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Small Business Survival Conversations
It is hard to run your business and keep up with new trends and resources to help you build a profitable company. Each Tuesday, join Anna Steinfest and Dr. Michael Troyer will share with you business tools, insights, and ideas. If you are a business owner or thinking about starting a new company or just want to hear some business advice this podcast is for you.
Small Business Survival Conversations
S3E49: Dream It, Date It, Dominate It
Tired of setting big goals that turn into endless preparation cycles? This Monday, Anna Steinfest delivers a game-changing tool that transforms overwhelming dreams into step-by-step action plans: **Backward Planning**.
In this power-packed 10-minute episode, you'll discover why most entrepreneurs get stuck in "getting ready to get ready" mode—and how to flip the script by starting with your destination and working backward to today.
### **What You'll Learn:**
✅ Why forward planning leads to wandering (and how backward planning creates laser focus)
✅ The 5-step backward planning method that turns any goal into a concrete roadmap
✅ A real-world case study: How one entrepreneur used backward planning to launch a $49,500/month subscription service
✅ Your Monday Challenge: The 20-minute exercise that will transform your biggest goal into today's action item
### **Perfect For:**
- Small business owners stuck in planning paralysis
- Entrepreneurs with big dreams but unclear next steps
- Anyone ready to stop preparing and start achieving
### **Key Quote:**
*"The difference between dreamers and achievers isn't talent, luck, or intelligence. It's the willingness to turn dreams into dates, and dates into daily actions."*
### **This Week's Challenge:**
Pick ONE major business goal, create your backward plan, and take the first action step before bedtime tonight.
**No theory. No fluff. Just a proven tool you can use today.**
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## **Tags/Keywords**
#SmallBusiness #GoalSetting #BackwardPlanning #Productivity #Entrepreneurship #MondayMotivation #BusinessStrategy #ActionPlanning #BusinessGrowth #Leadership