The Stewardship Review: How to Actually Measure Your Progress

• Most people set goals, work toward them, and keep going without pause or assessment. They either celebrate prematurely or beat themselves up without looking at what the data actually says.

You can't manage what you haven't measured.

• Tiffany presents a simple three-question framework that can be completed in 30 minutes using a notebook or notes app. The review applies to any area of life, not just finances.

• This step requires pulling real data from calendars, bank statements, and subscriptions—not what was planned, but what actually happened. Tiffany shares her own example of underestimating the manual work required for a course platform migration.

That's not failure, that's data.

• This step identifies which actions actually produced results versus those that consumed time without return. Tiffany cites her Saturday email resends that consistently add 2.5% to open rates as a measurable win worth continuing.

• This is the action step—identifying one specific adjustment rather than vague advice to 'try harder.' Examples include canceling unused subscriptions, automating manual processes, or setting boundaries that have been repeatedly broken.

• The framework extends to managing energy, relationships, platform, and business. Exhaustion indicates poor health stewardship; hoarding knowledge indicates poor influence stewardship; earning money without peace indicates poor soul stewardship.

Everybody influences somebody.

• Block 30 minutes to answer the three questions and write down the answers. If unsure where to focus next, take the quiz at moneytalkwitht.com/start to identify whether foundations, investing, mindset, or another area needs attention.