People plan at different times of the year. While January to December works well as a starting point, setting and reviewing your goals can happen at
any time of the year.
And as we move into a new quarter now's a good time to reflect on the first three months and plan your next 90 days.
Plan Your Next 90 Days
Review the last quarter:
Answer the following questions to review and assess your progress so far:
- What have you achieved so far? It's important to acknowledge your successes each month as well as any areas for improvement.
- What worked, what didn't? Not everything goes according to plan but that's OK as long as recognise where you and what's needed.
- What learnings or insights have you had? Do you
need to do more or less of something, do you need to refocus or simplify your priorities?
- What do you need to change, adapt or start doing?
Outline your priorities and objectives:
Decide what you want/need to focus on for the next 90 days
- Create your clear measurable priorities that are aligned with your goals for the year. Have you changed or adapted them as a result of the last six months?
- Organise them into importance, significance and the time and resources
you'll need to achieve them. Don't make it all about work, include your own personal priorities and objectives too.
- Simplify - are you trying to do too much. Do you have conflicting priorities. Pick ONE thing!
Create an action
plan:
Once you've identified your priorities, create a plan of action to take you forward, month by month, week by week.
- Break down your priorities and objectives into step by step action with milestones for each month.
- Schedule
the time into your planner and allocate the resources you'll need.
- What obstacles, blocks might come up in the next few months? How will you manage these.
Then step back and look at the broader picture. Does it make sense? Do you have the time to implement everything you want and are you being realistic about how
much time you have? If in doubt, start with less and add more in as you assess how things are going.
Many people are overly optimistic about how much time they have or how long things are going to take (me included! 😏).
Take into account Easter and school holidays are coming up, so you may have less time available and need to plan accordingly.
Implement your plan:
At the beginning of each month, week, day, plan what you need to do and keep your 90 day plan in mind.
- Work on your actions week-by-week.
- Review your progress against your
milestones.
- Keep your goals and objectives in mind as you do this.
- Adjust and adapt as you need to. Flexibility is important.
Accountability &
Support:
- Build your support network and share your goals and action plan so the added accountability will keep you focused.
- You'll also have somewhere to discuss challenges and brainstorm ideas to keep you on track.
Accountability can make the difference to how focused you are and how much you achieve. You can hold yourself accountable in the Better Time Habits group or share your plans with a colleagues, mentor or coach.
What have you got in store for the next 90 Days?
You can access more structured support and accountability for your 90 Day
Planning inside the Productivity Hub. If you'd like to be part of this, DM me for the sign-up link.
