How often do you reflect on the state of your business? I start every year with a SWOT to determine strategic priorities. 

This episode walks through my monthly reflection, of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in my business. 

Key Takeaways

• Crystal discusses strengths of her business, including successful sessions with the founding members of her SEO squad, covering topics such as Google business profiles and other SEO-related aspects. She also mentions successful sales in January from her business, Collage and Wood.
• Crystal identifies weaknesses including experiencing overwhelm and considering hiring a designer due to the volume of work. She also mentions a mishap with the postal service.
• Opportunities are identified in the form of launching a free SEO challenge at the end of February, returning to handwritten thank you notes, and considering a QR code to encourage customer reviews. Crystal also highlights the opportunity to improve customer communication about late deliveries.
• Threats to her business include time constraints and health issues, with her husband having been sick. She also mentions the challenge of managing her son's screen time.
• Crystal discusses the importance of evaluating business performance regularly, turning weaknesses into opportunities, and mitigating threats. She ends with a story highlighting the importance of recognizing what one already has instead of constantly pursuing more.

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