(Cary, N.C.) A new goal-setting toolkit for personal and professional success is now available at no charge from international strategic business consultant and noted expert on how to start and manage a profitable business, Lea Strickland, MBA/CMA/CFM/CBM/GMC. A national columnist and author of the recently released “10-Minute Success: Goals” digital book on Amazon.com, Strickland has created the toolkit to assist individuals with setting a baseline for succeeding in their personal and professional lives.

“People don’t just wake up one morning, snap their fingers, and achieve all their goals instantly,” she said, adding, “You have to want success, see it, and take on the responsibility to plan and work for it.”

The toolkit — downloadable from Strickland’s 10minutesuccess.com website — is an eight-page PDF document focusing readers on designing a goal-setting diagram and process to effectively set priorities. It introduces readers to the proven successful method of applying real-world planning and execution to getting big projects done, whether they be for personal fulfillment or building and running a business that makes money. Developing a sound goal set and crafting day-to-day and long-term strategic processes needed to achieve it will impact an individual’s ability to succeed, Strickland said.

“The concept of ’10-Minute Success: Goals’ is simple to digest, and the toolkit boils-down the first steps toward success by walking individuals through an easy-to-understand launch pad for reaching their goals,” she explained.

Priced for the Amazon Kindle at $2.99, “10-Minute Success: Goals” is the first in a series of digital books to find success in just 10 minutes a day. Strickland is finishing-up her second book in the series, ““10-Minute Success: Sales” which she is eyeing for a spring 2012 release.

Strickland’s other books include “Out of the Cubicle and Into Business” (also available from Amazon.com), “Marketing Strategies”, and “One Great Idea!” focus readers on the key ingredients to start, grow and run successful businesses. Her business acumen is also on display in the numerous articles she has written as columnist for the popular business news publication TheStreet.com, as well as in multiple articles and interviews appearing in other high-profile national media outlets including FOX Business and MWorld.

A frequent speaker at high-profile regional, national and international business and industry events, Strickland also leads webinars and on-site workshops on entrepreneurship, leadership and success, and business infrastructure such as accounting and grant writing across a multitude of industry sectors. In February she will be leading a class for the North Carolina Military Business Center Defense Contractors Academy in Charlotte on the topic of defense contracting, and is currently developing a workshop series for her “10-Minute Success” program.

Strickland’s consulting firm, F.O.C.U.S. (TM) Resources, provides proven techniques to organizations to develop sound strategic goals and infrastructure management solutions to build a baseline for success. Her work for over 400 clients in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in numerous industries provided valuable real-world information for “Goals” both in terms of best practices as well as missteps to avoid.

The goal-setting toolkit and “10-Minute Success: Goals” digital book can be found on www.10minutesuccess.com; the digital book is also available on Amazon.com by typing “Lea Strickland” in the search box at the top of the page. Additional digital versions for the Apple ibook, Nook, and PDF will be released later this year.

ABOUT LEA STRICKLAND
Lea Strickland, MBA/CMA/CFM/CBM/GMC, is an internationally renowned business strategy expert applying proven infrastructure management solutions to help businesses and organizations of all sizes build a baseline for success. She is the President of F.O.C.U.S. (TM) Resources and founder of the Technovation Entrepreneur (TM) program helping entrepreneurs take their ideas to market. Strickland is the author of books including “Out of the Cubicle and Into Business” “One Great Idea!” and “Marketing Strategies” and has had columns published in numerous high-profile national media outlets. Regularly leading workshops and presenting at a wide range of industry events, Lea is a sought-after public speaker and thought leader on how to effectively start and grow a business. For more information, visit www.leastrickland.com.