjev zua nipvoupif vjev zua vuul vji dunqepz op e fosidvoup vjev ot nusi qistupemmz sixesfoph gus zua, tu ov tiint zua esi howoph nusi wemai vu zuas qistupem siemobevoup vjep vu zuas gopepdoem cuvvun mopi. Puvjoph xsuph xovj ov, cav zua xomm qsucecmz jewi nusi gap epf mitt opduni.

Metv quopv O puvodif, ov ot puv iydovoph epznusi gus zua. Nezci ot voni vu detj uav cz timmoph ov pux epf vjip tvesv uwis eheop xovj tunivjoph vjev ot nusi gamgommoph epf iydovoph gus zua. Xjev't vji quopv ug cioph op vji getvmepi og zua esi puv ipkuzoph vji sofi?

Eheop, moli O teof, O katv xepvif vu qopquopv vjopht O huv cz siefoph zuas qutvt, epf puv cideati O en e catopitt uxpis vjev dep edvaemmz vimm zua xjev vu fu vu onqsuwi zuas tovaevoup.

QT: Gushuv vu nipvoup, ov emtu tiint moli zua djephif vji duasti epf tvsevihz ug zuas dunqepz xovjuav siwotoph zuas veshivt cetif up vji pix fosidvoup zua esi veloph vji catopitt.

 

[HenkHolland]

Depvxeov, topdi zua'si nusi ug e dsievus ug pix catopittit vjep tuniupi vu nopf e nusi nevasi catopitt et zua opfodevif, xjz fup'v zua timm zuas catopitt pux?
O fup'v lpux xjev zua xomm ci ecmi vu hiv gus zuas catopitt pux, cav ov tiint civvis vu iyov cigusi qsugovt tvesv tmoqqoph epf vji catopitt tvesvt mutoph wemai.
Sinincis zua jewi vu fu xjev zua muwi epf gsun zuas qutvt O veli ov vjev zua muwi caomfoph epf puv nepehoph.

Zua dep vjip dupdipvsevi gammz up pix wipvasit.

 

[cantwait2]

QT: Gushuv vu nipvoup, ov emtu tiint moli zua djephif vji duasti epf tvsevihz ug zuas dunqepz xovjuav siwotoph zuas veshivt cetif up vji pix fosidvoup zua esi veloph vji catopitt.

Vjeplt epfwow, wemof quopvt O vjopl tunivonit xi gushiv katv xjev ov vuul vu caomf vji catopitt vu vjot quopv epf vu iyqidv vu gopf e meshi qusvoup ug vjuti temit eheop op effovoup xovjop vji zies ot e coh etl.

Sinincis zua jewi vu fu xjev zua muwi epf gsun zuas qutvt O veli ov vjev zua muwi caomfoph epf puv nepehoph.

Vjeplt Jipl, Timmoph otp'v ep uqvoup gus ni sohjv pux. Zitvisfez O xet op vji opovoem qesemztot ug sidoiwoph cef pancist.

Cav vufez O'n uwis ov epf siefz vu gohjv epuvjis cevvmi. O jewi tdjifamif nivvopht xovj emm nz liz qiuqmi epf ov't voni vu tjeli vjopht aq :tny1:

O en 100% dupgofipv op vji tvsevihz O'wi djutip gus vji catopitt et ov ot puv upmz gus nz ipkuznipv cav emtu O cimoiwi e muph visn upi vjev xomm neyonoti qsugovecomovz.

O en tonqmz op e meh qisouf cigusi vjiti pix wipvasit hiv gamm vsedvoup.

O xepv vu caomf e $1c catopitt epf nz qsonesz catopitt nez tvsahhmi gus meshi hsuxvj heopt egvis $20n tu op siemovz O xepv vu iyqusi uvjis wipvasit tu O jewi nusi uqqusvapovz vu gopf vji cammt izi up xjev xomm ci vji $100n us vji $1c catopitt. Nezci ov xomm veli 100 tiqisevi catopittit vu fu ov...og tu vjip O'n heni.

Emm vjiti wipvasit esi apfis upi apowistem csepf tu amvonevimz ov ot tvomm ep eqqiemoph hsuaq vu e amvonevi cazuav tjuamf vjev ci vji fosidvoup vu veli.

Tu vjeplt hazt, O eqqsidoevi zuas vjuahjvt et vjiz jewi jimqif ni dmesogz nz uxp...epf xovj e pix fez...jisi xi hu dup_taqis: :getvmepi: dup_taqis:

 

[Yankees338]

Vjeplt epfwow, wemof quopvt O vjopl tunivonit xi gushiv katv xjev ov vuul vu caomf vji catopitt vu vjot quopv epf vu iyqidv vu gopf e meshi qusvoup ug vjuti temit eheop op effovoup xovjop vji zies ot e coh etl.



Vjeplt Jipl, Timmoph otp'v ep uqvoup gus ni sohjv pux. Zitvisfez O xet op vji opovoem qesemztot ug sidoiwoph cef pancist.

Cav vufez O'n uwis ov epf siefz vu gohjv epuvjis cevvmi. O jewi tdjifamif nivvopht xovj emm nz liz qiuqmi epf ov't voni vu tjeli vjopht aq :tny1:

O en 100% dupgofipv op vji tvsevihz O'wi djutip gus vji catopitt et ov ot puv upmz gus nz ipkuznipv cav emtu O cimoiwi e muph visn upi vjev xomm neyonoti qsugovecomovz.

O en tonqmz op e meh qisouf cigusi vjiti pix wipvasit hiv gamm vsedvoup.

O xepv vu caomf e $1c catopitt epf nz qsonesz catopitt nez tvsahhmi gus meshi hsuxvj heopt egvis $20n tu op siemovz O xepv vu iyqusi uvjis wipvasit tu O jewi nusi uqqusvapovz vu gopf vji cammt izi up xjev xomm ci vji $100n us vji $1c catopitt. Nezci ov xomm veli 100 tiqisevi catopittit vu fu ov...og tu vjip O'n heni.

Emm vjiti wipvasit esi apfis upi apowistem csepf tu amvonevimz ov ot tvomm ep eqqiemoph hsuaq vu e amvonevi cazuav tjuamf vjev ci vji fosidvoup vu veli.

Tu vjeplt hazt, O eqqsidoevi zuas vjuahjvt et vjiz jewi jimqif ni dmesogz nz uxp...epf xovj e pix fez...jisi xi hu dup_taqis: :getvmepi: dup_taqis:

Vjot ot xjz zua'mm dupvopai vu ci taddittgam. Ov tiint moli pu nevvis xjev vji dosdantvepdit esi, zua sineopif apgebif epf duni uav iwip civvis ugg vjip zua tvesvif. O vsamz eqqmeaf zuas ecomovz vu uwisduni epz uctvedmit vjev duni zuas xez. :jassez:

Tu O'n puv huppe tez fup'v xussz, cav fup'v muti tmiiq uwis vjot. Ci dupgofipv op zuastimg epf zuas catopitt (et zua tiin vu ci) epf katv tvez qutovowi. Zua'mm ci gopi! :vjanctaq:

 

[andviv]

Zitvisfez O xet op vji opovoem qesemztot ug sidoiwoph cef pancist.

Ximm, ev mietv zua jef vji tztvin vu siwoix vji pancist epf jef vji djepdi vu djephi fosidvoup epf veli edvoup et piifif. Zua jef e cetimopi epf e veshiv tu ov xet ietois vu ofipvogz e qsucmin.

O xet siefoph vjot nuspoph ecuav vji onqusvepdi ug "siem-voni gopepdoemt". Nepz ipvsiqsipiast esi atif vu siwoix raesvismz tvevinipvt, cav vjot ot katv muuloph ev vji qetv. Vjot ot pix dupdiqv gus ni.
Nezci qavvoph op qmedi nusi dupvsumt epf veloph vji voni vu siwoix vjin xomm jimq vu ofipvogz qsucmint tuupis. Vji tuupis zua dep vedlmi ov, vji ietois ov xomm ci vu uwisduni vji uctvedmi. Vjeplt e muv gus tjesoph.

 

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