Make plans now to review your annual goals
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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
tip is to plan your check in times. If you
have set any sort of annual goals, or if life
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looks different in different seasons for you, you want to
set sometimes during the year to check in on how
things are going and to plan the next season. Setting
those times now early in the year increases the chances
that they happen. So plenty of people set annual goals,
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and plenty of people plan their days or weeks, but
a lot of life happens in chunks that are between
those sizes. Sarah hartunger my co host on the Best
of Both Worlds podcast, thinks of her year in quintiles.
There is January to spring break, spring break to summer, summer,
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and then the beginning of the school year to November first.
Quintile five goes from November first to the end of
the year. She checks in at the beginning of each
quintile to look at her annual goals and see how
things are going. She also plans out things that need
to happen over the next two to three months. Perhaps
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you might think of your life in some different way.
Many people think of life in quarters, or maybe it
is seasons. In general, academics often go for trimesters. But
however you think about your time, it is good to
have multiple check in times during the year. You will
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be able to check in on any goals you have set,
pivot or set new ones, and plan anything requiring long
range planning. Now, perhaps you are thinking, yes, Laura, that
makes sense, But how do you know that come the
beginning of say Q two, you will actually remember to
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sit down with your list of annual goals. Well, here's
how choose check in dates. Now, pull out or pull
up your calendar for the year and set times at
the beginning of each new season or at least every
three months or so, to review your life. Put these
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appointments on your calendar. Now, I am not saying that
these are completely set in stone. It is entirely possible
that you don't know what you will need to do
on or around October first. However, by putting the appointment now,
when it gets close to October first, you will see it.
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You will think, oh, yes, I need to do my
quarterly check in. Even if you can't do the check
in at that particular time that you chose back in January.
Seeing the appointment will nudge you to put it at
some point and then you will do it rather than
forgetting about it and not doing it. Making the appointment
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increases the chances of you staying on track. Or maybe
you could be more formal about it. Maybe you envision
taking a half day off work each quarter for planning
and reviewing life. I think that's a nice idea. If
you do, too, then you should go ahead and request
those dates off. Doing that will likely make them stick
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a bit more. Or maybe you would like to make
one of your check ins more of a retreat. If
you think you will be going somewhere for a weekend,
plan it in that will also more likely stick. But
do at least put some check ins on the calendar.
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People go to the trouble of setting new intentions for
the new year, and then they forget about them when
life gets busy, or perhaps they have hopes for particular seasons,
but forget those hopes by the time that time rolls around.
Planning in your check in times gives you a fighting
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chance of keeping your intentions front of mind. Check in
times will also give you a chance to look at
the bigger picture and take stock of your life. These
are all good things, so they deserve space on your calendar.
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In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
here's to making the most of our times. Thanks for
listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,
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you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.
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