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Old 01-01-2007, 02:25 AM   #1
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Your 2007 Goals


As we did last year in this thread...

What are your goals for 2007?

Write them down in this thread and we will pull them up next year at this time and see how far you got.

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Old 01-01-2007, 02:38 AM   #2
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I would like to put another service truck on the road and hire 1 service plumber and 1 rough plumber



The only easy day was yesterday !!!
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I'm hyped! The last year was not so good personally, I'm totally over Cancer! Time to get back to business.
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Old 01-01-2007, 03:30 AM   #4
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I'm hyped! The last year was not so good personally, I'm totally over Cancer! Time to get back to business.
Best of luck in this New Year Teetorbilt !!
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Old 01-01-2007, 08:35 AM   #5
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To build and sell 6 spec homes, keep up with my work load, and be moved into our new home by Christmas, '07.
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Old 01-01-2007, 09:18 AM   #6
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I'm hyped! The last year was not so good personally, I'm totally over Cancer! Time to get back to business.
Congratulations, Mom went through it last year.Tough battle,mentally and physically.Stay healthy.
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Old 01-01-2007, 12:37 PM   #7
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As we did last year in this thread...

What are your goals for 2007?

Write them down in this thread and we will pull them up next year at this time and see how far you got.
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To be the most knowledgeable guy on the electrical forum and to get my journeyman electrical license. Ok,OK to get my license would be enough.
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Old 01-01-2007, 01:01 PM   #8
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My main goal is to turn a profit. I'm going into year 3 so this year can really make or break me. I've learned alot in the past two years and i am ready to put all i learned to work!

I goal is 1 million in sales. I really think i can do it.

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Sell $4,110,000
Produce $3,690.000
Hire & Train at least 2 new sales reps
Hire & Train a Canvassing team
Add at least 2 new siding crews
Add at least 1 more sunroom crew
Add at least 1 more window crew
Maintain at least a 46% gross profit
Maintain an overhead cost of 39% or less
Make 5% Net profit or more
Hand out a minimum of $32,000 in profit sharing to employees
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Old 01-01-2007, 02:02 PM   #10
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We are in the process of opening a showroom next to our workshop. We are also modernising our designs and incorporating the latest Blum cabinet hardware, which concentrates on large drawers instread of cupboards

Also, when finances permit, I plan to get our name better known locally by sponsoring a ladies' soccer team

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Old 01-01-2007, 04:30 PM   #11
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to make one dollar more than i did in 2006.to be totally debt free in '07.
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Old 01-02-2007, 12:02 PM   #12
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Steve's Top Ten 2007 Goals

1] Lose some weight (I lost 50 pounds in early 2006, put 35 of it back on!)
2] Get my oldest son settled (he's 27 and has a small autoparts business, but he seems to not know how to hustle)
3] Get my middle son finished in school and get a full time job.
4] go to Hawaii
5] Get my franchising off the ground.
6] Keep reasonable healthy (I'm diabetic).
7] Stay married 1 more year (I've been married to the same woman for 33 years)
8] keep my crews happy
9] make a few bucks
10] boost my Mustang to 500+ horespower (currently at 446 rwhp)
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Old 01-02-2007, 12:23 PM   #13
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1. start my crown and trim business
2. get completely outa debt by jan 2008
3. wean myself offa starbucks frappathingys....
4. do something extra nice for my fiance' - she's stuck with me thru thick and thin
5. lose 20 lbs... I did lose 22 last year, put 20 back on
6. see the dr for the dreaded "annual"
7. take a bath
8. win the lottery
9. visit family more often
10. buy more tools!
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Steve's Top Ten 2007 Predictions

7] Stay married 1 more year (I've been married to the same woman for 33 years)
WHY??
jus kidding thats great.33 years with the same woman.
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I have just one goal......

To be able to continue paying my bills now that I am a business owner instead of some one elses employee.
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Old 01-02-2007, 04:22 PM   #16
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WHY??
jus kidding thats great.33 years with the same woman.
Thanks. She's a special one, to put up with me for all this time.
As an aside, just so you can go "wow", we got engaged 2 weeks after our first date!!!
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7. take a bath
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I did that once.
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Old 01-02-2007, 05:10 PM   #18
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My Goals:

1) to buy a condo since it's been rough finding the right one
2) keep working out 4 days a week to get that buff summer bod
3) start using a part-time helper
4) get more organized with the business (bookeeping mainly)

I'm adding a Wish:

1) That #2 gets the promotion they are hinting towards--man would that help
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1. Faster feet.....problems hit like a speeding truck...it would be nice to step aside from the next.
2. Tied tongue.....Loose lips sink ships and I often pose as a submarine.....just to stay cool and all.
3. Youth regeneration......I'm getting sick and tired of ever chick thinking I'm her daddy.
4. oh yea......to continue the relentless acquisition of many cool new toys.

Unobtainable? ..........yes..... probably ....but let me live the dream baby.

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Old 01-02-2007, 07:54 PM   #20
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Help my wife become a registered bookkeeper, pay bills, keep my health, have another child.

Refine my trim skills.
Learn tile.
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