273. Is Your Focus on Leading or Lagging Indicators?

Jessica McKinley
Jun 5
2 min read

The emotional highs and lows of entrepreneurship can feel like whiplash, pulling us between euphoric wins and crushing setbacks. As business owners, we often look to past results to validate our progress and worth, creating an unhealthy cycle of emotional dependence on outcomes.

Leading indicators predict future success while lagging indicators measure past performance. Understanding the difference between these metrics - and where to focus our attention - can transform how we show up in our businesses. When we celebrate the actions and mindset that create results, rather than just the results themselves, we build sustainable confidence that withstands market fluctuations.

Join me this week as I break down why over-focusing on lagging indicators puts us on an emotional rollercoaster, reinforces logical (rather than revolutionary) growth strategies, and creates limiting narratives about what's possible.

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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

How to get off the entrepreneurial emotional rollercoaster by celebrating leading indicators.
The key differences between leading and lagging business metrics.
Why logical growth strategies limit your business potential.
How to make bold moves without waiting for past evidence.
Why neutral tracking of metrics creates sustainable business growth.