Welcome to the how of business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start,

run, and grow your small business. And now, here is your host.

Welcome to the how a business podcast. This is Henry Lopez, and this episode is about annual

strategic planning, why you should create a strategic plan at the beginning of the year and how to do so.

I'll share some best practices and tips and walk you through the high level steps to create

your strategic plan, giving you a clear strategy and an action plan to help you achieve

continued success with your business this year. To get more information about the Hawa

business, including the show notes page for this episode, and learn more about my one-on-one coaching

and group coaching programs, please visit the howabusiness.com. I also encourage you to

please subscribe to my show, wherever you might be listening, so you don't miss any new episodes.

Also, I want to take a moment to thank a few of my recent coaching clients,

including John, Rich, and Tracy. Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to help you start and

grow your small businesses. There is a free download that you can get at the show notes page

for this episode at the how it business.com called Annual Strategic Plan Outline. I created that outline for you to use

to help you create your plan. It's got 10 high-level steps to creating your plan. And so I encourage

you to download that once you get back to your computer or where you get ready to finalize or

create your plan for the year. Why do we need a plan? Let's start

with that question. I think for any of us who have accomplished great things in life, no matter

what aspect of your life, you know that having set goals or a plan, something that we write down

allows us to focus, keeps it top of mind, and allows us to plan for how we're going to get there

a step at a time. And so what I have found in my businesses and other businesses that I've had

the privilege of working with and what I know about other successful businesses is that this

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