Hey leaders! This is episode one hundred and five! We’ve all heard the saying “Plan your work and work your plan”. However many leaders I connect with have a hole in one of these four areas when it comes to planning for their business results.

You can find the full transcript of today’s episode at crazybigdreams.biz/105.

These four areas are annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly planning.

Almost everyone has an annual plan for their business. This is all about the crazy big dreams and achievements they set out with.

Many also have monthly plans. I do find however that many don’t use this monthly plan throughout the month when working in their business. They simply go about their work and however the month ends up is how the month ends up.

Now, this is an advantage for some who have an intentional approach to this. They intend to work in and on their business diligently while focused on their annual goals and plans.

They don’t pay attention to whether it’s the beginning or the end of the month. They don’t focus on “close out”.

They have the same approach every day regardless of the day of the month.

Others however can be less intentional about this and simply, as they self-describe, ‘not be good at goal tracking’ every day & throughout the month.

I’ve had so many leaders take note and say “Can you repeat that” when I share how I go about planning for my business.

I start with my crazy big dreams. And this is important because it’s uninhibited. I just dream.

Like…it would be amazing if I could serve entrepreneurs. It would be amazing if I had my own podcast. It would be amazing to write a book. It would be amazing to have journals and stationary and supportive, business-branded materials for my clients. And so on.

So these aren’t goals per se. They aren’t your typical "quote un-quote" smart goals. Specific measurable etc…

These are crazy big dreams. Ideas I would love to become reality but feel a little too big and maybe a little “well that would be crazy” to make happen.

I take these and then I sit down with what I do know about the year ahead. In my personal and professional life. I’m a military spouse and sometimes we happen to know what’s coming and a lot of the time we truly do not know what’s coming. That’s the nature of the work.

Some jobs come with a lot of responsibility. It can be a big job, a lot of travel, a deployment, or a unique set of circumstances. There may be a lot more solo parenting on my part. And then there’s a cushion I have to check myself with because there is a guarantee that something unforeseen will always come up.

My ambition rarely matches our reality. What I want to do professionally and what I am humanly able to accomplish because of our military lifestyle and being the first-call parent of two kiddos, well there’s just a big mismatch there. And that’s ok.

I love that I’m ambitious and driven. I love that I still have goals and dreams with my business. Even if they are crazy and big. Because there was a time, as a military spouse when I stopped setting goals. I didn’t have personal dreams. And I didn’t feel like myself. At all. Thankfully, I didn’t stay there.

Don't miss the five key questions I give you to check in with your business planning! Find any holes you may have. There is an undeniable opportunity for your results by doing so. Go to crazybigdreams.biz/105 for the full episode.