When looking at how to evaluate your business at year's end, here is a list of things to get you started:
Finances:
- Total Gross Income
- Total Expenses
- Total Net Income
- How much did my gross and net profits increase over last year?
- Which activities brought in the most income this year?
- Is there anything I need to drop in order to focus more on the high earning activities in the coming year?
- How are we “Giving Back” as a company?
Social Media Growth:
- Facebook Group
- Other
Which social media currently drives the most traffic?
Which social media currently drives the most sales?
Business Activities and Accomplishments:
- Make a Record Accomplishments from the year.
- What went well?
- What didn't go well?
- What do I want to do again, better?
- What do I not ever want to do again?
- Is there anything I am doing that would be better done by someone else?
- Is there anything I am doing that distracts me from or keeps me from focusing on my most important activities?
- What are our customers/clients saying about us/our service?
- What do our customers want us to change/do differently?
- Did the business help me grow as a person/leader this year? If so, how? If not, why not?
- Did the business improve or diminish my key relationships this year? (family members, team members, share holders, promotion partners, customers, clients)
- Have we done all we could for our charitable partner this year?
- What mark are we making on the world? What is the thing we will be remembered for in 1000 years?
Click here to see more great evaluation questions with our fourth quarter review guide.
Here is a list of our accomplishments for the 2017 year:
#ForYourSuccess Podcast, Season 1,
Books I Published:
- Presidents of the United States Video-based Unit Study Curriculum (Apr, 2017)
- In Spite of Myself: How Intentional Praise Can Transform Your Heart and Home (Nov 7, 2017)
- Melk, the Christmas Monkey (new cover, expanded edition, November 2017)
- The Quarterly Blog Well Planner (Dec 12, 2017)
Courses I Published:
- Content Planning Masterclass
- Biz Branding Masterclass
- Course Creation Masterclass
- Media Kit Masterclass
*Moved all products and courses to amazon and teachable.
Courses I took:
- Mike Kim's Fully Funded Missions Course
- Ray Edward's Copywriting Academy Course
- Ready Set Gram Instagram Course
- Moolah Marketing Facebook Growth Course
- 6 Steps to a Healthy Money Mindset Course
- 15 Days to a Healthier You by Crystal Paine
- The Pivot Course by Mike Kim
- Travel Sponsorship Mini-course by Georg Papp
- The Financial Reboot Course by Tracie Fobes
- 21 Days of Prayer for Your Business course and book by Monique McLean
- Building an Effective Email List course by Heather Bowen
- What Your Audience Wants Training by Story Brand
Books I Read:
- The Miracle Morning for Parents by Hal Elrod
- The 1-Page marketing Plan by Allan Dib
- The Happiness Dare by Jennifer Dukes Lee
- Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs
- The Freedom Journal by John Lee Dumas
- Business Boutique by Christy Wright
- Real Artists Don't Starve by Jeff Goins
- Future Marketing by Jon Wuebben
- Living Forward by Michael Hyatt
- Interview Connections by Jessica Rhodes
- Podcast Launch by John Lee Dumas
- Podcast Guest Profits by Tom Schwab
- Forgiving Others, Forgiving Me by Renee Fisher
- Life Giver by Lara Williams
- UnDaunted: Daring to Do What God Calls You to Do by Christine Caine
- The Freedom Journal by John Lee Dumas
- Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break Through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less by Joe Pulizzi
- Content Chemistry: Illustrated Handbook by Andy Crestodina
- GamePlan by Sara Harnish
- Build Your Young Living Business on Facebook: A Handbook by Carol Murphy
- The Four Year Career by Richard B. Brooke
- The 5 Levels of Leadership by John C. Maxwell – (Note: John's voice is very easy to listen to. Highly recommend his audio books!)
- The Four Color Personalities for MLM: The Secret Language for Network Marketing by Tom Big Al Schreiter
- The Noticer: Sometimes All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective by Andy Andrews – HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone high school and beyond. Great story, almost allegory about the importance each of us plays in the lives of others.
- Becoming MomStrong by Heidi St. John – I was privileged to participate on the launch team for this book. It's really good. A very needed message for the modern mom.
- One More Mountain to Climb by W.Paul and Dorothy L. Smith
- Finish by John Acuff
- Getting Noticed: A No-Nonsense Guide to Standing Out and Selling More for Momtrepreneurs Who ‘Ain't Got Time for That' by Lindsay Teague Moreno
- E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
- View from The Top by Aaron Walker
- Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
- Essentially Driven by Jen O'Sullian
- Royalty Income by Steven W. Hryszczuk, Do
- 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran
- Mandie and the Trunk's Secret by Lois Gladys Leppard
- The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis
- The Horse and His Boy by CS Lewis
- Prince Caspian by CS Lewis
- Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis
- The Dislexic Advantage by Brock and Fernette Eide
- 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran
Conferences I attended (see our list of recommendations here):
- #LetYourWriteShine Retreat (Feb, host, speaker)
- Hogar Educador Merida, Mexico (Feb, vendor)
- Social Media Marketing World (Mar)
- Worldschooling Summit, Merida, Mexico (Apr, speaker)
- Homeschool Conf. Jiutepec, Mexico (Jun, speaker)
- Homeschool Pachuca, Mexico (July, speaker)
- Blog Well Retreat (Sept, host, speaker)
- Hogar Educador Chiapas (Nov, vendor)
Mastermind Groups I participated in:
- The Blog Connection
- Positive Progress Mastermind
- Abundant Mastermind
- Memberships Mastermind
- YL Secret Sauce Mastermind
- Mom Strong Launch Team
- In Spite of Myself Launch Team
- Vibrant Essentials
- Joy Makers
