Run Your Month Like a CEO

An episode of the Promote Yourself to CEO | Small Business Strategy for Women Entrepreneurs podcast, hosted by Racheal Cook MBA: Author, Entrepreneur, Business Growth Strategist, titled "Run Your Month Like a CEO" was published on January 14, 2026 and runs 39 minutes.

January 14, 2026 ·39m · Promote Yourself to CEO | Small Business Strategy for Women Entrepreneurs

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Send us Fan Mail I go on CEO dates with myself. Once every month (as well as on a weekly basis), I take some time to check in on my business and ensure I’m continuing the progress toward the goals I’ve set. This is how I create business plans that I follow through on and adapt as circumstances arise. And in this episode, I discuss how you too can build in self-accountability so that your plan isn’t just another document you’ll never open again. On this episode of Promote Yourself to CEO: 2:...

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I go on CEO dates with myself. Once every month (as well as on a weekly basis), I take some time to check in on my business and ensure I’m continuing the progress toward the goals I’ve set. This is how I create business plans that I follow through on and adapt as circumstances arise. And in this episode, I discuss how you too can build in self-accountability so that your plan isn’t just another document you’ll never open again.

On this episode of Promote Yourself to CEO:

2:59 - I talk about my monthly CEO date and dive into my check-in process.

7:48 - What kinds of questions can you ask yourself as you look back on the previous month?

11:28 - I reveal another reason why I absolutely love working with The CEO Planner.

14:15 - What are the consequences of not tracking and documenting things in your business on a consistent basis?

20:07 - Your business metrics and revenue help you predict your company’s future. I reveal how I check on mine every month without obsessing over them.

27:20 - What if you discover that you’ve fallen behind (even way behind) on your projected goals? Here’s how I handle it.

32:24 - One of the most crucial things you need to do with your team while setting your top business priorities for the next month.

34:10 - What’s the last thing I do at the end of my monthly CEO date?