Pepper Rutland shares tips for business leaders to take advantage the new beginning by making some commitments regarding self improvement, as a New Year's resolution. Pepper Rutland recently discussed this concept in a blog, linked on page 13 of this presentation.

1. NEW YEAR
5 W A Y S F O R B U S I N E S S L E A D E R S T O
P E P P E R R U T L A N D
I M P R O V E I N T H E

2. SELF
IMPROVEMENT
S u c c e s s i s a s m u c h
a b o u t e v o l v i n g a s i t i s
a b o u t g e t t i n g t h i n g s
r i g h t . I n t h e s p i r i t o f
n e w b e g i n n i n g s h e r e a r e
s o m e s u g g e s t i o n s f o r
g e t t i n g b e t t e r .

3. 1 STICK TO
YOUR
GOALS

4. # 1: STICK TO
YOUR GOALS
S e t g o a l s f o r y o u r s e l f a n d
i n c l u d e a c t i o n a b l e s t e p s
f o r y o u t o a c h i e v e t h e m
W r i t e t h e g o a l s d o w n i n
y o u r j o u r n a l
F i n d s o m e o n e t o k e e p y o u
m o t i v a t e d a n d
a c c o u n t a b l e t o a c h i e v i n g
e v e r y t h i n g o n y o u r l i s t

5. 2
DO
SOMETHING
SCARY

6. # 2: DO SOMETHING
SCARY
S t e p o u t o f y o u r c o m f o r t
z o n e
S h a k e y o u r s e l f u p b y
t r y i n g s o m e t h i n g y o u s a i d
y o u ' v e a l w a y s w a n t e d t o
d o
F a c e y o u r f e a r s

7. 3 LEARN
SOMETHING
NEW

8. # 3: LEARN
SOMETHING NEW
I n v e s t i n n e w b o o k s o r
s i g n u p f o r a c l a s s t o
f u r t h e r y o u r d e v e l o p m e n t
N e w l e s s o n s d o n ’ t h a v e
t o b e b u s i n e s s o r i n d u s t r y
r e l a t e d
W h a t e v e r i t i s , k e e p y o u r
m i n d a c t i v e a n d e x p a n d
t h e s c o p e o f y o u r o w n
u n d e r s t a n d i n g

9. 4 IMPROVE
YOUR
ONLINE
PRESENCE

10. # 4: IMPROVE YOUR
ONLINE PRESENCE
Y o u r o n l i n e p r e s e n c e i s a
p a r t o f y o u r b r a n d
I n v e s t i n a p r o f e s s i o n a l
w e b s i t e a n d e s t a b l i s h
c a r e e r - f o c u s e d s o c i a l
m e d i a p r o f i l e s
C o n s i d e r r e g u l a r b l o g g i n g

11. 5 TAKE A
VACATION

12. # 5: TAKE A
VACATION
M o r e t h a n h a l f o f a l l
A m e r i c a n s d o n ' t t a k e
v a c a t i o n d a y s
D o n ' t l e t r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
s c a r e y o u f r o m t a k i n g
t i m e o f f
W h i l e s e t t i n g u p y o u r
c a l e n d a r , b u i l d s o m e t i m e
a w a y f r o m t h e o f f i c e i n t o
y o u r a g e n d a

13. FOR MORE
INFORMATION VISIT
P E P P E R R U T L A N D . N E T