Hey friends 👋

Spring is in the air, AFL finals are well underway, and we are inching closer to the warm Summer nights we know and love.

We're getting towards the end of Q1 of FY25, so I wanted to gear this week's newsletter towards a practical method I've been using to keep on top of my goals at work. Hope you get some value out of it, and I hope you have a great week :)

Brock

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Would you still set goals if your company didn't make you? Yep Nah Not sure

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This Week's Thought

Setting goals at the start of the (financial) year is one thing, but it's just as important to actually track them as the year progresses.

Recently I've been using a simple system that I learnt from Cal Newport.

I create a table which breaks down my goals into quarterly, monthly, and weekly columns (see example below).

I sit down and reflect on each of my goals, and first of all decide what I need to get done in the current quarter in order to achieve my goals.

Then, with an understanding of what I'd be aiming for by the end of the quarter, I break each quarterly goal down into what I'd need to achieve by the end of the month.

Then I take that one step further and define what I'd need to get done by the end of the week in order to reach my monthly goal.

Finally, each day when I log on, one of the first things I do is to review this table to ensure that I have my weekly goals front of mind when I'm creating my to-do list for the day.

Annual goal --> quarterly goal --> monthly goal --> weekly goal --> daily actions.

As I complete goals I cross them off, and I refresh the table every week, month, and quarter, which isn't as much effort as it might sound:

• At the start of each week I review my monthly goals and then break them down into weekly goals.
• At the start of each month I review my quarterly goals and then break them down into monthly goals.
• At the start of each quarter I review my overall goals and then break them down into quarterly goals.

Taking this approach ensures that your high-level (sometimes vague) goals can effectively trickle down into your daily actions. Otherwise, the trap is that you set goals at the start of the year and never look at them again (until it's too late).

If you want to see a video demo of the system, you can find one here (12 mins).

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