4 Things To Do Every December As A Successful CEO

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December needs to be an intentional time if you want to be a successful CEO in your online business.

It can be easy to jump to planning and dreaming about all the things the new year will hold, but as the CEO of our business, there are things we need to make note of and get done before we move on.

Here are the 4 things you need to do every December to have not only the business you want but to be the kind of CEO you want to be.

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But let’s dive into what we need to do every December as a successful CEO.

#1 – Reflect On The Year

This includes looking over everything like:

• my wins
• my losses
• my lessons

Tactically this looks like is using my Horacio Planner which I use every single year. ( Go grab yours and use code STEF20 for a discount). What I love so much about this planner is that at the end of each month, there is a place to put a praise report. When I plan the next month, I can see what amazing things ( business, personal, relationship, health, etc) have been happening in my life.

I like to compare each year’s comprehensive praise report. This gives me joy and creates gratitude because the joy is in the journey.

There’s never a time when you actually get to the finish line. You’ll experience little moments that are big wins, but as you grow as a successful CEO in your business it’s so important to pause and reflect on how much you’ve grown in the last year.

If you haven’t been doing it month to month, but want to try it now at the end of the year, a great hack is to look through your photos by month and see what is going on. It’s a game-changer to see your blessings laid out.

#2 – Plan For The Next Year

If you are anything like me, you love planning! As a successful CEO, I make a specific master plan for every area of my business. I include things like:

• business goals
• revenue goals
• podcast download goals
• live launch goals
• team goals

If you have a plan for the coming year, then you need very specific metrics and data to measure to help you hit the goals that you have planned. For example, you can’t just say “Hey I want to make more money,” you have to know

• how much money do you make currently?
• what realistic revenue goal do you want to hit?
• what specific steps are you going to take to get there?

It’s also important to remember to focus on these specific goals so you don’t get distracted and start working on something else that’s not going to get you where you want to be.

You can also apply this process to your personal life. Plan your goals around things like your health and marriage and make them specific and measurable. If you are a visual person you can even make a vision board, or use a beautiful planner like the Horacio planner I mentioned before. It’s perfectly designed to help you plan intentionally for the next year.

Your plan becomes the action that you take the next year.

All you have to do with any plan in your life is to identify the first 3 steps. Others might say you need to come up with every single step, but sometimes we don’t really know all the steps it’s going to take. Don’t waste time coming up with a perfectly outlined plan, just take action.

The only way to make something happen is just to start! If you stay stagnant you get absolutely nowhere on your goals.

#3 – Go On A CEO Retreat

This is something I have done every year for the last 4 years. It’s very special and sacred to me because it’s a place to get space.

You don’t have to necessarily go on some fancy retreat or actually leave town, but you do need to carve out some space to model this idea. It’s much better done with a friend specifically a friend who has a similar business as yours. This creates community and a safe place to get out of your head. Your friends can put other eyes on your goals and give you feedback on what you are implementing.

It’s also just a nice way to get out of your regular routine and have some genuine rest and encouragement.

#4 – Take Time Off

Similar to the retreat idea that gives your business a little space and rest, taking time off for your personal life is so important.

We are called as Christians to rest. Even God, the creator of the universe, took time to rest and so beautifully modeled that for us. If you want to be a successful CEO, you have to rest.

I know the temptation is there to do more because you’ve got some extra time, but instead let’s try resting, worshipping, and recuperating. January will come and we will get back to hard work that is needed and glorifying to God, but we will do that when the time is right. December is not the time for grind, it’s the time for rest.

Check Out The Podcast For More

I will continue to do more planning episodes and recaps over on the podcast and here on the blog. If you want to hear more about how I plan and review my year-end, then check out these episodes below!

Episode 499- Top Paper Planning Strategies for a Successful Daily Schedule With Polly Payne of Horacio Printing

Episode 523 – Year-End Podcast Refresh & Business Planning CHECKLIST! Get Ready for the New Year With Me!

Episode 374- Stef’s 2021 Full Year-End Recap. Word of the Year, Profits, Downloads, and MORE.

Episode 464- How to Analyze Your Goals, Success Metrics, and KPIs at Mid-Year

Episode 562- Productivity + Business Series: CEO Retreat Recap With Stefanie Gass, Chelsi Jo, and Polly Payne

I pray this blesses you!

Xo,

Stef

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