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Reflect & Connect: Setting the Stage for a Successful 2024
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Welcome back to the Deeply Rooted Business Podcast! In this episode, hosts Rachel and Jess kick off their planning session to help you start your 2024 in a way that feels aligned and refreshing. They emphasize the importance of reflection as a key step in avoiding burnout and setting yourself up for sustainable success.
Key Takeaways:
- Regular reflection on your business's current state is crucial to avoid getting pulled off course.
- Start with an energy assessment of the past year, identifying areas of resistance, ease, and where more focus or clarity is needed.
- Reflect on the pillars of your business such as systems and marketing to identify areas where you got stuck or went off course.
- Celebrate your accomplishments from the previous year before diving into planning for the new one.
- For marketing reflection:
- Consider industry changes throughout 2023 and how they may impact your strategies going forward.
- Break down lead sources to understand which channels are most effective for generating leads.
- Determine which tactics felt good versus forced so you can align future efforts with your energy.
- For operations reflection:
- Focus on client experience by evaluating each step from onboarding to offboarding for any friction points that need improvement.
- Address team operations by clarifying roles, responsibilities, and communication channels and refining workflows if necessary.
- Assess personal factors like financial stability and work-life balance within your own business operations.
Before jumping into planning out all of 2024, take some time for self-reflection. Use these key takeaways as guidance while assessing both marketing strategies and operational systems. By understanding what worked well in 2023 and what needs improvement, you'll be better equipped to create a solid plan that sets you up for success in the coming year.
Resources:
Download Jess's Sustainable Success Business Assessment Here
Read Rachle's 2024 Trends Report Here
Tune in next week when Rachel and Jess discuss data points, KPIs, and metrics that can help you determine where to invest your time, money, and energy for the highest return on investment. Don't miss it!
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