WEBVTT - Set quarterly goals

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to set quarterly goals. New Year's resolutions are great,

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<v Speaker 1>but a year is a long time. Quarterly goals can

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<v Speaker 1>keep you motivated toward a visible finish line. So lots

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<v Speaker 1>of businesses report their earnings quarterly. They forecast how the

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<v Speaker 1>business will run over the quarter, and they report back. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I know not all companies love investors breathing down their

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<v Speaker 1>necks every quarter, but this ninety day timeframe provides a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of accountability. A quarterly check in acknowledges that a

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<v Speaker 1>year is a really long time, and it's wise to

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<v Speaker 1>have at least a few points along the way to

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<v Speaker 1>take stock and pivot if necessary, or to set new targets.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is a good way for people to

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<v Speaker 1>think about their lives as well. I'm sure you have

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<v Speaker 1>big bucketless goals, and you probably have annual goals too.

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<v Speaker 1>But as this episode airs near the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter of the year, why not take stock of

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<v Speaker 1>how things are going and figure out what you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to do by the end of June. That is, what

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<v Speaker 1>are your second quarter goals. You could take a few

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<v Speaker 1>minutes to look back at the first ninety days of

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<v Speaker 1>the year. What did you get done, what did you like,

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<v Speaker 1>what worked, what didn't work so well. Then you might

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<v Speaker 1>think about any big annual goals and think about whether

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<v Speaker 1>those could be accomplished or partly accomplished in the next

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<v Speaker 1>ninety days. You might also think about whether there are

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<v Speaker 1>other things you'd like to do in general, as you

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<v Speaker 1>think about what's on the calendar and the weather and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth. There are a few upsides to this approach. First,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to know in December all the details of

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<v Speaker 1>what life will look like next December. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>can get a pretty good sense of a year, which

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<v Speaker 1>is eighty seven hundred and sixty hours. But the further

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<v Speaker 1>you get into the future, the murkier everything becomes. The

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<v Speaker 1>next ninety days, on the other hand, are starting to

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<v Speaker 1>get pretty clear. You might already have some trips booked

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<v Speaker 1>or know when the weekends will be. During busy seasons,

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<v Speaker 1>when things are already planned. Because the landscape is more known,

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<v Speaker 1>you have a better sense of what will be possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Setting goals every ninety days also allows you to set

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<v Speaker 1>more goals without things being in competition. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>to train for a half marathon and be in a

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<v Speaker 1>community theater production, that might be a lot to take

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<v Speaker 1>on at any one point in addition to your work

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<v Speaker 1>and family responsibilities. But you could train for a half

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<v Speaker 1>marathon over three months as a Q two goal. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you could audition for a performance in Q three and

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<v Speaker 1>have that be a goal for later in the year.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't try to cram everything in at once, but

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<v Speaker 1>you also don't feel guilty as you're training for that

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<v Speaker 1>half marathon that you have failed at your theater goal.

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<v Speaker 1>It's still there, it's just timed to a different quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>So take a few minutes now to look at the

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<v Speaker 1>landscape for the next three months. What do you hope

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<v Speaker 1>to do, What do you need to do to make

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<v Speaker 1>that happen. What time can you block out to work

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<v Speaker 1>on these things? How will you know if you've accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>your goals? Then ninety days from now, hopefully you will

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<v Speaker 1>be celebrating several things, and then you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on some new goals, confident that everything is getting done.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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