| As I write this, it's 5 a.m. on June 9th. It's a Tuesday | | | | patio. Enjoy the weather, a glass of lemonade and |
| and the weather lady says it's going to be close to | | | | reading material that will take your business to the |
| 90 degrees for the high. After leaving the office, | | | | next level! |
| tonight, my wife and I are going to the local book | | | | 3. Network |
| store to attend a book signing by Rick and Bubba - | | | | Host and attend a lot of barbeques and informal |
| the radio show hosts from Birmingham, Alabama. | | | | get-togethers - every weekend if possible.It's fun |
| After that and dinner, we'll come home. I'll then log | | | | and you never know when you might meet that |
| onto the internet to attend Mike Klingler's and Ann | | | | next great customer or business partner. Get out |
| Sieg's Renegade Breakthrough Webinar. And then I'll | | | | there and mingle! |
| call it a day. | | | | 4. Exercise |
| As we head towards the end of June and into July | | | | Get on an exercise routine. Even if it's a walk around |
| and August, there are going to be a lot of other | | | | the block everyday, do something! This is especially |
| things that I'll rather be doing than sitting at the | | | | important if you sell a product or service that has to |
| computer. And for people with children, the summer | | | | do with health and wellness. It's much easier to |
| is an especially busy time. The tykes aren't in school | | | | exercise in the summer when the weather is nice |
| and they MUST be entertained! | | | | than in the winter. |
| So, how you keep from losing momentum and still | | | | 5. Attend sports events on the weekends |
| build your business during these summer days? Here | | | | My life used to revolve around 5K's, 10K's, |
| are my 5 summer business building suggestions: | | | | half-marathons, marathons and triathlons only a few |
| 1. Generate Content | | | | short years ago. (Although, it seems like a lot longer.) |
| Get up early in the morning and rather than sip | | | | I attended the races as a participant, but there were |
| coffee and watch the news, sip coffee and write | | | | always family members and friends of participants |
| articles! It's much easier to do this when the weather | | | | hanging out at the finish line. These are terrific places |
| is warm and the birds are chirping. A 500 word article | | | | to be if you are looking for customers who actually |
| is a cinch to bang out under these conditions. By the | | | | have money to spend and are willing to spend it. In |
| end of the summer, you'll have produced over 100 | | | | fact, bicyclists have a higher per capita income than |
| articles. When everyone comes back from vacation | | | | the average weekend athlete. So, look on the net or |
| and the kids head back to school, your material will | | | | in the newspaper and find the next big bike event |
| be waiting for them! | | | | and plan on attending. These are just a few |
| 2. Catch up on reading | | | | suggestions. Depending on your business and lifestyle, |
| There are plenty of good business building books out | | | | you may have other ideas. The key is to have fun |
| there and more are being written every day. Take | | | | this summer but keep building! |
| one to the beach or the pool or even on the back | | | | |