WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: One dozen goals

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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 ours are more

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

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<v Speaker 1>one dozen goals for the new year. Well, that might

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<v Speaker 1>seem like a lot, structured the right way, a dozen

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<v Speaker 1>goals will feel incredibly doable. This goal setting strategy will

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<v Speaker 1>help you succeed professionally while having a balanced life. For

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<v Speaker 1>the past few years, I have greeted the new year

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<v Speaker 1>by setting quarterly goals. Three months seems like a great

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<v Speaker 1>amount of time to focus fully on something, and setting

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<v Speaker 1>quarterly goals allows me to set multiple goals while pacing myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I can set a goal to say, write a novel

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<v Speaker 1>and launch a podcast without having the to compete against

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<v Speaker 1>each other. I don't worry while I'm writing the novel

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<v Speaker 1>that I should be thinking about the podcast. I know

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<v Speaker 1>there's a time for that, and now is not that time.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever I make priority lists, I make them in three categories, career, relationships,

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<v Speaker 1>and self. Putting something in all three categories means I'm

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about all three categories, and I think that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing. It's good for weekly planning and it's good

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<v Speaker 1>for goals too. So that is how we get to

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<v Speaker 1>a dozen goals. Each quarter gets three goals, a career one,

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<v Speaker 1>our relationships one, and a personal one. Three goals a

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<v Speaker 1>quarter for four quarters is twelve goals for the year. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>none of these dozen goals has to be particularly huge,

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<v Speaker 1>though it's nice if they are substantial enough to feel meaningful.

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<v Speaker 1>I set a first quarter personal goal to get outside

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty minutes a day. I did that. I set

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<v Speaker 1>a third quarter personal goal to make a decision about

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<v Speaker 1>our housing situation, and lo and behold, my husband and

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<v Speaker 1>I had our offer on a house accepted in August.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, with the pandemic, some goals didn't happen. I

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<v Speaker 1>did not make it to Germany for the boch Festival

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<v Speaker 1>I planned to attend, so it goes. I think setting

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<v Speaker 1>goals allows us to articulate what is important to us.

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<v Speaker 1>And knowing that I cared about the box festival inspired

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<v Speaker 1>me to sign up for a local virtual box lecture

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<v Speaker 1>and sing along series. It's not Leipzig, but it's something.

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<v Speaker 1>If you find the idea of a dozen goals appealing,

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<v Speaker 1>then I encourage you to set some time aside in

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<v Speaker 1>the next few days to brainstorm potential goals for each slot.

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<v Speaker 1>Some you'll already know. I know that my third quarter

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<v Speaker 1>goal for next year is turning in the manuscript of

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<v Speaker 1>a book called Tranquility Tuesday. My contract specifies that it

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<v Speaker 1>be done by October one, so there we go. We're

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<v Speaker 1>doing renovations on the new house and then moving in,

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<v Speaker 1>so that will be a family goal, though I guess

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<v Speaker 1>the question of which quarter depends on how ambitious I

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<v Speaker 1>intend to be. Make sure the goals feel like they

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<v Speaker 1>matter to you, But in any case, I found it

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<v Speaker 1>appealing to know that I've designated goals for later in

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<v Speaker 1>the year and that I planned to devote time to them.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if I'm not devoting mental effort to them right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I know I will be doing cool things in my

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<v Speaker 1>professional and personal life all year long, and that makes

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the new year feel more exciting. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's

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