How to Set Yourself Up for Success in 2025: A Holistic Guide for Female Entrepreneurs
Welcome to 2025! As we step into this new year, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and realign with our goals, values, and priorities. Whether you’re coming off the holiday season feeling recharged or a bit overwhelmed by everything you want to accomplish, this guide is here to help you set the tone for a successful, balanced, and fulfilling year ahead.
For women juggling the many roles of business owner, leader, mother, partner, and individual, it can often feel like there’s not enough time or energy to go around. That’s why it’s so important to create not just goals but systems that support those goals—while honoring your values and making space for the life you truly want to live.
Reflecting on the Past to Plan for the Future
The first step in setting yourself up for success is to reflect on the year that was. Take time to celebrate your wins, acknowledge the challenges, and extract the lessons from both.
Ask yourself:
What worked well in 2024?
What felt out of alignment?
Which goals or intentions did I achieve, and which ones no longer feel important?
This reflection creates clarity and gratitude for your journey while setting the stage for what you want to call into 2025.
For me, this process always includes a yearly goal-setting ritual with my husband. It’s a tradition we’ve followed for over a decade. We take time to reflect on our individual values and goals, but we also come together as a family to align our priorities and intentions. This collaborative approach ensures that we’re not only supporting each other in our individual pursuits but also building a life that feels meaningful and connected.
If you’d like to start your own reflection and goal-setting practice, I have a free masterclass that walks you through this process step-by-step. It includes a values test, which is incredibly helpful in understanding what truly drives and fulfils you.
Shifting from Goals to Priorities
One of the biggest shifts I’ve made over the years is changing the language around goals. Instead of setting rigid, achievement-oriented “goals,” I frame them as priorities. This subtle but powerful shift reminds me to stay grounded in what truly matters, rather than chasing outcomes that might not bring lasting fulfillment.
For example, in 2025, some of my top priorities include:
Deepening connections with my family
Prioritising my health and fitness
Growing my business in alignment with my values
Creating more white space for rest and creativity
If you’ve ever felt uninspired or unfulfilled, it might be because your actions are misaligned with your current values. Your values are not static; they evolve as you grow. That’s why revisiting them each year—and giving yourself permission to honour new ones—is so transformative.
Designing a Structure That Supports Your Goals
Once you’re clear on your priorities, the next step is creating systems and structures that will hold you accountable and make progress feel effortless. For me, this starts with a bird’s-eye view of my calendar.
Here’s how I structure my time to stay focused, energised, and aligned:
Define “on” and “off” times.
Identify high-performance days when you’ll tackle big projects, host coaching calls, or create content.
Block out “off” days for rest, family time, or personal passions.
Set clear boundaries.
Decide when and how clients, team members, or business partners can access you.
Create systems to minimize interruptions and protect your energy.
Batch and delegate.
Group similar tasks together to maximise efficiency.
Delegate responsibilities that don’t align with your zone of genius.
Plan for rest and white space.
Schedule vacations, personal days, or time for hobbies at the beginning of the year.
Build in space for creativity and spontaneity, so your calendar doesn’t feel rigid.
As a business owner, it’s easy to fall into the trap of always being “on.” But when you structure your time with intention, you not only increase productivity—you also create the freedom to enjoy the life you’re building.
Building a Calm Nervous System Through Systems
The next piece of the puzzle is cleaning up your systems. This includes everything from automating processes in your business to streamlining your daily routines. When your systems are running smoothly, you create a calm nervous system that allows you to operate from a place of overflow, not overwhelm.
Some areas to audit:
Onboarding systems: Are new clients or team members welcomed in a way that reflects your brand and values?
Calendars and scheduling: Do you have clear, accessible links for booking calls? Are your meeting times aligned with your energy peaks?
Content creation: Can you batch-create social media posts, emails, or podcasts to save time?
Support systems: Do you have the right people, tools, or processes in place to help you manage your workload?
For me, one big support this year is adding an extra day of family daycare for my daughter. This small change gives me more time to rest, bond with my newborn, and work on my business without feeling stretched too thin. It’s a reminder that support comes in many forms—and asking for it doesn’t make you less capable.
The Power of Supports and Delegation
As self-led women, we often feel the pressure to do it all. But success doesn’t mean doing everything yourself—it means knowing when to ask for help.
Take some time to evaluate where you need support in 2025. This could mean hiring a virtual assistant, delegating household tasks, or even enlisting family members for extra help. Remember, every successful woman you admire has a network of support behind her.
The Secret to Sustainable Success: Living in Alignment
At the heart of all of this is a simple truth: sustainable success comes from living in alignment with your values. When your goals, systems, and supports are designed to honor what matters most, you create a business and life that feels joyful, fulfilling, and uniquely yours.
As you step into 2025, I encourage you to take a holistic approach to your goals. Reflect on your values, prioritize what truly matters, and build the structures that will support your growth. And above all, remember to enjoy the journey—not just the destination.
If you’re ready to start the year with clarity and intention, be sure to check out my free goal-setting masterclass or explore options of working intimately with me (linked in the resources below). It’s packed with actionable tips to help you create a life and business you love.
Here’s to a year of alignment, fulfillment, and unstoppable growth. Let’s make 2025 your best year yet!
Lauren xx
FREE RESOURCES REFERENCED:
Work with me: Ready to do business, leadership, motherhood and life differently? With an open heart, a nourished body, a regulated nervous system and a purpose fuelled vision. Here is your invitation to work with me privately
Goal Setting Masterclass + Templates: Here is my Free Goal Setting Masterclass and templates that my hubby & I do together every year 🥂🌹
Values Test: Here is my free values test which designed to help you get clarity on what your highest values are, so you can use them as your expansion road map and design your life and business as the most potent version of yourself (which is ultimately your personalised formula for success & fulfilment 🥰)
Systems: If you’re ready to optimise and simplify how you work by creating clean boundaries, structures + systems so that you can create MORE with a calm nervous system and have more time to play in your feminine... here are the systems and secrets to my overflow 🤌🏽
