Listen in as Cass & Amanda share our top tips and advice for how to plan a low-stress, high-profit year of business, including the common areas designers go wrong in when New Year’s planning and a great free planning workbook. We also spill the tea on how we’ve planned out our service spots, blocked out our calendar weeks and vacations, how we plan to hit our financial goals, and get vulnerable about our plans for supporting our mental health and personal lives.

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Resource mentioned:

• Map Out Your Year free workbook
• Mental health subscription kit from our client (The Pearl Project)
• Our templates & courses for designers

Our website: FoxtrotBranding.com

Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(01:17) The tea about our winter breaks
(08:13) Mistakes to avoid when New Year’s planning
(11:56) Our recommended planning workbook (it’s free!)
(14:29) Our 2025 design service plans & how we got there
(19:00) How we’re time blocking our weeks
(24:50) The vacation time we blocked off
(28:03) Our financial goals & focuses
(33:34) Emotional & mental health goals