This is NOT a 2024 Goal Setting Post: Reflecting on Your Studio's Growth
Don't worry--this is NOT your typical goal setting blog article! After listening to an episode of The Expert Edge Podcast, I have changed the entire way I see the health of my studio and its business trajectory. Instead of looking forward to the coming year, this article will have you spending time looking BACKWARD at your studio's wins this year.
The Gap vs. The Gains
It is so easy to look at where you WANT to be (whether in your personal fitness goals, finances, or piano studio) and feel a tinge of discouragement at how much further you have to go to get there.
I have one word to say about this: STOP.
Stop beating yourself up for "the gap" between where you are today and where you wish to be.
I was listening to an amazing episode on Colin Boyd's The Expert Edge Podcast, and he referenced a book by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan called, The Gap and the Gain. In this episode, Colin discuss how the premise of the book emphasizes the importance of measuring progress by looking backwards (aka REFLECTING) at your past experience and the wins we so often forget or minimize along the way.
This made me immediately open my notes section in my phone and jot down the wins that I've experienced in 2023 alone:
My Studio Wins this Year!
I don't include this for any reason other than I hope it gets YOU thinking of your own personal wins in your studio this year.
We hit a new record of 60 students in our studio.
We successfully implemented a new group lesson plan.
We upgraded our tuition policy to a monthly flat rate (thank you Ashlee!)
We also added an annual registration fee to cover recital, education, and software management expenses.
We increased our yearly profits by 30%.
When I saw these BIG wins in my studio, I was filled with PRIDE, GRATITUDE, and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
Let's open up your notes section in your phone.
What kind of success have you experienced this year off the top of your head?
It doesn't have to be more than a couple of minutes, but it's important that you see that you HAVE experienced wins this year.
This will give you permission to enter 2024 not with a scarcity mindset, but of true abundance.
How Reflection Influenced my 2024 Plan
It was only when I was filled with a spirit of thanksgiving and abundance that I could look forward with clarity to know:
What areas should I set specific goals for?
And what should these goals realistically look like?
Your 2023 wins should be celebrated and given meaning. For It's these smaller wins that shape your studio's monumental success!
What wins did YOU experience this year? Join the conversation on IG!
As always, stay tuned!
(pun unapologetically intended)
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