WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: Plan your fourth quarter strategy

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to plan

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<v Speaker 1>your fourth quarter strategy. Whatever the year has looked like

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<v Speaker 1>so far, and let's just say it might have been challenging,

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<v Speaker 1>you can do a lot with a concentrated fourth quarter push.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm first publishing this episode on September thirtieth. For many

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<v Speaker 1>of us, twenty twenty has been quite a year. It

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<v Speaker 1>is now three quarters done. A lot of people have

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<v Speaker 1>asked whether the year can be over with already, But

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<v Speaker 1>it is a shame to wish time away. Life is

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<v Speaker 1>limited as it is. Wishing time away is such a

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<v Speaker 1>miserable bargain. Better to make the most of the time

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<v Speaker 1>we have. The good news is that whatever the first

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<v Speaker 1>part of this year has looked like, professionally or personally,

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<v Speaker 1>there is still enough time to rescue the narrative. Three

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<v Speaker 1>months is enough to do grand things. The key is

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<v Speaker 1>to choose a limited number of things that really matter

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<v Speaker 1>and then go all in on getting them done. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe your business, like so many businesses, has seen clients

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<v Speaker 1>disappear or revenues drop. By focusing your fourth quarter on

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<v Speaker 1>finding new clients or suggesting projects to existing clients that

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<v Speaker 1>meet their new needs, you could quite likely end the

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<v Speaker 1>year with some big wins. This is great for an

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<v Speaker 1>annual review. Stuff that happens in October tends to seem

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<v Speaker 1>bigger than stuff that happens in February. But it's also

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<v Speaker 1>good for one's sanity. Everyone loves success. Or maybe you've

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<v Speaker 1>needed to make a career pivot. If you've decided to

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<v Speaker 1>go back to school, the next three months are an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to choose a program and apply. Maybe you'd be

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<v Speaker 1>able to start and Jaimanuary if not before. If you

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<v Speaker 1>want to learn a new skill, plenty of programs take

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<v Speaker 1>a few weekends or a couple nights a week for

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<v Speaker 1>a month or so. My ten year old actually got

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<v Speaker 1>his SCOPA certification this year doing a weekend program earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the year, some coursework, and a weekend program this fall.

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<v Speaker 1>You could learn first aid, or how to do certain

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<v Speaker 1>repair jobs, or just about anything you can think of.

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<v Speaker 1>You can also take any extra capacity you might have

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<v Speaker 1>if work is slow, and put it towards starting an

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<v Speaker 1>internal networking or resource group. How about a support group

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<v Speaker 1>for parents or for people with your particular background. You

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<v Speaker 1>could schedule a series of lunchtime sessions and virtual networking

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<v Speaker 1>groups and end the year with a far more robust

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<v Speaker 1>network and cement your reputation as a leader. If you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to be promoted next year, that's a great thing

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<v Speaker 1>for people to be thinking this year. Of course, you

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<v Speaker 1>can create a fourth quarter strategy at home too. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you decide to eat healthier lunches for the next ninety days.

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<v Speaker 1>You commit to getting ten thousand steps on five days

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<v Speaker 1>a week for the next three months. You commit to

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<v Speaker 1>calling a particular family member every week. All of these

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<v Speaker 1>will create a lot of positive change. Really, it can

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<v Speaker 1>be anything, but choosing something that matters to you and

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<v Speaker 1>doing it consistently for the next ninety days will lead

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<v Speaker 1>to something. I can't say for sure what life surprises us.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes twenty twenty has definitely taught us that, But it

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<v Speaker 1>will lead to something, and of such serendipity comes success.

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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 succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New

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