Within the Mainstream Approach we are taught to set a big, bold goal for the year, and then spell out all of details in an action plan. With this plan in place, you can then work your plan, month-by-month, to meet your goals for the year. This approach sounds straightforward, but that doesn't make it easy to pull off. 

If you have a new business or you anticipate evolving your existing business next year, this big-vision-with-a-detailed-plan approach will not work well.

In this Organic Way episode, Carol shares why this Mainstream Planning process won’t work for many Change Catalysts and offers an Organic Way to create an aligned vision for the year ahead by assessing where you are right now with your business and your work with clients. Discover why having a vision that serves as a point on the horizon will boost your sense of intention, direction, and insight for the new year.

Join Carol for the Clear Your Path to 2024 - 

A Virtual Retreat for Emerging and Seasoned Change Catalysts.

The fastest, most effective way to create momentum for your business in 2024 is to take some time now to shore up your foundation.

During this retreat I will guide you through a series of questions on four key themes (see schedule below) to help you discover:

1. Where you are confident about your foundation and vision
2. Where you feel shaky and fuzzy about your work and outreach
3. Where you have gaps in your plan

The answers you discover during this retreat will provide you with a clear sense of where you are now, what needs your attention, and how to focus your time, attention and resources on the priorities that will bring momentum into your life, your work, and your business. 

Retreat Themes

Hour 1 - Come Home to Yourself: Start with a grounded sense of yourself, your life, your needs, and your desires for the coming year.

Hour 2 - Your Work with Clients: Gain clarity about possible new path and opportunities for 2024.

Hour 3 - Your Outreach: Find where you can lean in more effectively and comfortably to share your work with others.

Hour 4 - Harvest Insights: Make new connections that identify your next steps for 2024.

Closing: During our final gathering, you’ll have the opportunity to synthesize what you’ve discovered.

To read the full description or to register - https://www.flourishasachangecatalyst.com/retreat-clear-your-path-for-2024

If you feel out of sync with your business, it's an indication that something is missing or out of alignment with who you are, how you want to live, and how you want to work. Unfortunately, the Mainstream business and marketing strategies does not resolve any of the dynamics you are experiencing.

If you are ready to refresh, re-imagine, and redesign your business and your work with clients, this introduction to Carol's Organic Way will give you a new sense of hope and the specific steps you can take to reconnect with yourself, your business, and your work. 

When you feel aligned with yourself and your business again, it will be much easier to make decisions and take actions to bring new life to your work and business.

Topics included in this episode:

What is a Seasoned Change Catalyst
When You Feel Out of Sync with Your Business
Why Working Harder Isn't the Answer
Three Steps to Revitalize Your Work and Business

• Step 1: Reconnect with Yourself and Your Own Natural Style
• Step 2: Re-Imagine Your Work and Your Business 
• Step 3: Refresh Your Approach to Outreach and Marketing 

Which Scenario Best Reflects Your Situation? 

• Scenario 1: You already love the work you do with clients, and you want to share your work with more playing clients.
• Scenario 2: Over the years you have created a collection of services. Now you are seeing signs that your clients and colleagues are confused by all the services you offer.
• Scenario 3: You’ve had a successful business for a while, but now something is feeling off.
• Scenario 4: You are in the process of designing and developing an original program, a retreat, or entire body of work that reflects your unique expertise, experience, and knowledge.

Listen to Other Episodes in The Organic Way Series: 

• Series 1 - 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight
• Series 1 - 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All
• Series 1 - 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic Way

If you are an Emerging Change Catalyst - Listen to the previous episode in this series. 

If you are a Trailblazing Change Catalyst - I'll be working on an episode for you next!

If you are frustrated by the constant pressure to identify your marketing niche and ideal client avatar, you will want to listen to this episode! 

In this Episode, Carol describes the steps Emerging Change Catalysts take to start their business, the challenges they face when they follow the Mainstream Approach, and a simpler, more streamlined way to create their new business.

If you are a Seasoned Change Catalyst or a Trailblazing Change Catalyst, you may discover new healing insights about your own start-up process by listening to this episode. (I'll be adding new episodes to describe your unique journeys soon!)

Topics Included in This Episode:

• What Opened My Eyes to the unique elements of the journey of Emerging Change Catalysts
• What is an Emerging Change Catalyst?
• What’s Entailed in Starting Your Business?
• Your 3 Biggest Challenges and What They Lead to.
• What Qualifies Me to Support You? 
• Here’s How I Can Help You and Your Business Blossom

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Listen to Other Episodes in The Organic Way Series: 

• Series 1 - 1: My Journey to a Pivotal Insight
• Series 1 - 2: When Mainstream Business Strategies Don’t Work for All
• Series 1 - 3: There Is a New Path: Introducing the Organic Way
  
  
  

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