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When the Head and Heart Collide

December 22, 2010 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 7 Comments

This year has been one of great change for me personally and professionally – and I am a better person and business owner as a result.

I suffered a head injury in April which left me struggling to work for three months, but after some enforced recuperation time I was able to look back at those events and reflect on what – and who – were really important to me.

I would have to say that accident in April has been a defining moment for me and I’m almost (I say almost) grateful it happened. I say this because I’m not certain we would have made the decision to sell our home and follow our dream to be hazelnut farmers unless faced with something as big and life-changing as my head injury.

This accident made me realise life is short and I need to live it now, not some time in the vague future.

So I started weeding out clients and projects that didn’t fit with my vision for Strawberry Communications. I also started systemising the business operations and accounting practices. Not working properly for three months meant everything fell in a big heap because I was the one who made it all happen. This had to change.

I started delegating tasks I didn’t need to perform so I could concentrate on the work I was really good at. And moving interstate meant I had to establish a whole new network, so my communication skills got a work out. The bump on the head could have almost been good for business!

On a personal level, we would probably have still been talking about our dream to set up and run a hazelnut farm this Christmas if something hadn’t prodded us. This year’s events made us really question what we wanted in life – and then act on those goals.

So here is what I want to achieve in the next year:

• Write and publish my business book for mums

• Find a property for our hazelnut farm

• Hire another virtual PR consultant to work with me

• Treat my business as a valued client and generate some publicity for Strawberry Communications

• Find peace with my body

Have you thought about your personal and business achievements for this year and set goals for 2011?

Filed Under: My Stuff Tagged With: business goals, goals for 2011, Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Comments

  1. Renee says
    December 22, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Hey Jo!

    WHAT A YEAR, I love this time of year where it prompts us to reflect and think about what we want. You are such a lovely and amazing person and I know all of you dreams will become your reality in 2011.

    Stay beautiful
    Rx

  2. Johanna says
    December 22, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    Thanks Renee

    It’s support from people like you that has really made all the difference 🙂

    Joh

  3. Tony says
    December 22, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    These sound like wonderful goals and I know you’ll achieve them! What an exciting year is ahead…

  4. Johanna says
    December 22, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    Thanks Tony!

    You three BodyZen-ers inspired my final goal and I’m making a good start, ready for the New Year.

  5. Alycia Edgar says
    December 31, 2010 at 11:09 am

    I have no doubt at all Joh that you will achieve these goals and more as the year progresses. I look forward to being on this journey with you. Bring on 2011- Woot!!!!!

  6. Johanna says
    December 31, 2010 at 11:12 am

    Yes I think there is a bit of stretching in there, but definitely achieveable goals Alycia!

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  1. Enter the Dragon | Strawberry Communications: Writing & PR says:
    January 1, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    […] personal and professional goals I set at the end of 2010 and see how I went. If you look at my post When the Head and Heart Collide I wrote at the same time last year, you can see I set the following […]

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