Top 10 Steps to Creating a Successful Business Retreat for
Copyright 2005 Donna Gunter
The notion of doing a business retreat for myself is very new, although not novel, as we used to conduct a retreat each year as a part of both the Student Affairs staff and the Residence Life staff at the college where I once worked. When I heard about this same concept for self-employed business owners from Chris Barrow of The Business Coaching Company, http://www.thebusinesscoachingco.com, I thought, "Why am I not doing that for myself?" Thus, my Annual Business Retreat was born.
Here's how you can create this annual retreat experience for yourself:
1. Book 3 days for your retreat on your calendar. Ideally, you'll want to be in a location where you're not readily accessible at a time of the year when you can devote serious time to business planning and development. If you can't find 3 days together, at a minimum book 3 half-day slots that you can devote to this activity.
2. Isolate yourself from the distractions of life. My initial retreat experience involved staying with a friend in her guest home about 10 miles out of town. She lives in the mountains, so