Take the time to reflect on how your business or career was over the past year. Develop some resolutions to incorporate in your business or career that will help you build your business and give you a better work-life balance. Here are some suggestions for new work resolutions.

Marketing Your Business
Many business owners or sales people do not spend enough time on marketing. You should not abandon the marketing of your business even during economic hard times. Make a resolution to focus on how to market your business. Attracting new customers is going to increase your business. Create a marketing plan and spend time weekly on implementing your plan.

Networking
This year join an organization or business group. Many businesses find great success by networking with other businesses or colleagues. You should also make a resolution to join some of the internet’s social networking sites. These sites are the newest way of networking for business and boosting your career. Many times you can network with some businesses that might be interested in a joint venture. As well, it is a great way to stay connected to your industry.

Education
This year decide to learn something new. Make one of your work resolutions learning something new to add to your skills. It is very easy to return to school or take a course to improve your skills. There are many certification programs or online courses available. You can even make the decision to learn something unrelated to your business but that you have a desire to learn. Doing so will give you great pleasure and give a work-life balance. This is also a way to reach out and market your business the new people you may meet.

Plan Your Business
Many people only take the time to evaluate their business at the end of the year. Make a resolution to review your business weekly. A weekly evaluation will help you determine what is working and what needs to be eliminated sooner. Implementing a weekly business evaluation will help you avoid costly mistakes and stay focused on your business. This year commit to eliminating parts of your business that are not working.

Tony Jacowski is a quality analyst for The MBA Journal. Aveta Solutions – Six Sigma Online (http://www.sixsigmaonline.org) offers online six sigma training and certification classes for lean six sigma, black belts, green belts, and yellow belts.