How a goal-setting planner can help you achieve your biggest goals. Quarterly goal planning in an actual paper planner can have an exponentially positive effect on your progress and the effectiveness of your plan.
Goal Setting Planner
Setting goals is a great way to motivate yourself and create an action plan for the future.
But how do you know if your goals are realistic?
How can you tell if you're making progress towards them?
And how will you know when they've been achieved?
A goal-setting planner makes it easy to track these things, which is why I recommend using one!
Here are 9 reasons why you should start using a goal setting planner:
1. You'll have a plan for your life.
2. You'll set better quarterly goals, monthly goals, weekly goals, and daily goals
A quarterly planner includes step-by-step instructions that guide you through selecting and setting goals that will have a positive impact on your life.
Then, you'll use tools in the planner that lead you through the process of dividing up your goals into manageable tasks.
3. You'll be more organized.
You'll save time and energy.
When you have a solid plan, you'll always know your next steps. No more figuring out what to do next.
You'll also feel more confident, more organized, and more joyful because you're working on a goal that's meaningful to you.
When you have all of your to-do list items, goals, strategies and more housed in one planner, you'll be less stressed about misplacing or forgetting things.
Having a centralized location for planning work for your goals means that fewer tasks will be forgotten, and you'll be able to switch gears if necessary.
3. A goal setting planner will help you prioritize your tasks
When you have your goals mapped out in your planner, it helps you make better decisions about what to work on next.
If you're faced with a long to-do list, you can pick out the tasks that will help you make progress towards your goals and schedule time to work on those.
Every day you can set up next action steps that keep you moving towards your long-term goals.
If possible, schedule a block of time to work on those nagging to-dos that keep you busy after you've worked on action tasks related to your goals.
4. You'll have an analog accountability system to help you stay on track
The act of writing out your goals by hand, and creating a workable plan for yourself actually improves your chances of being able to stay consistent with working towards your goals.
And, you won't need to log on to your computer to see what you need to work on each day.
It will all be in your paper planner that you can always reference – even when you're without internet access!
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5. Goal planners help you stay focused
The layout of goal planners help you stay focused on what you need to work on.
The best planners have space for you to set quarterly, monthly, weekly, and daily goals.
A good quarterly goal setting planner should include done-for-you templates to help you set and achieve your big goals by breaking them down into smaller, do-able steps.
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6. You can set a realistic timeline for when you want to accomplish each goal
When you use a quarterly goal-setting planner, you're working with a time period that most people can comprehend.
They say that people overestimate what they can do in a day, and underestimate what they can do in a year.
When you plan and set goals each quarter, you're in that sweet spot where you have enough time to get a lot accomplished, but not so much time that it's easy to procrastinate and put things off until later in the year.
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7. Your planner can also serve as a reflection journal
It's perfect for reflecting on what went well in the past week or month.
Some people like to use part of their goal planners gratitude diary to help them focus on the positive things happening in their lives.
8. Goal setting planners help you work on personal and professional goals
Goal setting planners don't just need to be for school or work.
You can plan out your personal goals too!
If you want, you can use stickers and a color-coding system in order to differentiate between different types of tasks.
Many people use our quarterly planning workbook printables, and print out two copies – one for personal goals, and one for professional goals. That's one of the benefits of using a printable goal-setting planner that you can use again and again!
9. It will help you boost your confidence because you achieve your long-term goals
Working with a quarterly goal-setting planner will expand your idea of what's possible and make an amazing plan for the upcoming quarter.
When you set quarterly goals and create a realistic plan to achieve them, you can accomplish way more than you ever thought was possible.
Breaking down those big goals into smaller steps helps you make consistent progress without feeling overwhelmed.
You'll be in control of your future.
That feeling of spinning your wheels for nothing gradually fades away as you slowly become more proactive vs. reactive.
You'll feel a sense of accomplishment. You'll feel so good for keeping a promise to yourself to work on your important goals.
Start a Quarterly Plan Today
Get started with quarterly planning today with our Printable Quarterly Planning Workbooks.
They are available as an instant download that you can save to your computer, print, and begin using today.
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