Insure your passion without investing a single Swedish krona.
As an entrepreneur passion is a strong driving force forward. That’s why we manage, and love to experience or have knowledge about as nobody else – it’s a must to share it with the world. How the passion shows variates a lot between different entrepreneurs, but something that they all have in common is that the passion is well worth of nurture, preserve and protect. Unfortunately, you cannot insure your passion in the same way as other assets. So, what happens if your passion is threatened by environmental factors whom you cannot control? Or maybe not even thought would happen? How can you ensure your business so that you can stay stabile regardless the challenge or change?
As a self-employee with a lot of things to do it´s easy to get stuck in the “here and now”, and that’s why it’s important to look forwards to secure your business. There are ways to ensure the future for your business, and to do it attractive long term for the guests and resilient for unexpected turns. We have come up with three different exercises which you can do in your computer or with pen and paper, this will help you understand what and how you can be on the step ahead when a change hits. When you are done you will get a better understanding of yourself and how you shape your business as well as plan your future.
Preparations
Plan
Plan so that you can do all the three tasks without taking too much time between them. The different tasks should take between 30-75 un-disturbed minutes. A suggestion is to take a week to go through this passion insurance – do the preparations on Monday, step 1 on Tuesday, step 2 on Wednesday, step 3 on Thursday and finishing with reflections on Friday. The exercises can of course be done all in the same day – but its only good if you take some time to reflect during night. Read through all the steps down below to get a grip of which set up that fit you the best.
Involve
These tasks can be done alone, together two and two or in a smaller group as a workshop. Think about if you would like to invite someone to these exercises – maybe someone who has a large role in the business development, or someone who can share new perspectives? Step 1 and 2 is being done individually – you can read it through together but fill in your answers individually. Step 3 can be done in a group where one person is in charge
Tools
- Step 1: All participants need a computer or a smartphone with internet connection.
- Step 2: Print out one worksheet per person, preferably size A3 and bring pencils.
- Step 3: Print out one worksheet per person, preferably size A3 and let one person hold the pencil.
- Reflection
The worksheets are also possible to fill in from your computer if you have a program which can edit PDF:s.
Step 1 – Get to know yourself
Expenditure of time: approximately 30 min
You will need: computer or smartphone
How do you think and act in different situations and how can your acting help you develop both for yourself and your business?
The first step to ensure your passion is a self-assessment which you fill in with help from a form. The form consists of seven questions which will help you to look inwards and give tips and advise on how you can think and act in different situations you will face. The purpose of this self-evaluation is to make you reflect over which strengths and weaknesses you as an entrepreneur have.
Steg 2 – Future check
Expenditure of time: approximately 45-70 min
You will need: Printer, pen. Or edit straight in the PDF.
How to you think about the future for you and your business? What do you think, hope and wish for from it?
The second step is an evaluation which you’ll fill in with help of a worksheet. In this step you’ll look outwards and think about your future. The worksheet guides you through an evaluation of how the future looks and how you want it to look. The purpose with this evaluation is to visualize the picture of the future as you see and wish.
Step 3 – Future plan
Expenditure of time: approximately 45-75 min
You will need: Printer, pen. Or edit straight in the PDF. .
How can you take control over your future and work to get as much out from what you wish for to be fulfilled?
The third step is an action plan to take control over your own future, which you´ll come up with together with a worksheet. As the last exercise you´ll bring forth the thoughts about the future which you got from step 1 and 2 och then translate them to concrete activities. The worksheet will help you to plan what needs to do and in which order, and what would be necessary to do if the plan is not turning out how you’ve imagined. The purpose of this acting plan is the acting plan itself, but also to train you how to think ahead in the terms of action.
Reflection
Expenditure of time: approximately 30 min
You will need: computer or smartphone
When the third step is done the passion insurance is being finished with a reflection by you answering some questions in a form. The purpose with the reflection is to catch the thoughts and ideas who has come up during these three steps, and to create a basis and foundation for follow-up together with us on Visit Värmland.