5 Steps To Building Your LTCi Business Plan
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Developing a plan for an entire year can be a daunting task. With so many days ahead of you, it’s easy to get sidetracked and let a few months of inactivity slip and sabotage your success. It’s time to take a more disciplined approach.
Stay Motivated All Year
Be sure to write down your business plan and place it where you’ll see it each day. Also set up a repeating calendar entry each week to review the plan and the work you’ve done to achieve it.
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” ― Abraham Lincoln
Start small and focus on building a plan with measurable and achievable goals.
Set Goals
- Be Realistic – It may sound great if your goal is to increase your Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance business, but you might be setting yourself up for failure. Instead commit to making LTC Insurance more fully integrated into your business.
- Make Them Measurable – Numbers don’t lie, so use them to make yourself accountable. Pinpoint a certain number of applications you’d like to write, client meetings you’d like to host, or referrals you’d like to gain.
Create A Plan
- Develop A Strategy – Now that your goals are in place, how will you reach them? Create actionable items to focus on throughout the year. Maybe it’s simply making LTC Insurance a part of every financial planning discussion you have or it’s committing to hosting quarterly education seminars in your community.
- Target Completion Dates – Having monthly or quarterly milestones are a great way to track success, and provides you with ample time to plan ahead.
Take Action
- Get Motivated – Your business plan may seem foolproof, but won’t work if you don’t put it into action. Begin each day with a task to help you meet a specific goal. You’ll build momentum to keep you focused and productive.
- Commit To Your Plan – You’ve positioned yourself for success and have taken the time to establish specific goals, strategies, and deadlines. Stick to your plan and give it a chance to work
Track Results
- Self-Evaluate – Are you ahead of your goals or are you falling behind? Regularly reviewing your progress will provide you with direction on how to focus going forward.
- Make Adjustments – You may find that one approach works, and another does not. Being flexible will allow you to change strategies to achieve overall success.
We’re here to help – reach out to your Long-Term Care Associate for assistance with your planning.