Worksheet 22: Regrowth Plan

Gently Restarting and Rebuilding After a Pause, Pivot, or Burnout

Purpose of This Worksheet:
Regrowth is a natural phase in any business — especially after burnout, illness, a major change, or a conscious pause. Like a pruned tree or a field in winter, your business may need time to re-root before it re-blooms.

Use this worksheet to:

  • Reflect on where you’ve been and what’s changed

  • Set kind, intentional priorities for rebuilding

  • Design a way forward that honours your energy and vision

Instructions (Step-by-Step):

Step 1: Acknowledge the Pause

🟩 Prompt:
What season have you just moved through?

Recent Phase (circle any that apply)BurnoutSabbaticalEmotional exhaustion

✎ Describe your recent phase in your own words:
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✎ What has this time taught you?
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Step 2: Revisit What Matters

🟩 Prompt:
What parts of your business still feel aligned and meaningful?

✎ Write down what’s worth keeping:
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🟩 Prompt:
What no longer fits or feels too heavy?

✎ List what you’re ready to release (services, strategies, beliefs, expectations):
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Step 3: Redefine Your Capacity

🟩 Prompt:
Right now, what is your realistic capacity — emotionally, mentally, energetically, financially?

AreaCurrent Capacity (high / medium / low)NotesClient deliveryMarketingAdmin / opsStrategic thinkingCreative development

✎ Be honest. Capacity is seasonal — and this is just now, not forever.

Step 4: Set a Gentle Growth Horizon

🟩 Prompt:
Imagine 3 months from now. What would “gentle progress” look like?

📌 Examples:

  • 3 consistent clients

  • Rebooting your newsletter

  • Launching 1 aligned offer

  • Feeling energised after a workday

✎ Write your version of gentle, satisfying success:
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Step 5: Define Your First Steps

🟩 Prompt:
Choose 3–5 simple, regenerative actions to support your regrowth.

ActionWhy It MattersTimeframee.g. Reconnect with 3 past clientsLight visibility, builds confidenceThis weeke.g. Simplify offer pageReduces friction + overwhelmNext 2 weeks

✎ These steps should feel doable and nourishing, not punishing.

Final Reflection:
What do you want to feel as your business regrows?

✎ Write one word or phrase to guide this next season:
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