We’ve Entered The Final Third

Can you believe we’re already entering the final third of the year?

Eight months down, four months to go.

I don’t know about you, but this year seems to be moving incredibly fast.

As we enter this final stretch, I’ve been asking my coaching clients to do something simple, and I’d encourage you to do the same.

Before you start thinking about everything you still need to accomplish, take a few minutes and look back.

Look Back

What are you proud of accomplishing over the first eight months of the year?

What goals have you already crossed off the list?

What challenges did you work through?

Where have you grown?

Take a minute and celebrate those wins.

Seriously.

We’re so conditioned to finish something and immediately move on to the next thing that we rarely stop long enough to appreciate what we’ve accomplished.

If you don’t celebrate your wins, who will?

Now that you’ve looked back, it’s time to look forward.

Refocus

What matters most over these next four months?

Not the 25 things you could work on.

What are the two or three things that would really move the needle?

Where do you need to spend your time, energy, and attention?

What have you allowed to slip that needs to become a priority again?

Four months is plenty of time to make meaningful progress.

But only if you’re focused on the right things.

Recommit

Finally, what do you need to recommit to?

Maybe there’s a goal you set back in January that hasn’t received the attention it deserves.

Don’t write it off.

Don’t tell yourself you’ll start again next year.

And definitely don’t wait until January 1st to make another resolution.

You’ve got four months.

That’s roughly 120 days.

Think about what you could accomplish with 120 days of focused, intentional effort.

There’s still plenty of game left to play.

Quarter Turn Action Step

Take 15 minutes this week and answer three questions:

What am I proud of from the first eight months?

What do I need to refocus on for the next four?

What am I willing to recommit to starting today?

Then choose one action you can take this week to get moving.

We’re entering the final third, friends.

There’s no better time to get started than right now.

So let’s finish strong, cross that goal line, spike the ball, and maybe even do a little touchdown dance.

Until next time,

Here’s to you and your continued success, and powering through the final third.

One Quarter Turn at a Time.

 

Quotes about getting started today

The future starts today, not tomorrow. – Pope John Paul II 

Your life is not a dress rehearsal, and we certainly will not get a do-over. -Fred Grosse

Looking forward to our next connection

Coach Tim