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As 2024 winds down, we’ve been reflecting on what we learned this year.
It's been a year of growth, challenges, and some great aha moments, so we wanted to share some of the big lessons we're taking into 2025.
These aren’t lessons about the latest marketing trend or buzzword.
They’re the real, timeless insights that we know will have a lasting impact in growing your business next year and beyond.
Let’s dive in:
3 TIMELESS LESSONS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN 2025
1. Focus on Experiences, Not Just Transactions
We’ve seen this lesson in action time and again:
Your clients don’t care about transactions. They care about experience.
What they buy from you is the starting point— your product or service meeting their expectations is the bare minimum.
The real questions are:
- Did you make them feel truly valued?
- When something went wrong, did you care enough to put it right?
- Did you go the extra mile to deliver something unexpected and appreciated?
It’s these actions that will create true fans of your business, and lead to long-term, sustainable growth.
And by the way, the same goes for your team.
If you want to improve performance or morale, it’s not about adding more perks—it’s about creating an environment where people actually want to show up.
Takeaway: Focus on the experience; the growth will follow.
2. Start Strong to Finish Strong
We know the old adage that Rome wasn't built in a day, but this year it really hit home for us:
We achieved our highest revenue ever this year; and it didn't happen because we suddenly kicked it into gear in October.
We hit it because we laid the groundwork back in January (and even in previous years).
So the lesson is this:
Don't expect to achieve your yearly goal at the end of the year.
Expect to achieve it by putting in the work at the beginning.
The work you put in early sets you up to finish strong.
Don’t wait until midyear and then scramble.
Takeaway: Start strong, keep the momentum going, and finish the year on a high.
3. “Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.”
This quote from author and Olympic weightlifter Jerzy Gregorek rings true for us, and we believe it applies to business as well.
Making hard decisions in your business now will lead to an easier business over time.
Whether it’s investing in growth, addressing performance issues, or making tough calls about your strategy, the hard stuff you tackle today pays off down the road.
If you keep avoiding those tough decisions, they’ll catch up with you.
It’s about setting yourself up for success by making the right calls when they matter most.
Takeaway: Don’t avoid hard decisions—they’re what will allow your business to grow sustainably and perform at a high level in the long run.
Bottom Line:
We’ve shared the key lessons we’re taking into the new year, and now it’s your turn.
Thinking about the year to come, reflect on how these lessons—focusing on experiences, starting the year strong, and making the hard decisions—can help your business succeed.
Put them into practice, and watch as you grow.
Here’s to your success in 2025!
Speak soon,
Lynne & Steve
TLDR:
- 2024 taught us some valuable lessons:
- Focus on experiences, not just transactions: Build loyalty by making every interaction meaningful.
- Start strong to finish strong: The work you do early in the year sets you up for success.
- Tackle the hard decisions: They’ll enable your business to grow and deliver higher performance in the long run.
- Apply these timeless lessons to make 2025 your best year yet.
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