Growing a business

Benefits of a Personalized Growth Plan for Your Small Business

03/30/2023 11:00 AM Central
Alexis Frank
Growing a business
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Welcome back to The Filing Cabinet blog, where I encourage you to grow your business and your sweatpant collection at the same time.

My guess is that you landed on this post because you are a small business owner who is struggling to navigate the challenges of growth while also managing day-to-day operations?

At The Filing Cabinet, I believe in personalized growth, over one-size-fits-all plans. Odds are you have already tried courses or e-guides that gave you some basic principles for how to grow your business, but they have only gotten you so far. That is where The Filing Cabinet comes into play. Creating a personalized growth plan can be one of the most effective ways to ensure that your business is moving in the right direction. In this blog post, we'll discuss the benefits of having a personalized growth plan for your small business.

Increased Clarity and Focus

A personalized growth plan can help you gain clarity and focus on what you want to achieve with your business. By setting specific goals and objectives and establishing a timeline for achieving them, you'll be able to stay focused on your goals and make informed decisions that align with your long-term vision. This can help you prioritize tasks, manage your time effectively, and avoid distractions. Additionally, when you get a personalized plan, you also get an accountability partner that will help you stay focused on your goals, and help you pivot when necessary.

Improved Decision Making

Having a personalized growth plan can also help you make better decisions for your business. With a clear understanding of your goals and objectives, you'll be able to evaluate potential opportunities and determine whether they align with your overall vision. This can help you avoid distractions and stay on track towards achieving your goals. Additionally, a personalized growth plan can help you identify potential risks and challenges that may arise as you work towards your goals. By having a plan in place for dealing with these challenges, you'll be better equipped to make informed decisions and navigate difficult situations. You won’t feel tempted by every new thing that comes your way because you will have a clear understanding of your goals and what you need to do to reach them.

Increased Accountability

A personalized growth plan can also increase accountability to yourself and the goals you set for your business. By establishing clear goals and objectives, you can hold yourself accountable for achieving them. When you are working towards an overarching goal, it becomes easier to identify areas where improvements can be made within yourself and within your processes.

Conclusion

A personalized growth plan is an essential tool for any small business owner looking to achieve long-term success. By providing clarity and focus, improving decision-making, and increasing accountability, a personalized growth plan can help you navigate the challenges of growth and achieve your business goals. Whether you're just starting out or you're looking to take your business to the next level, a personalized growth plan can help you get there.

The Filing Cabinet specializes in understanding your wants and needs as not only a small business owner, but as a human in general. Your business should not grow like everyone else’s because you aren’t everyone else. Every step you take should be personal to you, and feel right to you, and jive with how you want your business to look.

So if you are tired of one-size-fits-all growth suggestions, book your discovery call with me today.

Can't wait to work together!

Meet Alexis Frank

There are three things in life I’ve never enjoyed being: tired, uncomfortable in my clothes, and unable to afford the things I want.

Three things in life I had been for awhile: tired, uncomfortable in my clothes, and unable to afford the things I want (first world problems, am I right?)

Those things served a purpose in my life, but no longer suited who I believe to be, the best version of myself.

Let me give you some background

My brother and I were raised by a single mother, in NYC, who dedicated her life to teaching special education students. It goes without saying that we never had a lot of money. We never questioned where our next meal was coming from and we got to travel to beautiful places (on a tight budget of course), but we knew the reality of our finances at a very young age.

So in order to save my mother the ungodly burden of co-signing on loans for college, I joined the Army at 17, which for 6 years, made me both tired and uncomfortable in my clothes (those boots were not the business). But it was at this point, I experienced having money, and I knew I liked that. But the rest had to go.

I met my husband before I got out of the military, and we had our son. I worked for a few small businesses, spent some time as a SAHM, which I loathed (don’t judge, it ain’t for everyone), and finished up a few degrees. This left me both tired and unable to afford the things I wanted (which was just a nice vacation without a screaming baby for two nights). So again, I knew something had to change.

Fast forward to when we got the opportunity to change duty stations. I was finishing up my MBA and I was able to finally land a position in corporate America, which I thought I had always wanted (Alexa: play “living the American dream). I tried my best to make the most of it and to be grateful for the opportunity, but my commute was horrible, my pantsuits were tight (I was pregnant with our third child), my heels hurt, and most of my meetings could have been emails.

Then the pandemic hit, and I got to work from home. As horrible as it was, I finally thought to myself “this is how I do it. I get to work from home in my pajamas, make money, spend more time with my kids, and take naps.” But I was wrong again.

When my husband changed duty stations again, I was placed on a high profile program with my company that demanded mandatory overtime. I knew then that corporate life was never going to give me the time freedom I needed, and that starting my business was the only way I could build the life I wanted which included leggings and vacations.

The Filing Cabinet was born out of my realization that I had been coaching people ever since my teenage years. My friends and colleagues have always seen me as the go-to expert for pretty much any issues they have ever had. I pride myself on that, and I want to use over 15 years of that experience to coach you through leaving your corporate job, realizing your entrepreneurial potential, and helping you scale your life and business to unprecedented heights (and in your sweatpants, if you’re anything like me).

There is no blanket version of success, and I suspect you are here because you are tired of the version we have been sold. We don’t dream of labor and hustle culture is toxic in our eyes. But we have the drive to build something big, so that we can take advantage of the fruits of our labor, far sooner rather than later

Are you finally ready to spend more time doing things that light up your soul? Then let’s get started

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