So, to start off with then, to begin our journey forward we’re going to go backwards! Yes! We cannot simply forget ahead if we haven’t at first taken stock. I believe that many others may advise you purely to focus on what is ahead and indeed I will be talking with you later about focus and planning ahead, however truthfully it is perhaps a little too simplistic to merely look ahead. What if some core essential elements with your current scenario are potential weaknesses for the imagined future? What if one of the keys to success in the future is the ability to look closely and take stock so as to plan a course of action in order for the course of action to be the dream opportunity it may be framed as…the ability to stop first and examine exactly where you are before racing ahead…this might be a skill that is needed but one that you have never refined in your rush to get going. Well I am on your side enough to gently hold back the reigns…I will help you race ahead when I know it is safe to do so! In the meantime, let’s look at where you are now. Let us examine together, you and I, where exactly your business is, lets learn to dig and expose some thoughts- uncomfortable perhaps, and let us start our journey on the right track for I promise you this…many business owners simply storm ahead very ‘bull in a china shop’ style and that is very definitely where there downfall starts. As we will look at a lot later preparation and planning are key elements so right here at the beginning let us learn some disciplines and I ask that we start first by taking stock. You’ve got to find out where you are now and understand that first. Then ask yourself some searching questions and only then can you look forward from there to where you want to be.