We've got 3 quick topics to touch on today as our mission of brief episodes through the holiday season continues.
This week's topics:
It's OK to pivot.
Planning for a rainy or, in our case, snowy day.
Setting yourself up to conquer 2023!
Pivot
If you've tried things and they didn't work, or you're feeling stuck doing something that you launched and didn't quite work out how you pictured. Congratulations!
You're in a position to PIVOT!
First, you should recognize the importance and the value that comes with innovation, and that's what you're doing.
Businesses need to constantly be evolving and adapting otherwise, we become complacent.
Complacency is a silent killer of businesses.
Sometimes owners become stuck in the paralysis-by-analysis stage, constantly thinking, "this could be good, but what if it's not?"
Here's the trick - don't be willing to die on the hill for your ideas.
You're not a martyr, you're a business owner.
If you've implemented something and you've measured it with the metrics that you've laid out, and it isn't benefiting your business...make a change!
Having beliefs is cool, and you should all have your foundations laid out, but if something isn't producing for you, are you willing to lose your business or make less money simply so you can say you did something?
Planning for a rainy day.
We're approaching winter here, and in the Northeast, that means snow, ice, stormy conditions, the whole lot of it.
Salon owners should be sticking aside some funds to cover closures.
Don't be the hair pro that's all pissed off because you braved the weather to come in, and your clients felt safer staying off the roads.
Instead, be the person who is prepared and isn't impacted by a day off here or there.
Setting up for 2023!
Evaluate 2022 before you do anything else.
Get with your accountant and plan.
Go back to the basics - revisit your mission, vision, and core values - how can you drive these forward in the new year?
Write out your goals and then break them WAY down into weekly objectives.
Find someone to hold you accountable!
Best,
Jen & Todd
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