Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that you can still win the year. The
Speaker 1: fourth quarter may seem like the end of the calendar year,
Speaker 1: but there is still a lot of time left. In
Speaker 1: thirteen weeks, you can probably accomplish a lot of your
Speaker 1: goals and also convince anyone evaluating you that it has
Speaker 1: been an incredible year. I set goals every year. I
Speaker 1: also check in on them periodically through the year. I
Speaker 1: recently realized that while my personal goals for the year
Speaker 1: were going quite well, I was a little behind on
Speaker 1: my work goals. For instance, I wanted to grow my
Speaker 1: substack newsletter vander Hacks to a certain number of paid subscribers.
Speaker 1: I have grown at some but not by quite as
Speaker 1: many as I want. I also wanted to write a novel,
Speaker 1: and I have not done that. But here's the thing,
Speaker 1: the year isn't over yet. With a concerted push, I
Speaker 1: am guessing I could grow vander Hacks quite a bit.
Speaker 1: For instance, if you are listening to this and you
Speaker 1: are not subscribed, you could perhaps go check it out.
Speaker 1: I do three free posts and two behind the paywal
Speaker 1: each week. Just go to Vanderhacks dot substack dot com.
Speaker 1: And as for writing a novel, National Novel Writing Month
Speaker 1: is coming up. This is in November every year, when
Speaker 1: thousands of people write fifty thousand word novels over the
Speaker 1: course of thirty days. This would be a great kick
Speaker 1: in the pants for me to try something creative. Perhaps
Speaker 1: you would like to join me. In any case, as
Speaker 1: we come up on Q four, look back on any
Speaker 1: goals set for the year. Some might no longer matter
Speaker 1: to you, and if that is the case, feel free
Speaker 1: to let them go. But if some are still appealing
Speaker 1: and they haven't happened yet, do you see a path
Speaker 1: toward making them happen over the next thirteen weeks. That
Speaker 1: is long enough time to train for a race, to
Speaker 1: start taking lessons for something, to find a trainer and
Speaker 1: start working out regularly. It is a long enough time
Speaker 1: to make something creative, to take a trip that is
Speaker 1: on your list, to do a special one on one
Speaker 1: activity with a family member, or to host a party.
Speaker 1: If you are looking at work goals, I will add
Speaker 1: a little incentive to making the most of Q four.
Speaker 1: Many organizations do annual reviews in November or December. While
Speaker 1: theoretically a win in February should be just as exciting
Speaker 1: as a win in October. People are human. We naturally
Speaker 1: remember things that happened recently, and we tend to treat
Speaker 1: them as more important than things that happened a while ago.
Speaker 1: So if you accomplish one of your big work goals
Speaker 1: in October or early November, you can walk into that
Speaker 1: review looking like a winner and everyone will buy that story.
Speaker 1: Why not use that to your advantage. Take some time
Speaker 1: today to think about which of your goals still matter
Speaker 1: to you and whether there is a path to make
Speaker 1: them happen in the next three months. For many goals,
Speaker 1: I am guessing there is, and then you can end
Speaker 1: the year feeling on top of the world. In the meantime,
Speaker 1: this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast
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