The
Two Critical Questions
The
most important thing you can do to take control of your cash flow is ask
yourself two very simple questions. These two questions are almost
magical in the way they direct your focus on what’s most important.
1.
What is my cash balance right now?
2.
What do I expect my cash balance to be six months from
now?
If
you can answer each of these questions with a number, then you have your
cash flow (the lifeblood of your business) under control.
If
you can’t answer each of them with a number, then you don’t have
your cash flow under control. You
are not properly managing the most precious asset your business owns.
Cash
Flow Problems Don’t “Just Happen”
I
used the two questions recently with our family finances.
I
had decided to take some time away from day-to-day business and devote
my attention to researching a business idea that had been rolling around
in my head for a while. About
mid way into the research, I answered the two questions regarding our
family finances.
I
didn’t like the answer to question # 2.
I looked at the number for what I expected our cash balance to be
six months from now and I didn’t like the answer.
I
took the time to think through what I wanted the cash balance to be.
I then considered how I could make that happen.
In short order, I had created a list of three action steps that
would get me where I wanted to be in terms of that cash balance.
Over
the next three months, I implemented the plan and achieved the
objective. The cash balance
ended up where I wanted it to be. And
that would have never happened if I had not answered question # 2 six
months before, decided I didn’t like the answer, and created a plan to
change it.
Think
about what the alternative would have been.
If I had not asked the question about what I expected the cash to
be six months from now, I would not have seen the problem ahead of time.
I
would not have seen the problem until it hit.
I would have seen it when it became reality, when my cash balance
RIGHT NOW was not what I wanted it to be.
And that’s a terrible time to figure out you have a cash flow
problem.
Remember,
cash flow problems don’t “just happen”.
They can almost always be seen long before they ever happen.
Your job is to know what you expect the cash balance to be six
months from now - that way you’re in control.
The
Peace of Mind Schedule
The
key to answering question #2, is having the right tool.
The standard financial statements were not intended to help you
manage your cash flow.
The
standard financial statements that all businesses use are not adequate
for answering this question for several reasons. Financial statements
are always historical, meaning they’re always presenting what happened
in the past.
They
are a bit like the rear view mirror in your automobile.
The rear view mirror is very helpful when you need to see what is
behind you. However, when
you are driving down the highway, your focus needs to be on what’s in
front of you. An occasional
glance in the rear view mirror is all that’s required.
You
have to have a good clear view of what’s ahead of you in order to get
where you are going safely. Look
in the rear view mirror for too long and you will soon be crashing into
something in front of you.
We
will talk more about the standard financial statements and why they are
not the right tool for answering question #2 later in the book.
I
created the Peace of Mind schedule in 1991 to fill this gap.
It’s very easy to use, yet very powerful in providing you a
crystal clear view into your financial future.
Use this schedule religiously.
I would never, ever be without it.
Part
Three of this book is dedicated to helping you put the Peace of Mind
schedule to work in your business.
You will be amazed how this schedule will free you from worrying
about your cash flow.
No
more wasted time worrying about what’s going on with your cash flow.
Instead, you can focus your unique talents and abilities each day on
ways to grow your business and make more and more money every year. And
that’s a recipe for success and wealth creation.
I
trust you will enjoy the book and use it to make your business even
better and stronger than it is now.
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