As your friendly business coach, from all your hard work, tenacity and efforts, I encourage you to take a look and see what you’ve achieved in Q1, January to March.

I believe it’s very important to acknowledge how far you’ve come on your entrepreneurial journey.

Why? From my experience of working with business owners for 15 years, and running my own recruitment agency before that, I am acutely aware of how we all get tired if we just keep chasing goals, and immediately go on to the next and next goal, without stopping for breath, as I wrote about in a blog, Stop and Eat the Carrots.

We need to recognise our wins and learnings, which sends a good positive feedback loop to our brains. Motivating us for the next season!

Your Action Point is to notice what you’ve achieved in Q1.

I bet you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Here are some questions to get you started…

1. What projects have you started and how far have you got with them? Be honest with your account of your progress. It will truly help you gauge what needs prioritising next.

Don’t sweat it! Things usually take longer than expected when creating something new, so it’s good to see what you’ve achieved so far, then you can re-adjust and schedule new time frames to finish them.

 

2. What was the one thing that you feared before, but now you’ve done it? Always a major achievement in my book – stepping outside your comfort zone, doing something that scared you. It’s a huge step! Well done, treat yourself for doing it! 🙌🏼

 

3. What has been your biggest improvement in the WAY you work? What changes did you make?

Let me know if you’d like help to reorganise your schedule to up your productivity, AND still have time for you and your family! Email me here to feel more organised.

 

4. What does your revenue look like?

How do your results compare to the targets you set for Q1? Knowing your figures gives you valuable information and helps you see what to focus on in Q2. If you’re not sure, email me at jojames@amberlife.com and let’s talk.

 

5. What offline and online activities gave you more leads and enquiries?

For example, have a look at your popular social media posts /stories/platforms, and notice the reactions/engagements/DMs you gained.

What subject headers gave you the highest open rates in your emails / newsletters?

Which sales activities gave you the best results?

What Networking events did you enjoy attending, and why? Book on and attend again in Q2!

 

6. What are you most pleased to have achieved?

Whether you think they are main achievements or small things you have done to get closer to your goals, every step counts, they all add up well 🙂

 

7. Value your actions. Your ability. Your efforts. Your wins. Your learnings.

Top Tip: Get into the habit of regularly recognising what you’ve achieved.

Writing an ‘Achievement List’ is a great motivator. You can always write an Achievement List at the end of each day, or each week if you like. It certainly helps give a different perspective and a boost to your confidence if you look at what you’ve achieved, not just what’s still left to do!

Have a great day and finish Q1 with confidence and clarity to help you achieve your Q2 goals. And please do treat yourself for working so hard. You deserve it!

To your success and happiness,

Jo James xx

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