Newsletter; December 2024
Happy December! Each month we strive to provide you with a variety of helpful resources, tips, and practices to support your continued success, both personally and professionally. Because we work with a diverse demographic of clients, industries, and backgrounds, we aim to provide content equally as diverse. If a particular section doesn't resonate with you, that's okay! Our hope is that everyone can find at least one gold nugget per issue.
Below, you will find information on this month's article from Crum Consulting, this month's development challenge, as well as general wellness reminders. We have a number of knowledge-forward articles available that explore a variety of professional and personal topics, all of which will challenge your current perspective, and push your continued growth. Each month, we aim to provide you with a new challenge to help facilitate your ongoing growth. These challenges will range in topics and applications, in an effort to focus on a variety of aspects of your life. If you are a recurring client with us, we will be following up on this month's challenge with you in session. If you don't currently have any sessions set up with us, and would like to discuss this challenge and others like it, please feel free to reach out to schedule a session with us! You can reply directly here if we have worked together in the past. If you are a new client, please click here to fill out a consultation form, and we will be in touch to schedule a session with you. We also provide new wellness reminders in the form of our stretch of the month, and wellness tip. Regardless of your background, these reminders will help improve your day to day health and wellness.
December Article: This month's article is: Damnit Past Self!. We have all experienced a moment in our lives where our present self curses our past self for their procrastination. While a common habit for many, procrastination can have significant consequences that impact various aspects of life. If you have any questions surrounding this month's article, or would like to further explore opportunities, please feel free to reach out to schedule a session with us! You can reply directly here if we have worked together in the past. If you are a new client, please click here to fill out a consultation form, and we will be in touch to schedule a session with you.
December Challenge: I challenge you to reflect, refresh, and renew.
→Professionally: Reflect on your business from the highest level; business plan / VTO, 1/3/5 year goals, revenue streams, workflows, processes, financial planning, marketing strategy, departments / roles, target market(s), operating hours and internal scheduling, ad campaigns, networking efforts, collaboration opportunities, training and certifications, diversity initiatives, products / services, etc. Document any opportunities you come across during your reflection, even if you don’t have the solution yet. Refresh what you can on your own, and escalate the remaining opportunities to your executive level meeting agenda to vet out with your team(s). Renew all of the opportunities, as development allows, and implement supporting documentation and workflows.
→Personally: Reflect on your personal life from the highest level; physical health, mental health, energy levels, eating habits, home life, overall organization, daily schedule, work-life balance, relationship dynamics, family time, self care, spending habits, personal look, lifelong learning habits, personal development, etc. Make a list of all of the opportunities you come across in your personal life. For each opportunity, write out 3-5 action items you can implement over the next few weeks to refresh your life. Renew your opportunities by implementing the action items you wrote out, and make sure to follow through with anything you implement. Don’t try to implement too many changes at once, as that will be setting yourself up for failure. Be mindful of your reality, and overall bandwidth, and implement these changes as best fits with your individual scope of practice.
Stretch of the month: Upward Salute - this pose can help improve your digestion. It is also a great pose for stretching the shoulders and arms. Click the (external) link to learn more, or simply google "Upward Salute"!
Wellness tip of the month: In the good times, and the bad, there's never a wrong time for therapy. As a long-term participant in, and life-long advocate of, therapy I know first hand the positive effects of therapy. Truth be told, they're seemingly innumerable. From the highest level, regardless of your life experiences, having a guaranteed recurring platform to share with an unbiased professional is about the highest form of self care one can hope for. At its core, therapy is meant to help you heal and grow. In the "bad" times, therapy provides a safe space to work through trauma, emotions, and experiences. In the "good" times, therapy still provides that safe space to work through past experiences, and learn self-development skills to support continuous growth. One thing to keep in mind when starting the process of getting into therapy is that finding a therapist is a lot like dating; sometimes you have to wade through the sea of duds to find your perfect match. Don't give up if you don't match up on your first try! Your perfect therapeutic match is out there, and they will be worth the wait! Stick with it. There is no wrong time for therapy.
"Your dream is right on time." - Cole Crum, Crum Consulting Founder
Thank you for being a pivotal part of our journey here at Crum Consulting. We would be nothing without you, and your continued support. Please feel free to share our content with others to pay it forward. We relish in receiving feedback, so if you have any suggestions or if you'd like to share your opinion on any of the content we have provided here, please let us know! If you have any questions about anything we covered here, or if you'd like to explore potential opportunities with Crum Consulting, we are here for you! Reach out anytime!
Until we meet again, take care of yourself, and others. Thank you.
