Better Business, Better Life – Issue 182

Last Sunday reminded me that even the best-laid plans can turn into an unplanned endurance event.

One minute you’re off on a “famous” six-hour walk in the Southern Highlands. The next, you’re sliding down a washed-out track, twisting a knee, discovering leeches you never invited, & calling in Police Rescue because you’ve run out of options & daylight.

By 6.30 pm, we were perched on a cliff ledge with a dead end in front of us & no chance of getting back out before dark.

Not ideal.

So we did the only sensible thing. We stopped, shared our coordinates & waited.

Several hours later, six absolute legends from Police Rescue, SES & Ambulance hiked in with massive packs, head torches & a level of calm professionalism that made my swollen knee feel like a minor detail.

We finally stumbled out at 1.00 am, tired, grateful, leech-free… mostly… & very aware that the “plan” had not survived first contact with reality.

And here’s the thing. That experience is basically the perfect analogy for why ninety-day goals actually work & annual goals don’t.

An annual goal is like confidently setting out on a twelve-month hike, thinking the path will be clear, the weather perfect & your knees cooperative.

Lovely idea. Total fantasy.

The terrain changes. Floods shift the route. You hit unexpected obstacles. Your energy dips. Something bites you. You take a wrong turn. You lose visibility. Or you end up on a cliff with leeches & no exit.

Ninety days, though? That’s doable.

You can actually see the track ahead. You can adjust quickly. You can course-correct before everything goes sideways. Ninety days gives you focus, momentum & the space to regroup when things shift.

Because they will shift.

Every business has its version of a washed-out trail or a dodgy knee or an unexpected dead end. The teams that thrive aren’t the ones with perfect year-long plans.

They’re the ones who look up every ninety days, check their coordinates, strip out what’s not working, get the support they need & move forward deliberately, not blindly.

More on that inside 💖

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