008. Permission slip to skip annual planning in your business

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The Sustainable Success Podcast

Carly Jo Bell

57 episodes

4 days ago

There are some conversations that normally only happen behind the scenes with a few trusted business besties or clients that you’re supporting. In The Sustainable Success Podcast, however, we’re going there. Because in a world overrun by shoulds, shiny objects, and strategies du jour, these are the conversations that let us know we’re not alone and can trust ourselves on this sometimes messy, but always worth celebrating, journey of expansion.

Hey, I'm Carly Jo Bell, business consultant, coach, and the founder of WholeCo Media. Over the last 5+ years I've worked with over 100 individual business owners and thousands more have joined my courses. Our goal? To build businesses that bring in as much joy as they do revenue — by cultivating deep self trust, and solid foundations as the first step. Join us each week for a fresh conversation, released Tuesdays. See ya there?

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008. Permission slip to skip annual planning in your business

The Sustainable Success Podcast

27 minutes 58 seconds

1 year ago

008. Permission slip to skip annual planning in your business

If you’re thinking about making an annual plan for your business, I’ll probably recommend that you don’t.

Of course, I love me some nuance, so here’s what I mean:

If you have NOT…

Already done most everything that you want to do over this next year at least once—if not several times—and, for the most part, you know what to expect, AND
Know that (pretty much) every single thing you want to do over this next year is, for the most part, already in the form/at that you want it to be in

…then annual planning is more than likely NOT something worth investing your time and energy in right now. (And that’s a great thing!)

Which means: for MOST of our clients here at WholeCo, annual planning makes absolutely no sense. I share why in this episode of The Sustainable Success Podcast—episode 008 Permission slip to skip annual planning—as well as the 3 things I recommend you do instead.

When I’ve had this conversation with clients, they consistently walk away feeling SO MUCH FREER to just run their business as they want to, without being burdened by the weight of a big ol’ plan. I want that for you, too. Which is why I invite you to tune in today to this conversation.

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