Complacency: a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect or the like.

Don’t let complacency rob you in this new year of prosperity! Keep plans of new businesses fresh and alive  by reading all the trade magazines about your “wanna-be” business that you can get your hands on. Contact your city’s Small Business Association ( in the U.S.A., S.C.O.R.E.) and get a mentor. The lively discussion between you two, will keep you “juicy!” Use your mentor’s past exploits as a future road map!

Refresh your existing businesses by taking classes and attending seminars in your field; stay updated! Travel and see how others, in your profession, are doing “it”. Breathe life into that dusty, old venture!

Complacency is a thief! Stay on top of it by constantly adding new looks and views to a business you’re planning or one that’s already in existence!