Now that 2020 is behind us (and good riddance) we can start to look forward to a fresh year. I’m usually not a big proponent of New Year’s resolutions… why wait until the new year to do something? But I do like to take the start of a new year to really look at what I WANT out of the upcoming year and how I can go from vision to reality.
Here are a few things I find helpful to make the most of a new year…
A Time to Review
Sure, 2020 was not a year any of us expected. No matter if you had an awful year, a wonderful year, or somewhere in between you need to sit down and spend time reflecting. Here are a couple ideas of how to review your year:
1. Take an hour and write down a list of successes and failures. No matter if your failure list is a mile long it’s an important exercise to do. Every success should be celebrated, and every failure is a chance to improve.
2. Have a “year in review” meeting with your team to discuss what everyone saw as the high points and low points. Having input from your team is a great way to get a sense of what is important to them. You can also use this time to shout out great work by individual team members!
A good review of the past year is so important because it’s easy to forget all the great things that happened and fixate on the negative. And even if there really wasn’t that much good going on we can use the hard times to learn, adapt, and grow.
A New Planner
I am a bit old fashioned in that I really LOVE a paper planner. Of course, I wouldn’t be able to function without my Google calendar in conjunction, but something about being able to physically cross things off my list is soooo satisfying. And sometimes there are just not technological replacements for the in-depth customization I can do with my paper planner. Spending time laying out the year on paper makes it seem so much more tangible. Plus, this year I am especially excited because I am trying out a new journal/planner combination format! I have high hope this can help me keep my goals front and center all year long.
A Fresh Mindset
Taking time off around the busy holiday season is so important. Even more so for small businesses and entrepreneurs who have spent the last months working their behinds off. With a few days to refresh and recharge it’s easier to assess what worked for you over the last year and what didn’t. Then you can move forward with your successes and make improvements from your failures.
If you didn’t get to take time off, then maybe it’s time to bring someone onto your team who can free you up for some time away. When you are ready to talk about how we can give you that freedom let’s talk.
A Wildly Important Goal
A Wildly Important Goal (WIG) is basically what your sole mission is as a business owner. You may have supporting goals, but your WIG is all about what matters THE MOST in your business.
Having a clear WIG does several things:
1. Gives you clarity when making decisions in your business. You can easily decide what is truly important and what ultimately does not support your WIG
2. Be able to clearly express to your team what you are working toward and how they can be a part of it
3. Narrow down the scope of your goal setting to only focus on things that are going to support your WIG
When I am thinking about my new year, I nail down what my Wildly Important Goal is FIRST before diving into other goal setting efforts.
We hope 2021 is a fresh start in your life and business. When you are ready to have Flow- VBM help you get set up for success let’s talk.
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