Before you start planning your business journey, be really clear about where you want to get to, by when, and ask yourself a few questions:

• What are your goals? – this or these (we suggest no more than three) should be as specific as possible and preferably measurable
• What do you want to have achieved in five years’ time?
• Where do you need to be in one and three years’ time in order to get there?
• What is your vision for your business that relates to your purpose and your team?

Being clear about these will help you keep focused on the end in mind; anything that distracts you from that should be considered as irrelevant unless it impacts on your strategic goals.