⭕️ Before Q2 begins... read this

Hey friend,

Confession: I used to hate setting goals. Every time I tried, I'd stay motivated for about two weeks before life took over and I completely lost track.

But in 2023, I stumbled onto a goal-setting method that changed everything. Since then, I've had some of my biggest wins ever—and more importantly, I've felt genuinely proactive rather than just reacting to whatever life threw at me.

Most people set goals once a year and then forget about them until December. But imagine a flight taking off—if the pilot shifts the route by just 1 degree every minute, the plane will land in a completely different destination. That's exactly why quarterly (every three months) check-ins are critical. They keep you aligned, focused, and headed exactly where you want to go.

So, here’s the simplified but powerful process I use to reflect, reset, and realign every quarter. You can dive deeper with Sahil Bloom’s amazing guide here, but let's start simple:

read time: 5 mins

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Step 1: Reflect and Score Your Last Quarter

Take 1–2 hours. Grab a journal, a doc, or a notes app. Divide your life into buckets that matter most to you. For me, those are:

• Work

• Health

• Relationships / Family

• Social

(If you’re a student, you might also add School, Learning, or Extracurriculars.)

For each bucket, answer these prompts:

1. Wins:

• What went great?

• What are you proud of?

• What progress did you make?

2. Lessons:

• What didn’t go as planned?

• What felt off or could’ve been better?

• What habits or decisions do you want to change?

3. Score:

• Rate your satisfaction in this area from 1–10. (Think about where you started and where you want to be—not compared to anyone else.)

Step 2: Dream Big (But Realistically)

Take another hour. Let yourself dream. Make a list of everything you’d love to do in life if there were no constraints—time, money, fear, or experience.

Prompt: What would your 7-year-old self, the one who believed they could do anything, put on this list?

These are your long-term goals. You won’t act on all of them this quarter, but they’ll guide your direction.

Step 3: Set Your Q2 Goals

Grab another sheet. Draw a table with four columns:

Define specific actions for each category that would move your score forward.

Step 4: Identify Your KPIs (Metrics for Success)

Now define KPIs—how you’ll measure progress:

• Health: Gym 3x/week, 7.5 hours of sleep/night

• Social: 1 meaningful convo/week, 2 group events/month

• Work: Weekly planning, finish X project by end of Q2

Make them simple, measurable, and realistic.

Step 5: Schedule and Prioritize

Let’s be real—your most limited resource is time. You get about 115.5 waking hours/week (after 7.5 hours of sleep per night).

Now assign hours to each category based on your KPIs:

• Work: 50 hours → 43%

• Health: 23 hours → 20%

• Social: 11.5 hours → 10%

• Relationships: 17 hours → 15%

• Free / Buffer Time: 14 hours → 12%

Step 6: Set Up Accountability

None of this matters unless you track and follow up.

• Find a friend, coach, or accountability partner.

• Schedule a weekly 1-hour reset call.

• During the call: review your scores, wins, misses, and update your plan if needed.

If you want, use Google Calendar to create a color-coded system for your categories. Or, write down an "ideal day in the life" that reflects your goals.

Friend, let me know if you try this. Drop me a reply or message—I’d love to hear how it works for you or help walk you through it. I learned this system the hard way, but it completely changed how I operate.

And if you haven’t read it yet, Sahil Bloom’s Annual Planning Guide is the inspiration for a lot of this process. You can read it here.

We’re not playing the short game anymore. This is how we take control of our life. Quarter by quarter.

p.p.s: Don’t forget to fill out The Possibilists survey by Apr 6 - you don’t want to miss out on your chance to have your voice heard (+ get all those perks).

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