đ§ You need a small but mighty brain trust of other solo business owners who have been through similar trials and tribulations, to sound off with, to commiserate, and to reflect your intelligence and resilience back to you.
đYou need a beautiful location thatâs away from everything and everyone. To quiet the noise. To look at beauty while your brain sorts things out. Along with nourishing, home cooked meals, and fun stuff too like a silent disco dance party, trip to a local swimming hole, and more.
đ¤Reflection is just as important as being in creator or doer mode. Itâs something Iâve been absolutely terrible at in my business, but every time I make time for it, I feel such relief, clarity, and forward momentum.
đIt doesnât always have to be about feelings. Taking time to look at the numbers in your business is just as important, whether we mean pageviews or income vs expenses or your google analytics.
đ¤Making time to reflect on whatâs working and whatâs not can help us gain clarity. This stuff is painful. Lots of times, shame comes up. Weâre embarrassed at how much we donât know. We have a half a million things to do anyway, so what happens is we keep writing âfigure out new marketing strategyâ on a post-it, and every month it never gets done.
Reflecting on the ways weâve had to pivot and whatâs working will give us clarity so that we can move forward with purpose.
Details are at https://amberkarnes.com/pivot-retreat-2024