Episode

Are You Working on the Right Thing? A Spring Check-In for Small Business Owners

Podcast: The Vignette Effect
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Duration seconds: 936
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Summary

Spring is a natural momentum driver, but momentum in the wrong direction just gets you lost faster. In this quick-win episode, Raquel walks you through a focused audit to find out if the work you're spending time on actually connects to the outcome you're trying to hit. She breaks down the difference between behaviors, vanity metrics, and real goals, makes the case for SMART goal-setting without the corporate jargon, and names the real culprit when business owners feel busy but stuck: a sequencing problem, not a time problem.