36. What's Your 2024 Plan?
1. BLUF
It’s time to start thinking about your 2024 strategy.
5-7 goals. That’s it.
Clarify. Prioritize. Sequence.
2. START. STOP. CONTINUE.
Summer’s over.
Labor Day has come & gone.
Kids are back in school.
There are four months left to meet your 2023 targets.
Hopefully, you’re refreshed & ready to finish 2023 strong.
It’s time to put your white jeans away & gear up for fall...
AND It’s time to start thinking about your 2024 strategy.
As you clarify your 2024 business goals, consider personal goals as well.
What do I want to START doing?
What do I want to STOP doing?
What do I want to CONTINUE doing?
Carve out time now in your calendar – September & October are ideal – to hold a 2024 planning session.
Maybe you spend a few hours at a coffee shop clarifying your goals.
Maybe you hold a retreat weekend, alone or with your team.
Or maybe you schedule a strategy session with me.
Whatever it looks like, take time today to make it happen.
You’ll be happy you did.
3. The Paradox of Choice
Choice is a gift. But too many options can be paralyzing.
Psychologists call it The Paradox of Choice.
After returning from my deployment to Iraq, I went shopping for groceries.
Just picking cereal short circuited my brain.
(Yes, The Hurt Locker scene resonates.)
“Fruity Pebbles, Shredded Wheat, Kix, Cheerios, or Coco Puffs?? AHHHH.”
While deployed, I learned to live simply.
Consider the Containerized Housing Unit (CHU) I shared with four roommates.
Cozy to say the least, but I was thankful for shelter, which many didn’t have.
Despite the challenges of deployed life, there was beauty in the simplicity.
In business, as in life, too many choices – too many priorities are overwhelming.
If you develop your 2024 strategy & have 37 things to do, then that’s too much.
Remember, if everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.
5-7 goals. That’s it. Clarify. Prioritize. Sequence.
4. Application
So, what does it look like for your business?
What are your priorities to finish 2023 strong?
What’s your 2024 plan?
What is one thing you can do today to drive greater clarity?
If you want to break through to the next level in your business, send me a message, and we'll arrange a 15-min call to see if I can help.
To your success,
Susan
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