90 Days, One Bold Shift: A Strategic Plan to Grow Yourself, Your Team, and Your Business

Your 90-Day Bold Shift

Over the next 90 days, I invite you to commit to five intentional actions. Each one is small, but together, they become a strategic reset. Sometimes, it only takes one thing to reignite momentum.

The fourth quarter is a busy time for most leaders. Therefore, this isn’t about doing more. It’s about focusing on fewer, higher-impact actions.

What follows is a framework (not a to-do list) to help you decide where you and your team can focus your energy and effort.

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Here’s how it works:

Start with one area, or work through all five over the next 90 days. If these don’t resonate, adapt them to fit what matters most to you.

If these don’t resonate, adapt or replace them with steps that reflect your priorities. Whatever you choose, go at your own pace. Let impact, not urgency, set the tone.

1. Release One Thing: Let go of what no longer serves your growth or the leader you’re becoming. It might be a draining commitment, a belief that’s run its course, or even a pattern that’s keeping you stuck. Releasing isn’t easy, but it creates space for something better.

2. Build One Habit: Focus on one consistent action that supports the future you’re building. Start simple. Daily planning. Weekly connection with your team. Focused blocks of time to work or think. Small habits build trust with others and with yourself. They’re the scaffolding for your goals.

3. Make One Bold Ask: Every leader I know has something they want to ask for but haven’t. It might be support, collaboration, budget, opportunity, or something more personal. The bold ask is where desire meets courage. When you speak up, you activate possibility and signal confidence in your vision. Even if the answer is no, you gain valuable insight. Use it to refine your ask and try again.

4. Pursue One Financial Goal: Whether you’re saving, giving, or investing, money is part of the leadership equation. Choose one financial goal for the next 90 days that brings you closer to alignment. It could be a revenue milestone. It could be restructuring a debt or finally putting that budget in place. Whatever it is, make it strategic and tied to the bigger picture of how you lead.

5. Protect One Moment of Rest: Rest isn’t just personal; it’s strategic. High-impact leadership depends on clear thinking, emotional availability, and creative problem-solving. That requires restoration, not just recovery. So protect one moment of rest each week. A walk. A nap. A digital Sabbath. Something that brings you back to center.

Why It Works

Five aligned actions. One bold shift. That’s how we finish strong.

The One Thing framework is simple. By design, it cuts through overwhelm and creates traction in your personal growth, team dynamics, and business performance. That’s why it works. And because it’s rooted in intention, not intensity, it allows you to start from where you are, rather than demanding that you do it all at once.

Research published in the Harvard Business Review shows that companies adopting quarterly planning cycles experience a 30% or more increase in goal completion rates compared to those that plan annually. Shorter time horizons drive focus, accountability, and faster feedback loops

I’ve seen leaders embrace just one of the shifts and experience positive mindset shifts, improved team cohesion, and enhanced performance.

• One client released the need to attend every meeting and reclaimed three hours a week for strategic thinking.

• Another made a bold ask for cross-functional collaboration and unlocked two new initiatives that boosted morale and impact.

These shifts weren’t heavy lifts; they were focused, intentional choices. I’ll share more about this over the next few weeks, but you can start right now.  

Let’s finish strong—one bold shift at a time.