Tuesday, January 1, 2013

It's a New Year and My Vision is Clear!

There is something cleansing about a new year and today, I sit here and write my first blog post this year, I realize that my vision is so clear.  I'm clear about what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, what I want to do and when I want to do it.

With an overwhelmingly busy (and good) holiday season for Gourmet Gifts and Gift Marketing Alliance, I can finally breath.  December was more stressful than it should have been primarily because we had a lot of customers come back that had taken a few years off of giving gifts.  Their budgets returned and to be honest, I wasn't ready for that much business.  We did it but not without the price of really missing out on some holiday fun.

But 2013 will be my most challenging year ever.  I made the decision last year not to go back to corporate, to launch another new company and to make it successful within a year.  That "measurement of success" must be financial as I'm replacing the corporate salary I had.  But with all successes I've had, it all comes down to the people.  And that, while not new, is my major turning point for 2013.

I will be putting people on my team that are responsive, professional and knowledgeable.  I'm looking for people who are smart, have a good understanding of business and how to make the internet work properly to grow one's business.  As QTC grows, we're going to be adding contractors to take on projects relative to helping our customers grow.  If you're that person, I want to hear from you!

I wish you all a very Happy New Year and hope you'll consider using the services of QT Concepts.  We'll help 2013 be your best year ever!