A Fresh Look At Fire Watch Services
In today's society where the buzz phrase is "Secret thinking" people appear to forget that even when you are dreaming and hoping for the best, you-still need to organize for the worst. When learning self defense, you mentally and physically practice the moves just in the event you are ever attacked. That will not mean you are focusing on the negative, but alternatively you are training your mind and body the best way to act in an instinctive manner, when you will not have a chance for thought processes. In choir practice, you stand and sing as if you were actually performing. What you practice on will be the way you will react when it's crunch time.
The exact same thing happens with business. Plenty of people don't want to make arrangements for an emergency. What are you going to do if, heaven forbid, your business face a life altering issue. They come in all of the forms, Tornados, hurricanes, floods, technology failure, or perhaps your main client no longer needs your service. What is your contingency plan? What have you done to become prepared for the worst? Do you have your processes in place?
The simplest (and most typical) of these to prevent is the next client/customer issue. When is enough business enough business? Even if your company's plate is full, it is necessary to continue marketing so you always know where your next client is coming from. Always network; set a portion of a day aside weekly to market your business, so you always know where your next client is coming from. Determined by your business, in certain cases the client gives you a warning that they may be leaving, but sometimes they just stop coming for no apparent reason. What about something more unexpected?
This week I was one of the chosen few to experience a computer crash. The computer has been sending signs for some time that it was preparing to quit the ghost, but with technology it really is never easy to predict what is simply a worm, spyware, adware, or a pending crash. I do not need to state that for someone who runs their business completely from computer and also a home office, having the main computer crash is not a good thing. Fortunately for me, I had a plan in place.
When I work with clients to develop business plans, I almost always get the exact same response when I get to the exit plan, or crisis plan. "I do not need that" Some individuals become impatient, some flat out insulted when it really is time for you to discuss what you are going to do if something goes wrong. But one of the main tricks in becoming successful is to prepare for when things go wrong. Every crisis always started off small, it's only in the event the warning signs are ignored which it becomes a significant issue. Do you have a contingency plan in place? Have you identified the potential crises that your company risks? Do you determine what you are going to do if your delivery system goes on strike? What are the crises you face now? Are you operating in "fireman mode"? Putting out fire after Fire Watch Services because they pop up, or do you've got a plan in area to keep the fires from happening.
In my case I pay just a little bit every month for an online back up. Then I back everything up, daily. So after I corrected the cause of the crash, it was a simple matter to restore my back ups. Because I plan for the worst, and hope for the best, a lot of the times, it turns out that I worried for nothing. Nonetheless, on those occasions when something goes wrong, and believe me, almost nothing ever goes based on Plan "A" it's always good to possess a contingency plan in place.
