85. Want to boost your productivity? 5 ways a quarterly planning system can help you CRUSH your goals in the next 12 WEEKS & find more balance in life as a Mom!

85. Looking for more balance in life? Want to boost your productivity? 5 ways a quarterly planning system can help you CRUSH your goals in the next 90 days & find more balance in life as a Mom! Show Notes: Q4 Planning System steps 1. Start with the "big picture" - Decide on what annual goals you're wanting to accomplish in the next 90 days. Ya know, those New Year's resolutions you made in January that are still chillin' there on your vision board...not completed? Focus on setting an intention - what do you want to go for this year...this last quarter of the year specifically? What are your hopes and dreams? What do you want to achieve in the next 12 weeks? Have you reached your yearly goals already...or is there something left undone? 2. Define 3 main focus areas - 3 big goals you want to accomplish. Focus on one area or "goal" per month.  3. Decide what "Done" looks like - This is how we determine if/how we can check that box as complete. For example; instead of saying, "I want to lose weight"...be more specific! Say how much weight you want to lose by when. Plan your end game. What does done look like for you? Losing 15lbs. by Christmas or the end of the year? What would need to happen in order to accomplish your goal? 4. Plan out action steps - Annual > Quarterly > Monthly > Weekly > Daily > Time Blocks. Break down your BIG FOCUS areas into smaller bite sized tasks. Take your monthly goal and plan it out into 4-5 weekly goals, then into 7 daily goals, then into 3 mini tasks/goals to accomplish within your time block. 5. Set Benchmarks - Give yourself details and due dates! Think about a paper that is due in school...when the teacher gives you the assignment, they also tell you the details on how they want the assignment done, as well as a deadline to have it completed by. Same thing goes for our goals, if you want to succeed and achieve them - you've got to give yourself details on how to make it happen and a deadline to accomplish it by. Answer the when, what, where, how and especially the WHY questions when creating goals for yourself. Your "WHY" is the most important and critical component of goal setting - if you don't have a good reason "WHY" you are going for that goal of yours...you'll lose motivation fast! On the reverse, if you choose to plan your goals with more purpose and intention behind them and figure out your "WHY" early on - you'll increase your motivation to achieve the desired result!  Curious to learn more? Tune into today's episode on how to plan your Q4 with intention so you can CRUSH your goals within the next 90 days and finish the year off right! You've got this...be a GOAL DIGGER Mama!  ***Check out our Quarterly Planning Printable on the BLOG!*** http://www.highfivemotherhood.com follow us on Instagram @highfivemotherhood Hang out with us on Facebook @ High Five Motherhood Mamas Group