Make time in your daily routine to just think

As entrepreneurs we are constantly being pulled in different directions to deal with micro operational issues. Inevitably this means we can find it hard  to find the essential time needed to focus on the bigger picture and the strategy for taking our businesses to the next level. So the only way to achieve this quality thinking time is to schedule it into the diary, just like you would do for a meeting, setting aside a dedicated time slot each day. Just 30 minutes to one hour could be all that is needed, as it's the routine of setting aside this quality thinking time that matters, not the duration. In her book 'Time to Think: An Imperative of Behaviour, Not Time', Nancy Kline, author and guru on the thinking environment says: "The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first." So the question you have to ask yourself is "Have you set aside time today to do some serious thinking?" Your business will thank you for it!