Let’s cycle through some methods that will allow you to:

- Sense when a period of expansion has reached its pinnacle and a recharge is needed
- Reap the most rewards from planning stages
- Find a rhythm that lets you and your team flow with the needs of each season and stage of development

When we think about expansion versus contraction, most of us are like, “Of course we want to expand. I want to grow, I want to help more people, I want to reach more people. I want to expand my business!” Or maybe you're in a place where you want to have additional locations, or maybe you want to build a team. But the reality is - most expansion will require a level of contraction first.

🌞 Time for refection: be aware of what cycles mean in your business. 00:52

🤔 Is it time to recharge and reassess: Stephanie's challenge this year. 03:00

🤯 Too many projects and overpromising to your clients. 04:54

🌊 The Flex Plan: Set your business plan for the slowdowns too. 06:19

🔋 Creating recharge moments before you get exhausted. 07:34

🙃 Priority lists done differently. 08:39

🤓 Getting comfortable with the cycles your business goes through. 09:48

🆚 Expansion vs contraction: Don’t be afraid of the contraction in your business. 11:42

🏆 Success is in the streamline. 13:10

💪🏾 Contraction while spreading out or distributing your work: It helps you, your business and team, even if you’re in the contraction cycle. 14:39

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It’s not uncommon for business owners to feel like we're in a race against time—we're trying to get the maximum amount of things done in a day until the clock runs out. But I want you to start thinking of your business differently. Don’t always approach your day like you’re racing against time; instead use time as an asset in your business. What that means is sitting down and figuring out what the most important things you do in your business are.

Separate out the things that are critical, crucial, and important to your business. You want to identify the things that really help keep your business afloat! Turn those into recurring tasks. Doing this will help you complete them faster and experience their benefits sooner. This is a critical shift toward success that can happen in your business.

💥 The power of creating recurring tasks for running your business more smoothly. 00:39

👌 How do recurring tasks provide us with freedom? 01:47

⏰ Stop racing against time. 03:38

👉 Identifying important things in your business and making them into recurring tasks. 05:07

😇 Stephanie’s big tasks and tools list. 07:23

😎 Setting up recurring meetings with clients.08:40

🤩 A tip from Stephanie: set time aside for a content-creation meeting. 11:11

🤝 Taking a look at recurring events that can help you focus on customer experience. 12:28

👔 Prospecting and sales management: prioritizing your tasks. 14:19

❓ Benefits of recurring: Are the things you've been working on actually creating returns? 16:40

🤓 Ensure that your time is secured around projects or collaboration opportunities. 19:50

🙋🏾‍♀️ Getting to the point where a feeling of accomplishment starts to motivate you to do more, and change your mindset. 21:04

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Thanks for listening to Spark, a podcast that aims to provide a roadmap for the vegan professional. If you are feeling inspired, but wondering how to take some actionable steps to improve your business, I invite you to explore our two premium paid podcasts, Going Solo or Fix It.

⚡Finding your rhythm during the day to feel more energized. 00:38
🤔 Reflect on what you've done in the past but don’t criticize yourself. 03:55
💫 Why re-adjusting your schedule and morning routine is important. 04:35
🌞 Creating an intentional morning routine around accomplishments. 07:11
✨ Stephanie's magical morning. 08:35
🌻Finding more natural flow and using "me time" for personal nourishment. 11:22
🏊🏾‍♀️ How Stephanie found something more delightful to start her days with. 13:48
🛌🏾 How to test your wake-up time without taking away from your sleep.15:56
⏰ Adjusting your work schedule to gain more flexibility. 18:28
😇 Distractions may pull you away; how to find a mechanism to get proactive again. 21:41
💡 Having a plan sized just for you is essential. 24:26

Thanks for listening to Spark, a podcast that aims to provide a roadmap for the vegan professional. If you are feeling inspired, but wondering how to take some actionable steps to improve your business, I invite you to explore our two premium paid podcasts, Going Solo or Fix It.