What's your enough number?

What does this busy season need to bring in to be a good one?

Not your best ever. Not "as much as possible". Enough.

Most owners go into December with a vague sense that they need to do well, and that's exhausting, because "well" has no finish line. Every quiet hour feels like failure. Every sale you miss feels like money lost. Your enough number gives the season a finish line.

How to work it out

• Stock: what you still need to pay for the stock you're selling this season.
• Wages: yours and your team's, through to the end of January.
• Your regular costs: rent, software, insurance and the rest, through to the end of January.
• A proper break: enough to cover a quieter January without stress, including some time off. 

Add them up. That's your enough number. Divide it by the number of trading weeks until Christmas and you've got a weekly figure to keep an eye on.

What changes when you know it

You stop chasing every sale. If you're on track, you can close on time, say no to the rush job, or take that half-day off without guilt. If you're behind, you know early enough to do something about it, like pushing your top offers harder in the weeks that matter.

It's not about lowering your ambition. It's about knowing what good looks like, so you can actually enjoy it when you get there.

Want the full plan? Your enough number is Part 4 of Your Holiday Compass, our $27 workbook for making the busy season work for you. It also includes the Holiday Health Check, a six-week plan with your days off booked first, and email and Canva templates. It downloads straight away, and the webinar replay is included. Members: it's already in your Way We Work resources.

Get Your Holiday Compass → https://www.yourbusinesscompass.com.au/your-holiday-compass