Welcome to our brand new series, The Business Reboot! Over the next four episodes, we’re going to hit the reset button on your business to gain clarity, attract new clients, and fall back in love with your business. In today’s episode, we’re exploring the foundation of your business through assessing, reflecting, and clearing out the clutter!
If you’re new here – hi and welcome! I’m Joy and I help Photographers and creatives build wildly successful businesses without sacrificing a life they love. I’m a business coach, mom to 2, podcast host, and YouTuber. Thanks for joining me today!
This is part 1 of the four-part Business Reboot series.
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Setting Your Business Foundations
To kick off our business reboot series, we’re starting with the three phases of laying the foundation. You need to asses your business, reflect on the last three months, then clear out the clutter.
1. Asses your business
There is so much power in pausing. Your business, your strategies, and the day-to-day can be so overwhelming, so when you can take a pause in business to assess, it gives you so much power. Often times when I work with my coaching clients, they admit they haven’t had a moment to just breathe! So this is your time to pause. Breathe.
Whitespace to think is essential for you really stepping into the role of CEO of your business.
Carve out a few mins this week to intentionally pause. If you’re not good at sitting still (me too!) then take a walk! This is a great way to check in with yourself and with the business.
2. Reflect on the details
After you’ve paused and assessed, consider reflecting on the last three months. Here are a few questions you can ask yourself to prompt reflection:
- What has worked well?
- What could have gone better?
- What has your schedule looked like?
- If you had to relive the last 3 months, what would you change?
I love that last question because it digs a little deeper into our habits.
Did you write out your own answers? Pull out some paper and try it.
3. Clear out the clutter
Just like you spring clean your house, consider clearing out the mental, digital, and physical cobwebs in your business. This could include your physical workspace, your bags, your computer desktop, and more.
I like to do this as often as I can because I feel like I can think clearer without the clutter around me. Sometimes I will set a 5 minute timer and see how much of my office I can pick up. Or, I’ll take a few minutes and clear my inbox. Ahhhh…I feel lighter already.
Your Business Reboot Homework
If you’re ready to feel lighter moving forward, I want you to pick one thing that is not supporting you or your goals and remove it from your life. Whether it’s personal or in your business, write it down, include why it’s not getting invited into the next three months, then leave it behind.
Additionally, look to the future and what you want. Write a sentence about where you’d like to be this time next year.
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