801 - The Moment My Business Needed a Course Correction and How I Realigned It

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Dec 1, 2025

Discover the pivotal moment when a business journey takes an unexpected turn. Explore the introspective process of course correcting and the insights from a quarterly review. Hear about the transition from a technical podcasting focus to deeper business strategy and mindset coaching. Cliff dives into the challenges of identity, the importance of aligning with genuine offers, and the narrative shifts necessary to avoid burnout. Finally, get inspired by his new quarterly review prompts to enhance personal and professional growth.

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ANECDOTE

Mid-September Wakeup Call

Cliff recounts realizing in mid-September 2025 that his business was not heading where he wanted it to go.
That recognition prompted an urgent course correction to protect year-end financial results.

ADVICE

Do Quarterly Reviews, Not Just Q4

Do a quarterly review, not just a Q4 review, and schedule it intentionally four times a year.
Use journal prompts to avoid drifting and evaluate all life and business categories regularly.

ANECDOTE

From Podcast Tech To Deep Coaching

Cliff describes his 2015 boredom with technical podcasting work and the shift toward business strategy and mindset coaching.
He recounts selling coaching spots and discovering deeper client impact beyond technical help.

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In this episode, I share the honest moment when I reached the end of September and realized my business was not heading in the direction I wanted.

I walk you through the course correction that followed, the clarity that came from a deep review of my life and work, and the renewed alignment that shaped the path forward.

You’ll hear the full story behind how I realigned my business and the exact process I will now use for my quarterly reviews.

Episodes Mentioned in This Conversation

TCRS 514, TCRS 518, and TCRS 519 (Not as important as the following)
TCRS 537 – Six Months After The Big Leap
TCRS 565 – Success & Failures: What I learned from my first year after The Big Leap

Journal Prompts For My Quarterly Review

What story am I telling myself about who I am and the work I'm doing in the world?

Does this story empower me to show up, meet a need presented in the marketplace with validated products and services, and do so in a way that feels aligned and fulfilling?

Have I drifted or slipped back into a hypnotic rhythm in any of the following categories?

Physical Fitness
Intentional Eating
Business Income and Profit
Nurturing existing client relationships
Planting seeds to establish and nurture new relationships
Content production

If drifting has occurred, what can I learn about the cause of the drift? What patterns can be observed and disrupted?

For each area that needs improvement, use this strategy:

Describe the current results.
Create a mind map of the perfect system that created the undesired result(s).
Describe the desired outcome, moving forward from here.
Create a mind map of the ideal system that will achieve the desired outcome.
Create a strategy to implement and track this new system.
Identify any limiting beliefs, or a narrative in my mind, that may be blocking me from taking action in this new system.

Year End Coaching Offer

If you’d like help walking through this process in your own life and business, I currently have an offer available for those ready to realign, reset, and move forward with clarity and momentum.

This offer is described at the end of the episode. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.cliffravenscraft.com/offers/Vo7qVDhe/checkout