Take time each day to think. Business owners survive and grow their businesses by taking time out to think and look ahead. Unfortunately this is often the one thing that small business people find hardest to make time for. Too often we are responding to the immediate needs of our business and not stopping to take in the meaning of those needs and the bigger picture. Here are a few questions you could use to prompt the thinking process.... What has happened today? Who have you seen and/or spoken to? What was in the news? What is the weather like? What is coming up for you this week? What is coming up for you over the next month? What is going on for your staff? Where are the current business opportunities?