Posted by Dave Lorenzo - Business Coach

As difficult as it is to believe, the end of the year is fast approaching.

There are less than 10 weeks left until 2007.

Now is a good time to look at your goals and assess your progress.  Here are five things you can do to finish 2006 in strong fashion and make sure you get off to a flying start in 2007:

Dedicate 30 minutes each day between now and the end of the year to focusing on little steps toward a big goal.  These don’t need to be monumental items.  They should be small steps that will add up to goal completion by the end of the year.  Keep in mind that you should only spend 30 minutes on this task daily.  Use a kitchen timer if necessary.  You will be surprised at how much you accomplish by focusing on one small task each day.

Make one phone call to a former business associate each day.  If you’re like me, you have a few hundred people you have lost touch with over the years.  Track down one person each day and give them a call.  Your career will definitely benefit from at least one of these interactions.

Write a hand written note to someone who was featured in an article in the newspaper.  This note should be a congratulatory note on a promotion or on landing a “big deal”.  You can even write them a note just congratulating them on being featured in the paper.  I guarantee that one of these powerful and influential people will call you to say “thanks”.  It happens all the time.

Make friends with someone in an elevator, on line at the supermarket or in the post office. Ok, it doesn’t need to specifically be one of these locations.  The idea is to introduce yourself to someone at random each and every day for the rest of the year.  You never can tell who you will meet and how influential they may be.

Collect business cards.  Tell people you are starting a collection of intriguing and creative business cards.  See how many you can get. If people say that their card is boring, respond with “I’ll be the judge of that!”. Send all of the people who give you cards a “happy holidays” e-mail.  Notice how many respond.  Can any of them help your career?  You’ll never know unless you try. 

You will notice that this list has a strong focus on goals and networking.  These are the two areas of activity that will accelerate your career.  Focusing on achieving your goals each day will help move your career or your business forward.  Networking will help you make connections that can eventually land a new job or close a potentially big deal.

What are you waiting for?

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