Marissa and Ken tackle intriguing listener questions, from writing exciting goals to efficiently using the planner during 12-hour shifts. They emphasize the importance of non-material goals like health and relationships, while offering tips for overcoming limiting beliefs. Practical strategies for adapting planning techniques are discussed, along with the distinction between goals and resolutions. The hosts also highlight the SMARTER framework for navigating goal-setting challenges, encouraging community engagement for motivation.
Using the Full Focus Planner, individuals can optimize time management even with demanding schedules, ensuring consistency in self-care routines.
Engaging in imaginative exercises can help individuals overcome limiting beliefs, leading to more exciting and meaningful goal-setting experiences.
Deep dives
The Launch of the Full Focus Wellness Planner
The introduction of the Full Focus Wellness Planner offers an innovative twist to traditional planning tools, emphasizing self-care and well-being. Users can track a variety of wellness metrics, such as sleep quality, hydration levels, and gratitude, alongside familiar planning features like daily and weekly goals. The planner is designed to support individuals in prioritizing their wellness journey, making it a valuable resource for those looking to enhance their overall health. Community feedback highlights its effectiveness, reinforcing its role as a comprehensive tool for personal development.
Setting Inspiring Goals
Finding excitement in goal-setting is crucial for maintaining motivation and achieving success. To combat feelings of boredom when brainstorming goals, individuals may need to address underlying limiting beliefs, such as fears of failure. A useful approach involves imaginative exercises that allow for dreaming without self-imposed restrictions, fostering creativity and ambition in goal setting. Encouragement from coaches, friends, or journaling can help unlock these suppressed desires and lead to the identification of engaging, meaningful goals.
Adapting Planning for Irregular Work Schedules
Those working irregular schedules, such as healthcare professionals on 12-hour shifts, can still effectively utilize planning tools like the Full Focus Planner by strategically planning ahead. Creating an 'ideal week' for upcoming shifts and consolidating morning and evening routines can optimize time management and maintain healthy habits. Prioritizing non-negotiable practices tailored to workdays and off-days helps maintain consistency in self-care. Flexibility and intentionality become essential in making the planner work efficiently amidst a demanding and variable work schedule.
The Importance of Differentiating Goals from Resolutions
Understanding the distinction between goals and New Year's resolutions can significantly impact the effectiveness of personal development efforts. While resolutions often lack specificity and concrete planning, goals—especially when following structured frameworks—are actionable, measurable, and time-bound. This clarity helps individuals transition from vague intentions to defined, achievable outcomes. By integrating goal-setting systems like the Full Focus Planner, individuals can enhance their likelihood of success and follow through on their aspirations.
After running long in part one, Marissa and Ken finish answering listener questions directly from the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook. In this episode, they answer questions like:
What if I only write lame, boring goals?
How do you use the planner when you have 12-hour shifts?
How do you use the Full Focus System as an organization?
How do I go to bed on time?
Is a goal different from a resolution?
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