They think its all over….Football & Business Parallels

They think its all over…Football & Business Parallels. My son plays for a local football team. In this particular match he was asked to play upfront, when he’s more used to playing in central midfield. He didn’t have a very good game, and he seemed to lose heart.
After the game I asked him why he didn’t have a good game.
Firstly he complained that he was played out of position, so was less comfortable. Also when  he was in good positions the ball wasn’t played to him, which left him isolated.
It seemed that there are many parallels between football and business.
Too many businesses/clients are waiting for the ball to come to them. They get in the right positions – but are then waiting for things to happen. If they don’t, then they lose heart.
So I asked my son what could he have done differently?
He said he should have dropped deeper- to try and get more involved in the game and find space. 
“Good-what else?”. He pondered. So I said “What about shouting you want the ball?, letting your teammates know you are available and you want the ball?
That way you could have linked up and get more service from your team.”
In the same way if in business things aren’t going your way-your not getting the sales you want – what do you do? Stay where you are in your comfort zone and blame and complain?, or do you change strategy and try alternative marketing strategies?
Do you drop deep and go to the ball-be more proactive-could you increase your marketing-do more networking-communicate you want more business?
Could you let existing clients know you want more business-working on referrals-let them know you want the ball?
Could you link up with other non-competing businesses and create joint ventures/marketing -linking up the play?
Of course you could stay where you are in the hope you get a lucky break-but do you want to rely on that?
When things aren’t going your way-its hard, and its not easy to keep positive. But I’m reminded of a Winston Churchill quote “If your going through hell-keep going”
Business is about calculated risks. If you do all the right things then you increase the odds you succeed.
In order to succeed you need to push yourself, Get out of your comfort zone -and if things aren’t going your way-adapt and change your approach.
My son took this and board and played much better in his next game.
Could you play better in yours?
Tax Question & Answers
Title: Can I pay my tax bill through my PAYE tax code?
Question: I am employed but I have some self-employed income on which I pay tax. How do I get my self-assessment tax collected through my PAYE tax code?
Answer: To have your self-assessment tax collected through your PAYE tax code the following need to apply:
? You must owe less than £3,000 on your tax bill
? You must already pay tax through PAYE, e.g. you are an employee or you receive a company pension
You are not able to have your tax bill paid through your PAYE tax code if the following apply:
? You do not have enough PAYE income for the tax to be collected
? You would be paying more than 50% of your PAYE income in tax
? You would end up paying more than twice as much tax as you normally do
In order to get your tax coded out you will need to have your paper tax return submitted by 31st October or your online tax return submitted by 30th December following the end of the tax year.
Tejinder Gawera TaxAssist Accountants in Leicester and Syston.