WEBVTT - You can still win the year

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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 that you can still win the year. The

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter may seem like the end of the calendar year,

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<v Speaker 1>but there is still a lot of time left. In

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen weeks, you can probably accomplish a lot of your

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<v Speaker 1>goals and also convince anyone evaluating you that it has

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<v Speaker 1>been an incredible year. I set goals every year. I

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<v Speaker 1>also check in on them periodically through the year. I

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<v Speaker 1>recently realized that while my personal goals for the year

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<v Speaker 1>were going quite well, I was a little behind on

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<v Speaker 1>my work goals. For instance, I wanted to grow my

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<v Speaker 1>substack newsletter vander Hacks to a certain number of paid subscribers.

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<v Speaker 1>I have grown at some but not by quite as

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<v Speaker 1>many as I want. I also wanted to write a novel,

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<v Speaker 1>and I have not done that. But here's the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>the year isn't over yet. With a concerted push, I

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<v Speaker 1>am guessing I could grow vander Hacks quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, if you are listening to this and you

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<v Speaker 1>are not subscribed, you could perhaps go check it out.

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<v Speaker 1>I do three free posts and two behind the paywal

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<v Speaker 1>each week. Just go to Vanderhacks dot substack dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>And as for writing a novel, National Novel Writing Month

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<v Speaker 1>is coming up. This is in November every year, when

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<v Speaker 1>thousands of people write fifty thousand word novels over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of thirty days. This would be a great kick

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<v Speaker 1>in the pants for me to try something creative. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>you would like to join me. In any case, as

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<v Speaker 1>we come up on Q four, look back on any

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<v Speaker 1>goals set for the year. Some might no longer matter

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<v Speaker 1>to you, and if that is the case, feel free

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<v Speaker 1>to let them go. But if some are still appealing

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<v Speaker 1>and they haven't happened yet, do you see a path

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<v Speaker 1>toward making them happen over the next thirteen weeks. That

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<v Speaker 1>is long enough time to train for a race, to

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<v Speaker 1>start taking lessons for something, to find a trainer and

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<v Speaker 1>start working out regularly. It is a long enough time

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<v Speaker 1>to make something creative, to take a trip that is

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<v Speaker 1>on your list, to do a special one on one

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<v Speaker 1>activity with a family member, or to host a party.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are looking at work goals, I will add

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<v Speaker 1>a little incentive to making the most of Q four.

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<v Speaker 1>Many organizations do annual reviews in November or December. While

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<v Speaker 1>theoretically a win in February should be just as exciting

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<v Speaker 1>as a win in October. People are human. We naturally

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<v Speaker 1>remember things that happened recently, and we tend to treat

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<v Speaker 1>them as more important than things that happened a while ago.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you accomplish one of your big work goals

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<v Speaker 1>in October or early November, you can walk into that

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<v Speaker 1>review looking like a winner and everyone will buy that story.

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<v Speaker 1>Why not use that to your advantage. Take some time

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<v Speaker 1>today to think about which of your goals still matter

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<v Speaker 1>to you and whether there is a path to make

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<v Speaker 1>them happen in the next three months. For many goals,

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<v Speaker 1>I am guessing there is, and then you can end

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<v Speaker 1>the year feeling on top of the world. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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