I randomly checked my last post to see my progress so far.

And I was mindblown.

Q1 2024 ain’t over yet, but I’ve crushed *ALL* 5 of my identified bad habits already!

How?

Thanks to #HabitSwaps

Now, I’m ready to work on my habits and systems to shorten my execution plan this year.

Aiza’s Quarterly Check-ins + Realignment:

1. Plan on how to make that happen.
2. ✨NEW✨ Schedule it! (Added more fun!)
3. Build a follow-through routine.

Step 1. Habit Swaps

So how can I be LOUDER this year?

#HabitSwaps2024Q2

Be mindful. Whenever you catch yourself doing your bad habit, be aware. Stop it. And do something else.

It’s all about being aware.

^{From Zach Pogrob}

1. Bad habit: Consistency on family + health

• Swapping ME time in the evening to ME time in the morning, so that means sleeping at 12 and waking up at 6-7 am (in preparation of JJ’s elementary years too)
• Swapping PM chilling to prepping up for dinner early
• Swapping to spontaneity to planning healthier meals
• Swapping 2-3x family night runs into daily walks/runs/workout
• Swapping not caring about homekeeping with turning our home into a sanctuary by being clean, systematized, and pisan at home
• Swapping winging out our documents to organizing our important doc stuff
• Swapping ill-timed breaks with a bit of structure that jives with my two boys’ schedules
  

2. Bad habit: Not wanting my own dreams bad enough

• Swapping spontaneity with systems
• Swapping mediocre career plans to solid ones
• Swapping experimenting with focus
• Swapping acting on my own solopreneur dreams NOW for later
• Swapping to making the little girl inside of me wait to doing everything to get those dreams for her
  

3. Bad habit: Holding on to breadcrumbs of my people pleaser personality

• Swapping putting myself last to putting myself (and family) first
• Swapping feeling sorry if I work on my own stuff to never apologizing for putting my own mission over everyone else’s
• Swapping delaying my little dreams to working on them bit by bit everyday
• Swapping to giving it my all to every client to giving what’s just right
  

4. Bad habit: Putting off personal errands to December

• Swapping weekends dates to committing to personal stuff (dentist, BIR, etc)
  

5. Bad habit: Pausing every time I see a little progress on LinkedIn haha!

• Swapping good enough SaaS content into fire ones 🔥
• Swapping to being laxed to being relentless in client closing 💰
• Swapping commenting on random people to tailored ones
• Swapping DM once a week to DM every day (3-5 PROSPECTS a day)
• Swapping daydreaming and being envious of LinkedIn superstars with actual work

4 Days in a Day + Theme Days Routine

I have been working hard on my routine for the last 2 years. I’ve been building habits because of it. You have to build routines around your life, not around your business.

Wake Up Routine

• Morning sun
• Morning devo
• Morning exercise
• Morning beauty rituals

AM Routine

At JJ’s school – so I bring my laptop with me

• Bring JJ to school
• Re-read devotionals
• LinkedIn ideation + writing
• Own business – email more regularly
• LinkedIn connection

PM Routine

In our home office

• Client work
• Breaks in between
• Afternoon chores
• Afternoon workout
• Afternoon plant shower
• Evening break – bike, dinner

Evening Routine

• Client work (only on Weds)
• Bedtime story
• Yoga
• Night walks/run

I mix my routine with Theme Days to avoid overwhelm. I just need to know I have areas of focus.

Q2 Theme Days

Days	My Theme (non-negotiable)
Monday	Delegation, Quick weekly recap
Tuesday	Client work
Wednesday	Writing, Learning
Thursday	Marketing, Business build
Friday	Freedom, Weekly planning + reflections
Saturday
Sunday

Let’s be accountability buds

I’m sharing this with my community,

P.S. If this is transformed into videos, this will be a nano course with a workbook or journal that can help you better. Maybe next year. lol. Let me know if you’re interested?

Drop a comment with your word of the year or thoughts in this post.

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