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 to have both a clear vision of your
Speaker 1: big goals and of the doable steps you'll take today
Speaker 1: to work toward them. Your goals go on a billboard
Speaker 1: you can't miss. The daily steps should be doable to
Speaker 1: fit on a matchbox cover. Today's tip was inspired by
Speaker 1: my Before Breakfast interview with Daniel Coyle, author of Flourish
Speaker 1: and The Talent Code. In describing his daily routine, Dan
Speaker 1: said that in the morning he writes notes on a
Speaker 1: three by five index card about, as he puts it,
Speaker 1: what the day might contain. He pointed out that there
Speaker 1: is not much space on ann card. You are not
Speaker 1: going to put fifty things on there unless you write
Speaker 1: really small, so he has to focus and prioritize. He says,
Speaker 1: if I can write today on a matchbox, what matters?
Speaker 1: This is such a good question. In the tiniest of spaces,
Speaker 1: only the highest priorities make the cut. When we have
Speaker 1: limited priorities, we tend to do them so we move forward.
Speaker 1: Dan said that the priorities that go on his index
Speaker 1: card are drawn from the various projects and task streams
Speaker 1: he's working on. This got me thinking about how intentional
Speaker 1: living requires a clear vision of both the big goals
Speaker 1: you're working toward and the steps you'll take today to
Speaker 1: move toward those goals. Your daily efforts are focused so
Speaker 1: precisely that you can record them on a small match
Speaker 1: box or card. Your big goals, on the other hand,
Speaker 1: could go on a billboard. They're easy to understand and
Speaker 1: keep your eye on even if you're driving past at
Speaker 1: sixty miles per hour. So if you are trying to
Speaker 1: be more productive and intentional, consider how you might design
Speaker 1: that metaphorical billboard. Your big goals need to be stated
Speaker 1: as clearly as someone might advertise on a giant sign
Speaker 1: on the road. You also want to post them somewhere
Speaker 1: that is hard to miss. That could be a sign
Speaker 1: on your bathroom mirror, the wallpaper on your computer, a
Speaker 1: note on your back door. This should be a place
Speaker 1: where they will catch your eye and serve as a
Speaker 1: reminder many times per day. Then, with the big goals
Speaker 1: as clear as a message on a billboard, you're ready
Speaker 1: to get granular and matchbox sized about what you'll do
Speaker 1: today to move toward the goals. With about the big
Speaker 1: direction where you're headed and the little steps you need
Speaker 1: to take to get there, you can make progress toward
Speaker 1: accomplishing what you want. In the meantime. This is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've
Speaker 1: got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at
Speaker 1: Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a
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