1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: tip is to set quarterly goals. New Year's resolutions are great, 4 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: but a year is a long time. Quarterly goals can 5 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: keep you motivated toward a visible finish line. So lots 6 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: of businesses report their earnings quarterly. They forecast how the 7 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: business will run over the quarter, and they report back. Now. 8 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: I know not all companies love investors breathing down their 9 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: necks every quarter, but this ninety day timeframe provides a 10 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: lot of accountability. A quarterly check in acknowledges that a 11 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: year is a really long time, and it's wise to 12 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: have at least a few points along the way to 13 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: take stock and pivot if necessary, or to set new targets. 14 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: I think this is a good way for people to 15 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: think about their lives as well. I'm sure you have 16 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: big bucketless goals, and you probably have annual goals too. 17 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: But as this episode airs near the end of the 18 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: first quarter of the year, why not take stock of 19 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: how things are going and figure out what you'd like 20 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: to do by the end of June. That is, what 21 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: are your second quarter goals. You could take a few 22 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: minutes to look back at the first ninety days of 23 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: the year. What did you get done, what did you like, 24 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: what worked, what didn't work so well. Then you might 25 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: think about any big annual goals and think about whether 26 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: those could be accomplished or partly accomplished in the next 27 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: ninety days. You might also think about whether there are 28 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: other things you'd like to do in general, as you 29 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: think about what's on the calendar and the weather and 30 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: so forth. There are a few upsides to this approach. First, 31 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: it's hard to know in December all the details of 32 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: what life will look like next December. I think we 33 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 1: can get a pretty good sense of a year, which 34 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: is eighty seven hundred and sixty hours. But the further 35 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: you get into the future, the murkier everything becomes. The 36 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: next ninety days, on the other hand, are starting to 37 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: get pretty clear. You might already have some trips booked 38 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: or know when the weekends will be. During busy seasons, 39 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: when things are already planned. Because the landscape is more known, 40 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: you have a better sense of what will be possible. 41 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: Setting goals every ninety days also allows you to set 42 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: more goals without things being in competition. If you want 43 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: to train for a half marathon and be in a 44 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: community theater production, that might be a lot to take 45 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: on at any one point in addition to your work 46 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: and family responsibilities. But you could train for a half 47 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: marathon over three months as a Q two goal. Then 48 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: you could audition for a performance in Q three and 49 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:13,839 Speaker 1: have that be a goal for later in the year. 50 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: You don't try to cram everything in at once, but 51 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: you also don't feel guilty as you're training for that 52 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: half marathon that you have failed at your theater goal. 53 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: It's still there, it's just timed to a different quarter. 54 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: So take a few minutes now to look at the 55 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: landscape for the next three months. What do you hope 56 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: to do, What do you need to do to make 57 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: that happen. What time can you block out to work 58 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: on these things? How will you know if you've accomplished 59 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: your goals? Then ninety days from now, hopefully you will 60 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: be celebrating several things, and then you'll be able to 61 00:03:53,760 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: focus on some new goals, confident that everything is getting done. 62 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: In the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and 63 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for 64 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, 65 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. 66 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 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