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βWelcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one.β Lifes a Game (Plan):
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Every year I sit down and plan out my year ahead. Jesse Itzler is known for doing this with his βbig a## calendarβ but I just use a small a## google sheet. Today Iβm giving you free access to my planning 2024 template that goes along with the below exercise. Simply click here and make a copy for yourself!β Thanks for making 𧩠Life's a Game Free! I've been trying to figure out how to separate my newsletters from my work email and then I found Meco. Meco is a distraction-free space for reading newsletters outside the inbox. The app is packed with features designed to supercharge your learnings from your favorite writers (myself included!). Become a more productive reader and declutter your email inbox with Meco - try the app today! β βοΈ MY TURN:The past 10 years of my life have included......
Planning each year in advance has allowed me to do three things: #1: Slow down time Many people like to joke that I get more done in a month than most do in a year. Planning my calendar ensures I inject my life with novelty which has been proven to slow down the feeling of time. β Time is relative. A week to a newborn is an entire lifetime. A week to a 1 year old is 1/52 of their life. A week to a 10 year old is 1/520 of their life. Letβs look at Urban's chart of the "life of the typical American."
If I live an average life span for my gender (83), I only have another 2,340 weeks left! So thereβs no way Iβm going to waste any. #3: The Year Of..... I always have a big hairy goal for the year ahead. Finish this sentence: 2024 will be the year of _________. 2023 was the year of "leaving corporate America" and I will always look back and remember 2023 as the year I stepped out on my own. Some "Year of" statements have been fitness related (like running a marathon before each baby turned 1) and some have been professional (launching a company, new product or writing a book). So how will you finish the sentence? 2024 is the year of __________. β As I get older it becomes harder and harder to get quality time with friends. People are busy, kids' schedules take over. Ready to level up and get the most out of 2024? π β βοΈ YOUR TURN:I approach my yearly planning the same way I approach building a marketing calendar as a CMO. I slice the calendar in 4 ways:
Reminder: Use this link to get your 𧩠Life's a Game Planning calendar. β β Annual: First look at the year as 1 yearStep 1. Identify your tentpole moments Start by planning your tentpole moments in the full calendar year. Things that require you to step away from your life and do something new, exciting and different.
My tentpoles include:
Step 2. Add your annual moments
I also add in preventative health at this stage of planning: itβs important to me and also a pain to stay on top of so I just pull them over from year to year. Feel free to steal my calendar below. β
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Step 3: Add your quarterly launches / goals
What do you hope to launch personally and professionally in the upcoming year? Let's break those now into quarterly launches and goals.
By putting that goal on a calendar you now have something to plan toward and hold you accountable instead of punting it into the obscure βin 2024 I want to do thisβ verbiage.
Things like:
I also have a few things that I want to happen every single quarter:
Step 4: Add your monthly to-dos & non-negotiables
Every month it's important to create the 5 things you want to complete and then schedule them into your calendar.
Here are my 5 monthly staples:
Step 5: Add your weekly goals you want to maintain
Every week has a rhythm. Without planning ahead it can become easy to let it just slip by. Here are my non-negotiables in a week.
By completing this planning exercise you've now got a HUGE head start on everyone else as you head into 2024. β
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PS If you are ready to take your game to the next level, here are 4 ways I can support you:β
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by Amanda Goetz
2x Founder | Brand Builder | Creator | Investor Featured in Forbes, Ad Week, Poosh, The Skinny Confidential Over 110,000 people follow Amanda to learn how to get the most out of life. Single mom x3 Teaching Productivity to emerging Leaders via Morning Brew
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