If you’ve been around this neck of the woods for at least an episode or two you know we spend a lot of time talking about the benefits of quarterly goal setting! It’s the quickest path to success in terms of getting you into action, seeing big results in a short amount of time, and getting crystal clear on what needs to be done and what doesn’t. It simplifies your strategy so you’re only investing in your 5% activities and getting high returns for your investment! Who doesn’t love that?
Now this year my primary goal is to my health and well being because everything I do requires mental clarity, agility, and creativity! And personally being physically fit is a standard I set for myself years ago that I haven’t paid attention to over the last few years and there’s no better time than the present to get back to it! So let’s talk business!
Quarter One: Business Goals
Alright, so last year I had a goal to impact, support, and work with 111 incredible people who struggle to achieve their goals and turn them into trailblazers and instead, we superseded that goal! We had 825 people join our trailblazer community! You can check out the screenshot below! And you can imagine was totally AWESOME! We got to work together either through 1:1 coaching or a self-study online experience that allowed them to gain clarity in their life, understand their purpose, and crush goals that were aligned with it! I couldn’t be more proud of the incredible people I get to work with!
Now along with this growth came more responsibility, opportunities, and BUSYNESS! I was saying “yes” to keynote speaking gigs, podcast invitations, summit opportunities, and a whole lot more. I was going from one meeting to the next, one interview to the next, one coaching session to the next and I started to experience mental clutter from my habit of just waking up, doing a lil morning routine, and getting off to my day.
Now what I learned from this was to slow my little butt down! Opportunities will always be there. Speaking events will always be there. My community and tribe would always be there. But my health deserved my attention just as much as my family and my clients did. So this quarter I had NO GOAL to enroll any new members into any of my programs. I am content with the number of people we’ve been able to support in our programs and the sales we’ve had to date are exactly where we need to be so I had no launch goals.
However, from January 1st to March 31st we’ve had 59 new members and counting join the trailblazer squad and I couldn’t be more grateful! There’s a screenshot for you!
What this shows me is the less I do, the more I make. As I master my 5% activities, focus on the 5% tasks, projects, ventures that produces 95% of my results I am able to take care of myself, cultivate deep meaningful relationships, AND impact the world, generate sales, and live my life the way I choose without spending 12 hours a day sitting at a computer trying to convince people to buy my stuff.
There is so much freedom in understanding your purpose and allowing your gifts to make room for you in a way that adds value to others and creates opportunities for you to “make a living”, pay bills, and have more than enough money to do things you enjoy while being fully self-express doing meaningful, purposeful, and intentional work in the world! It’s awesome! There’s nothing like it.
Sales: Tee, How much money did you make this quarter?
Now I know I don’t often share about our sales goals or the amount of money we make or how much I pay myself and our marketing budget and all these things but this year we’re going to do things differently. I know that many people who tune in are entrepreneurial! You guys are aspiring trailblazers who want to build empires that produce positive, healthy, productive change in the world and you want to live the fullness of your purpose. In order to do that finances can’t be a limited resource. Living pay cheq to pay cheq is not an option.
So to help you in your journey I will begin taking you behind the scenes of what we do so you can take what you need from what is shared and implement effective, reliable strategies that you know will produce the results you want in your life and business. Now since this episode is just a recap of what happened over the first quarter I will not be diving into the nitty gritty details of all the exact numbers we hit for sales this quarter but I will tell you that most of our programs start at $497 and we had over 59 new members so you can do the math! If conversations like this peak your interest leave a 5 star review on Spotify so I know you want more of this and I’ll get to work on it for ya!
Quarter One: Personal Goals
I absolutely, positively, without reservation CRUSHED my personal goals this quarter! Like I mentioned at the beginning my focus this entire year is my well-being! Money is great. Impact is great, but it all equals NOTHING if my well being is neglected. Over the last 3 months I invested in relationships, programs, coaching, teachers, and support recourses that help me create a self-supporting system that works for my lifestyle so I can actually implement and stick with the things I am learning.
As a result of the new level of self-care and attention I started waking up at 4:45 am every morning and I know you might be thinking, “Tee that’s insane! How do you do it!?” and the truth is, it’s not as “hard” as we tell ourself it is. Waking up at whatever time we wake up at is a choice. No one forces you to wake up when you do, you just choose to, right? You’re not forced out of bed, you just get up.
Well in order to take care of myself in the way that I wanted, including time for myself was a non-negotiable. I understand the ebbs and flow of my day, the priorities of my life, and the fundamental values and principles my life and time management is built on. So I knew that waking up earlier than I normally would was a step in the right direction. Now from 5-6am and 7-9 pm most evenings I have uninterrupted me time.
I’ll admit some evenings I choose to finish some work from the day while I watch Million Dollar Listing on split screen view and that’s okay. The way I measure success with this is:
Am I giving myself a mental break from work?
- Am I fully engaged in the activity I’m doing right now?
- Am I present?
- Are all of my senses being stimulated right now?
Is this activity fun?
- Am I enjoying myself right now?
- What makes this pleasurable for me?
- How do I know that I’m having fun?
How do I feel about what I’m doing right now?
If the answer is not relaxed, inspired, fueled, rested, calm, peaceful, etc then I change what I’m doing to something that supports my goal to rest and unwind!
As a result of my commitment to being healthy, centered, grounded, and deeply aligned with my values I feel clear about what I’m doing and why I’m doing it. I have more confidence in myself, team, and the work we do with our clients and put out in this world because it’s all strategic and INTENTIONAL! And I find it easier to be in the moment and take everything as it comes. Instead of living out in the future I am present and excited about where I am today. Instead of ruminating over the past I am complete with all that has happened and understand the ways they’ve added to my experience today.
I wake up everyday with a sense of determination and peace. There is no striving to get somewhere. It’s a daily walk in the right direction. With the right people and relationships. My life is peaceful. Not perfect but peaceful! I couldn’t ask for a better gift in life.
So What’s Next?
As we wrap up this episode if you haven’t already I invite you to review your last 3 months!
- What happened last quarter?
- Are you closer to achieving your goals or have you been distracted?
- If you run a business, are you on track to meet your business revenue targets or will you be applying another strategy so you can get back on track?
- In your personal life, are you playing to win or playing not to lose?
- Have you been kicking it on the sidelines waiting for a safe opportunity to get started or have you jumped into the river and are figuring things out as you go?
- Do you have a solid plan that is working for you or are you stumbling over things that can be avoided with a little guidance?
No matter where you’re at, you’re in the perfect position to get to your next milestone. It’s just a matter of actually doing the work. And people often ask me what I’m doing differently that allows me to crush bigger and bigger goals every year without neglecting self-care and other things that matter to me.
and a lot of people think it boils down to mastering one thing! Oh, how I wish this was true! But it’s not. It’s a few key things that have a major impact on everything else. If you are missing or not doing these things you won’t see the success with your goals that you’re hoping for. And in a few weeks on May I teach my students exactly what I do differently that allows me to crush bigger goals every year and the principles behind why it works!
And I’m hosting that training in just a few weeks! Oh and if you were wondering? It’s totally free! To join us, head over to TheresaForever.com/Goals and reserve your spot for this live training class right now. And I can’t wait to hang out with you!
