The first question we must ask ourselves in this new season is not what to fix in our business, but why do we feel the urge to renew.  Why do we pause at this point in the year?  Why do we sense a subtle pull toward tidying our systems, refreshing our goals, or reevaluating our direction?  The uniqueness of Spring reminds us that growth begins not with action but with intention.


As we approach the end of the first quarter, it is tempting to focus only on metrics like revenue, leads, and efficiencies gained or lost.  Yet numbers alone cannot show us what our work means to us.  They cannot answer who we are becoming through our business, or how the rhythms of our work intertwine with the rhythms of our personal lives.  When we treat business, self, and relationships as separate compartments, we create borders like those between distant countries which are lines that demand constant negotiation.  This mindset turns the simple act of reflection into a balancing act full of tension.

But perhaps this season invites us to revisit the connections rather than the categories.  We are not mechanical parts that can be placed on a shelf while business moves without us. We are whole beings, carrying our hopes, our fears, our families, and our ambitions into every meeting and every decision.


Spring cleaning, then, is not about sweeping out clutter but about realigning your purpose.  The first quarter’s results are not a verdict; they are a conversation between where you are and where you feel called to grow.  Your business is not separate from your becoming; it is one of the branches of your life’s tree.  Nurture the root, reconnect with your purpose, and the branches will naturally flourish.