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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 have both a clear vision of your big goals and of the doable steps you'll take today to work toward them.
Your goals go on a billboard you can't miss.
The daily steps should be doable to fit on a matchbox cover.
Today's tip was inspired by my before breakfast interview with Daniel Coyle, author of Flourish and the Talent Code.
In describing his daily routine, Dan said that in the morning he writes notes on a 3x5 index card about, as he puts it, what the day might contain.
He pointed out that there is not much space on an index card.
You are not going to put 50 things on there unless you write really small things.
So he has to focus and prioritize.
He says, if I can write today on a matchbox, what matters?
This is such a good question.
In the tiniest of spaces, only the highest priorities make the cut.
When we have limited priorities, we tend to do them.
So we move forward.
Dan said that the priorities that go on his index card are drawn from the various projects and task streams he's working on.
This got me thinking about how intentional living requires a clear vision of both the big goals you're working toward and and the steps you'll take today to move toward those goals.
Your daily efforts are focused so precisely that you can record them on a small matchbox or index card.
Your big goals, on the other hand, could go on a billboard.
They're easy to understand and keep your eye on, even if you're driving past at 60 miles per hour.
So if you are trying to be more productive and intentional, consider how you might design that metaphorical billboard.
Your big goals need to be stated as clearly as someone might advertise on a giant sign on the road.
You also want to post them somewhere that is hard to miss.
That could be a sign on your bathroom mirror, the wallpaper on your computer, a note on your back door.
This should be a place where they will catch your eye and serve as a reminder many times per day.
Then, with the big goals as clear as a message on a billboard, you're ready to get granular and matchbox sized about what you'll do today to move toward the goals.
With clarity about the big direction where you're headed and the little steps you need to take to get there, you can make progress toward accomplishing what you want.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at LauraVanderkam.com.
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