Are you frowning or smiling?

We are now in the last quarter of 2023; how have you faired this year? Don’t think about it, react. Are you frowning or smiling?

If we had the ability to take your professional temperature right now, what would it be?

If your temp is one, you are basically dead. If your temp is ten, then you are on fire and passionate about what you are doing. So where are you?

In business, a “postmortem” is often used to take the temperature of a business after an event or goal has been reached or missed.

Let’s think back to Q1 of 2023. Did you start with a bucket list of things you wanted to accomplish? Did you have goals, networking events, conferences, trips, sales quotas, followers, likes, new customers, articles you were going to write, speeches you wanted to write, maybe even a keynote you are hired to give, and deadlines laid out before you by each of the four quarters? 

Sure, you did. That is a set of standard procedures in businesses.

Let me ask you another set of questions.

What made you burst out in laughter in 2023?

What made you sad and brought heartache in 2023? [aka What do you cry about?]

What makes you burst out in song? [What do you sing about?]

What do you dream about?

Let’s start our own postmortem here for 2023.

How you answer the questions above will give you a good idea of just where your head is right now in your career/ professional life.

Are you “A Follower or A Leader” in your organization?

Followers vs Leaders – who are you developing in your organization?

If you are a Leader in your organization, you must be intentional, and you need to be developing young leaders to rise and replace you someday.

Did you know people do what people see. 89% of what we know is what we see, according to HBR.

As a leader, you must be intentional. That means you must commit yourself to finding promising young leaders, look for their capacity to discern, and take an active part in their leadership development.

You need to develop a program to develop new leaders.

What are some of the characteristics of an up-and-coming leader? 

Who in your organization is an appreciable asset? This is a person who can be intentionally developed into a great leader.

Remember, growth is not automatic. 

You must empower the new leaders you are developing.

Let them have the ball.

Set the stage for a successful run in an empowering environment. They must do it and coach them to be successful. There are five steps to bring up leaders.

1.  I do it.
2. I do it you are with me.
3. You do it, and I am with you.
4. You do it.
5. You do it with someone else with you.

What is your vision and your purpose for 2024? No, it is not too early to think about the answers to the questions above! It is time to take your head off the sand of disappointment and despair and march forward with conviction and purpose.

You have 62 days in which to pause, ponder, plan, and move forward with a purpose and vision for 2024.

Here is an invitation to you personally! Let’s get started now to prepare for 2024! A professional coach and mentor can help you. I want to invite you to join me on a journey of Professional Growth in 2024. Are you ready to try something different with conviction and proof of success?

Now is the time to begin that journey. If you are ready, please email me, and let’s get started, N-O-W! janice@janicebastanicoaching.com

If we had the ability to take your personal temperature right now, what would it be? Don’t think about it, just react. Are you frowning or smiling?

In your personal life, you are either happily living and growing in your relationships, or you are alone and feeling isolated.

Personal goals at the beginning of the year are not as common as you might think. Yes, everyone says they want to lose that holiday binge weight they packed on, and they say getting in healthy shape is important, but statistics prove this not to be the case. So, what is the norm?

A bucket list seems to be the norm. Now that people are traveling and trying hard to reach what no longer exists – “normal.” What else?

Are you in a toxic relationship? 

Are you drowning in debt?

You can do something about this right now! Reach out for help.

Every day, I hear from people who are struggling, and they do not have to struggle. They are caught in a cycle of destruction, and have you become complacent and feel very comfortable in your “isolation?” 

If your temp is one, you are basically dead; you are just going through the motions and basically existing. 

If, on the other hand, your temp is ten then you are on fire, passionate about life and growth and where you are going.

 So where are you?

What is your vision and your purpose for 2024? 

No, it is not too early to think about the answers to the questions posed above! It is time to take your head off the sand of disappointment and despair and march forward with conviction and purpose!

You basically have 62 days in which to pause, ponder, plan, and move forward with a purpose and vision for 2024.

Are you ready to move forward in growth? I’d love to take that journey with you. Email me today, and let’s grow together. Email me at:  janice@janicebastanicoaching.com

My name is Janice Bastani. My business is Janice Bastani Coaching. In 2024, I am accepting new clients, and I have limited availability. If you are interested in becoming a client in 2024, please email me at janice@janicebastanicoaching.com