236. Your Next 90 Days: A Simple Plan to Grow Your Online Business in 2025
Mar 31, 2025
The first quarter of the year zoomed by, prompting a crucial moment for reflection. Discover how to assess your past achievements and setbacks to guide future decisions. Learn about common planning pitfalls entrepreneurs face and why it’s vital to understand the successes and failures. Key questions for evaluating your goals and a straightforward framework for setting and achieving Q2 objectives are revealed. Plus, get a sneak peek into a free annual planning guide to streamline your growth efforts!
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Busy Q1 and Reflection Importance
Sam Vander Wielen shares her busy quarter one with a book launch and a high revenue product launch.
She emphasizes the importance of pausing to reflect before moving into the next quarter.
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Reflect on Wins and Why
Review wins broadly, including mindset and personal courage, not just numbers.
Analyze what worked and why by examining data and underlying mechanisms for those successes.
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Analyze What Didn’t Work
Identify what did not work last quarter and analyze the reasons behind it.
This includes strategies, habits, and how your business environment affected performance.
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Can you believe quarter one is already over? If you’re like me, the first three months of the year flew by in a blur. But before we sprint into Q2, let’s take a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect. Because if you want the next three months to be more productive, joyful, and successful, you need to know what worked—and what didn’t.
In this episode, I’m sharing the exact process I use in my multi-seven-figure online business to reflect on the past quarter and plan for the next one. Whether you’re celebrating big wins, wondering what happened to that one goal (whoops), or realizing you need a major shift, this episode will help you take stock, gain clarity, and set yourself up for success. Plus, I’ll walk you through how to use my free annual planning guide to make this process even easier!
In this episode, you’ll hear…
How to properly reflect on the last quarter so you can make smarter decisions moving forward
The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make when planning their next quarter
Why understanding the mechanism behind what worked (and what didn’t) is crucial for business growth
The key questions you should ask yourself to assess your goals, progress, and overall business well-being
A simple framework to set your Q2 goals (and actually achieve them)
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