We are in the first week of the new year, and most of us have done some level of planning to project what you want to accomplish in 2024. But how are you going to connect that plan to what is actually happening in Month 1? I strongly believe that it requires not just a business with an operating system (learn more about that here), but that we as owners have a personal operating system, aka a PersonalOS.

Business Owners Desire To Move Forward
One of the things that I really love about working with other small business owners and entrepreneurs is the different skill sets that each person brings to the table. With that being said, there is one thing that I believe are universal for all of us as a small business owner and an entrepreneur. That is our desire, our almost our requirement to be constantly moving forward.
So of the 5 Key Principles we build our businesses on here at BlueprintOS, the very first and more important is Lead Yourself First. Just like they tell you on every flight, “Put your oxygen mask on first before you help anyone else.” You want to see forward motion in you business, better connections with your team, “aha” moments, and all of the important things we look for in business. However, sometimes our desire for momentum causes us to unintentionally consume more information than we ever needed.
Unintentional Consumption of Information
Unintentional consumption means that we begin to access information that doesn’t help us overcome obstacles in business, such as podcasts, books, or YouTube videos. It may be something that allows you to decompress, like I do when I watch Auburn games with my son. But then the program will turn to basketball…and then baseball…and if I am not intentional I will spend hours on entertainment and information that I don’t need or care about.
This could also look like reading books that aren’t useful for the season you’re in. I had a goal in 2023 to read 36 books, but I ended up filling it with just any book. They did not necessarily help me solve whatever problem was in front of me. I was consuming just for the sake of consuming content.
This is not a “put your Netflix down” message. However, I want to encourage you to determine what you’re trying to achieve, and then intentionally consume content around that goal. Especially when you are consuming business content, choose things that will help you make forward progress on your specific goals.
How To Develop Your PersonalOS
I developed a tool to support intentional use of time in business and in my self leadership called The Pre-Loaded Year. You can get it at www.blueprintos.com/assets for free to begin allocating your time for the entire year. This intentionality allows us to show up for our business, families, and teams.
If you’d like to dig deeper in developing intentional forward motion in your business, I’d like to invite you to join me for a live, 90 minute session called The Kickoff. This is an exclusive Above The Business event, and you can register today at www.abovethebusiness.co. It’s all about Mindset – Skillset – Toolset, and if this resonates with you, I’d love to see you at the event.
Today, I want to encourage you to think intentionally about what things you want to achieve in 2024, and what content you want to consume to propel you forward.
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Bradley is a Business Growth Coach and Value Builder consultant, empowering entrepreneurs to become architects of their own success. He shares his revolutionary BlueprintOS methodology, unlocking businesses’ true potential and driving remarkable achievements.