🎉 A Festivus for the Rest of Us (Small Business Edition) 🎉 Today is Festivus, and we all know what that means: the Airing of Grievances! While I don’t have a Festivus Pole handy, I do have a few small business-related gripes to share. But in the true spirit of community and growth, let's turn these grievances into goals for a brighter, more productive future! Here we go: 1️⃣ Grievance: "Clients ghosting after asking for proposals." 👉 Hopeful Spin: Let’s make 2025 the year of clear communication and mutually respectful follow-ups. A quick “no thanks” or “not now” goes a long way. (And hey, automating follow-ups could help!) 2️⃣ Grievance: "The myth of 'unlimited' service plans." 👉 Hopeful Spin: Transparency wins every time. Let’s work together to find solutions that truly meet your needs. Clear terms. Real results. No fine print that leaves you guessing. 3️⃣ Grievance: "Scope creep disguised as 'just one quick thing.'" 👉 Hopeful Spin: Here’s to better boundaries and proactive communication. Let’s create partnerships where expectations are clear, so everyone stays happy and on track! 4️⃣ Grievance: "Putting marketing on pause every time things get busy." 👉 Hopeful Spin: Let’s commit to consistent efforts in 2025 because we all know that momentum builds success. Marketing is the gift that keeps on giving (when you let it). 5️⃣ Grievance: "Neglecting to celebrate the wins big or small." 👉 Hopeful Spin: In 2025, let’s take time to acknowledge the victories whether it’s landing a big client or just making it through a tough week. Gratitude fuels growth! This Festivus, let’s turn our challenges into opportunities and our frustrations into fuel for improvement. What are your small business grievances (and how are you planning to tackle them)? Let’s share, learn, and grow together! Here’s to a hopeful, grievance-free 2025! ✨ #Festivus #SmallBusiness #AiringOfGrievances #GrowthMindset #CelebrateWins
"Neglecting to celebrate the wins big or small" is something I believe engineering teams are particularly in need of improving. So often the success metrics, velocity, uptime, etc are table stakes and so don't get celebrated for the accomplishments that they really are
It’s refreshing to see how you’ve turned common grievances into actionable goals for the upcoming year.
This is great
What’s one grievance you’ve turned into a goal that led to unexpected growth or success?
The airing of grievances.
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3wgrievance: ai- and va-generated comments hopeful spin: lowercase comments to show that i'm actually human