1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and ours are more 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to set 5 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: one dozen goals for the new year. Well, that might 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: seem like a lot, structured the right way, a dozen 7 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: goals will feel incredibly doable. This goal setting strategy will 8 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: help you succeed professionally while having a balanced life. For 9 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: the past few years, I have greeted the new year 10 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: by setting quarterly goals. Three months seems like a great 11 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: amount of time to focus fully on something, and setting 12 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: quarterly goals allows me to set multiple goals while pacing myself. 13 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: I can set a goal to say, write a novel 14 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: and launch a podcast without having the to compete against 15 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: each other. I don't worry while I'm writing the novel 16 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: that I should be thinking about the podcast. I know 17 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: there's a time for that, and now is not that time. 18 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: Whenever I make priority lists, I make them in three categories, career, relationships, 19 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: and self. Putting something in all three categories means I'm 20 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: thinking about all three categories, and I think that's a 21 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: good thing. It's good for weekly planning and it's good 22 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: for goals too. So that is how we get to 23 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: a dozen goals. Each quarter gets three goals, a career one, 24 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: our relationships one, and a personal one. Three goals a 25 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: quarter for four quarters is twelve goals for the year. Now, 26 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: none of these dozen goals has to be particularly huge, 27 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: though it's nice if they are substantial enough to feel meaningful. 28 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: I set a first quarter personal goal to get outside 29 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: for twenty minutes a day. I did that. I set 30 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: a third quarter personal goal to make a decision about 31 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: our housing situation, and lo and behold, my husband and 32 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: I had our offer on a house accepted in August. 33 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: Of course, with the pandemic, some goals didn't happen. I 34 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: did not make it to Germany for the boch Festival 35 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: I planned to attend, so it goes. I think setting 36 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: goals allows us to articulate what is important to us. 37 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: And knowing that I cared about the box festival inspired 38 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: me to sign up for a local virtual box lecture 39 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: and sing along series. It's not Leipzig, but it's something. 40 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: If you find the idea of a dozen goals appealing, 41 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: then I encourage you to set some time aside in 42 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: the next few days to brainstorm potential goals for each slot. 43 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: Some you'll already know. I know that my third quarter 44 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: goal for next year is turning in the manuscript of 45 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: a book called Tranquility Tuesday. My contract specifies that it 46 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: be done by October one, so there we go. We're 47 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: doing renovations on the new house and then moving in, 48 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: so that will be a family goal, though I guess 49 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: the question of which quarter depends on how ambitious I 50 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: intend to be. Make sure the goals feel like they 51 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: matter to you, But in any case, I found it 52 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: appealing to know that I've designated goals for later in 53 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: the year and that I planned to devote time to them. 54 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: Even if I'm not devoting mental effort to them right now, 55 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: I know I will be doing cool things in my 56 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: professional and personal life all year long, and that makes 57 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: the start of the new year feel more exciting. In 58 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's 59 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: the succeeding in the New Corner Office. The New Corner 60 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: Office is a production of I Heart Radio. 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