Four Reasons Why You Should Know About Fire Watch Guards
In today's society where the buzz phrase is "Secret thinking" people seem to forget that even when you are dreaming and hoping for the top, you-still need to prepare for the worst. When learning self defense, you mentally and physically practice the moves just in the event that you are ever attacked. That won't mean you are concentrating on the negative, but rather you are training your thoughts and body the way to act in an instinctive manner, whenever you will not have the 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 is crunch time.
The exact same thing happens with business. Most individuals do not 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 maybe your primary client no longer needs your service. What is your contingency plan? What have you done to become prepared for the worst? Do you've got your processes in place?
The easiest (and most common) of these in order to avoid is the next client/customer issue. When is enough business enough business? Regardless of whether your company's plate is full, it is very important to continue marketing so you always know where your next client is coming from. Always network; set a portion of a day aside a week to market your business, so you always know where your next client is coming from. Depending on your business, in some cases the client gives you a warning that they are 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 which it was preparing to give up the ghost, but with technology it's never easy to predict what is simply a worm, spyware, adware, or possibly a pending crash. I do not need to state that for someone who runs their business completely from computer as well as 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 create business plans, I almost always get the exact same response when I get to the exit plan, or crisis plan. "I don't need that" Some individuals become impatient, some flat out insulted when it really is time 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 really is only when the warning signs are ignored that it becomes a serious issue. Do you have a contingency plan in place? Have you identified the potential crises that your company risks? Do you know what you are going to do if your delivery system goes on strike? What will be the crises you face now? Are you operating in "fireman mode"? Putting out Fire Watch Guards after fire because they pop up, or do you have a plan in area to keep the fires from occurring.
In my case I pay a little bit bit every month for an online back up. Then I back everything up, every day. 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 most effective, most of the times, it turns out that I worried for nothing. Nevertheless, on those occasions when something goes wrong, and believe me, almost nothing ever goes in accordance with Plan "A" it is always good to have a contingency plan in place.
