kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
HOO BOY

Time for the yearly business review thing! & wow has it been a year! It goes like this:

-- what do I want to START doing in the next year? Anything from big projects to changing the way I think about things.

-- what do I want to STOP doing in the next year? What hasn't worked, what's pissing me off, what is okay but not worth the trouble?

-- what do I want to CONTINUE doing in the next year? What's working? What projects do you want to keep up on? What do you need to remind yourself to stick with?

(I got it from over here but it's apparently not uncommon as a thinking-through-things technique)

ANYWAY on the theory that transparency is a thing & also someone might have a useful comment & ALSO now I'll know where to find it, I'm posting these here now.ExpandRead more... )
kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
Doing a bit of business review -- this is the 'start, stop, continue' thing I posted last year, the closest I get to posting goals as such, & while there's something to be said for pretending a lot of 2020 didn't FUCKING HAPPEN, there's still stuff to learn. Probably. I guess.

ANYWAY comments will be bold & italicized. Posted publicly in case anyone has useful stuff to say.ExpandRead more... )But I'm IMMENSELY proud of what I did this year -- not just the surviving part, although YES THAT TOO, but I ran the numbers today, & y'all ...

Website sales DOUBLED. & that's NOT counting jewelry sales, just herbal stuff sales.

I went from no wholesale sales in 2019 to several THOUSAND in wholesale sales in 2020, nearly all in the second half of the year.

I've had my best day, month, & year of sales, by far, this year.

On the practical end of things, I roughly quadrupled my soap production. Maybe more than that. I haven't mathed that out. But a year ago I kept maybe twelve bars of each scent of soap in stock, & started thinking about making more when I was down to two or three. Now? I'm working towards keeping between thirty & forty of each scent, & desperately scrambling to make more when I get under ten. & none of that counts the custom soap I've been making for one wholesale customer.

... y'all, that is a BIG change for one year.

Fortunately that kind of logistics is the thing I'm GOOD at. Autistic focus FTW!

Anyway WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it's sure been a LOT

kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
This is a yearly business review thing I've been doing for the past several years. It's a nice simple one:

-- what do I want to START doing in the next year? Anything from big projects to changing the way I think about things.

-- what do I want to STOP doing in the next year? What hasn't worked, what's pissing me off, what is okay but not worth the trouble?

-- what do I want to CONTINUE doing in the next year? What's working? What projects do you want to keep up on? What do you need to remind yourself to stick with?

(I got it from over here but it's apparently not uncommon as a thinking-through-things technique)

ANYWAY on the theory that transparency is a thing & also someone might have a useful comment & ALSO now I'll know where to find it, I'm posting these here now.ExpandRead more... )
kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
Doing a bit of business review -- this is the 'start, stop, continue' thing I posted last year, the closest I get to posting goals as such, & I figure now that 2019 is over, it's time to review how I did. Posting it here because what the hell, someone might have something useful to say. My notes from this year will be bold & in italics.ExpandRead more... )
kellan_the_tabby: My face, reflected in a round mirror I'm holding up; the rest of the image is the side of my head, hair shorn short. (Default)
This is a yearly business review thing I've been doing for the past several years. It's a nice simple one:

-- what do I want to START doing in the next year? Anything from big projects to changing the way I think about things.

-- what do I want to STOP doing in the next year? What hasn't worked, what's pissing me off, what is okay but not worth the trouble?

-- what do I want to CONTINUE doing in the next year? What's working? What projects do you want to keep up on? What do you need to remind yourself to stick with?

(I got it from over here but it's apparently not uncommon as a thinking-through-things technique)

ANYWAY on the theory that transparency is a thing & also someone might have a useful comment & ALSO now I'll know where to find it, I'm posting these here now.ExpandRead more... )start

  • new TVT website (it's past time)

  • new trailer (cos WOW will that make things easier)

  • making my own g-ddamn decisions again

  • herbal smoke cleansing bundles

    • easy to make

    • people laugh at the sign

  • moar tea (cos it SELLS when I display it right)

  • new booth shelves (cos I need to be able to break things down smaller)


stop

  • working with Dharma, ever

  • compromising my principles

  • letting people tromp all over my boundaries


continue

  • booth work

    • new layout will help a LOT

    • plus finishing details on the decor & display

  • website & social media stuffs (cos they're working about how I want em)

  • more product in stock, streamline process (cos holy SHIT has that helped)

  • more events (now that I'm making my own decisions again)


I also found some nice review questions ... somewhere ... that I have forgotten where.

What do I really, really, really want?
to not have to depend on anyone else
I mean I know, but
argh
also to find someone i actually trust enough to travel with/be a minion
...I think I need to work on this one cos: idk

Where am I holding back?
trusting anyone but me CAN'T IMAGINE WHY
also starting the new website
& the trailer
they're … big projects

What will I congratulate myself for having the courage to do, right now?
I figure just doing this & having any sort of answers is a not-bad place to start??

What part of myself do I really need to honor and be true to (even if this goes against others’ expectations of me)?
My boys are my life.
No, I do NOT do mornings.
Mondays are sacred.
I am allowed, nay, ENCOURAGED, to have boundaries.

What really makes me feel happy and alive?
Being outside.
Walking.
Taking the boys for a walk.
Being on the road.

How can I make my happiness and my truth my number one priority?
Just. Fucking DO it. Stop waiting around for other people to do it.
Ask Inoru for help with things.
Don't be afraid Rowan's gonna kick me out.
DON'T let anyone else get a hold on me.

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