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Hi, Happy new year!

I’m writing this morning because things haven't gone as I expected today.

But let's back up to the start of the week. I decided to take the week off to help with my brother-in-law's home reno. We stripped that house to the bones.

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It was great to disconnect from my phone, listen to music over loud banging and be around my family doing something constructive. I even managed to get my earbuds in to listen to some podcasts for inspiration.

It was a different start to the year than I expected. People tend to treat the new year as a way to reset, an opportunity to start again with new energy and optimism.

What I've learned from running a business is you can't wait for Jan 1st. You need to be able to channel that energy and optimism all year round.

2022 didn't pan out the way I expected. I went in with a lot of optimism and some great opportunities came to me, but they didn't pan out the way I’d hoped. On reflection, if I'd done things differently they wouldn't have gone to shit the way they did. So I reflected, adapted and went again.

​Effinlazy is going to be a different beast in 2023…

And then 2023 hits… Right now I'm writing this after a diplomatic facilitation of two 4yo girls and getting them to get along.

I had to reschedule a paid coaching session because last night I broke out in hives and my medication knocked me on my ass.

Often (naively) we think it's going to be a straight line, or a gradually curving upwards line. In reality it's a bunch of peaks and troughs, like a scary mountain range if it was plotted on a line graph.

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This came out on a bad client engagement which I won't go into now but in writing emails back and forth my coach said;

“We reset and go again” - Stephen Chandler​

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So I turned this into a tool, when things don't go as we expected;

1. Reflect
2. Adapt
3. Reset
4. And go again

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Like I said, 2022 didn't go as I expected, so I followed the 4 steps in Q3 and decided on a new path for Effinlazy; I'm turning it into an agency, targeting a different market, with all new pricing.

1. What went wrong?
2. What systems and processes can we develop to stop it happening again?
3. Make a plan
4. Execute the plan

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This morning didn't go as I expected. So I followed the 4 steps;

1. It’s happened and there is nothing I can do about that.
2. Reschedule the session.
3. Focus on what you can do today
4. Write this email blast.

It’s a handy little tool for when things don't go your way. It’s stopped me from wallowing, spireling, losing motivation. Feel free to use it however you want.

Has the new year started how you expected or is it too soon to tell?

Thanks,

Sid

p.s. If you thik someone might find this helpful feel free to forward it on to them.​
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