365: Year In Review: What Worked, What Didn’t, What’s Next

I’m taking you behind the scenes to share what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next for Speaking Your Brand in the areas of speaking, visibility, this podcast, and the business in general.

I also reveal what I’ve learned from reading and watching Marie Kondo and how I’m applying that not only to my house (my holiday break project!) but also to Speaking Your Brand.

With that in mind, in this episode, I share:

🎉 What we’re celebrating that went well this year

❌ Things we tried that did not go as well as we had wanted

💡 Larger lessons we’re taking from what worked and what didn’t

🎯 What we’re planning for 2024

I encourage you to use this template to reflect on and write down your own wins, experiments, lessons, and priorities.

Enrollment is open for our next Thought Leader Academy group that starts in January.

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/365/

Discover your Speaker Archetype by taking our free quiz at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/quiz/

Join our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/

Attend our in-person Client Retreat Speaking Intensive in February in Orlando: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/retreat/

Online workshop series: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/workshops/

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 354: Finding and Developing Your Big I.D.E.A.
• Episode 352: 7 Things the Best Speakers Do: My Takeaways from TEDWomen
• Episode 343: Why YOU are the Messenger for Your Idea and Audience
• Episode 342: I Almost Got Stuck in the Expert Trap: How I Created My Recent Successful Conference Presentation
• Episode 340: Can I Tell It's You? What a Brand Voice Is and Why You Need One

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