full focus planner Archives

177. Avoid Repeating Mistakes: Weekly Preview Pt. 2

As we continue our exploration of the Weekly Preview, this week we turn our attention towards the After Action Review (AAR). Completing your AAR is a critical step in building momentum towards accomplishing your goals, but you have to make sure you think critically as you fill it out. In this episode, Courtney and Verbs […]

176. What Matters This Week?: Weekly Preview Pt. 1

The Weekly Preview is essential to the Full Focus System and it’s one of our users’ favorite tools. In order to really dig into who and why it works, we’re starting a three-part miniseries all about the Weekly Preview. First up: Setting your Weekly Big 3. While this actually happens at the end of your […]

175. The Best Tip to Keep Goals Front and Center

We’re well into January and might be starting to feel some friction on our goal journeys. After a couple of weeks of the new year, good intention and effort alone are no longer enough to see your goals through. Now is the perfect time to let your processes and strategies carry you forward so you […]

174. What Can I Do Today to Advance My Goal?

So, you have your goals set and you’ve figured out what the next steps are to help you start moving towards those goals. What’s next? Well, now is the time to start focusing on the foundational tool of the Full Focus Planner: The Daily Big 3. Even if you’ve used your planner for years, it’s […]

173. Start with Simple: Building Goal Momentum

Happy New Year! It’s 2023 and it’s time to make sure that you’ve set yourself up for success. Every year, in order to start off on the right foot, it’s important to take a step back and plan your year with some very simple actions that will build up speed and propel you all the […]

172. Slow Down to Speed Up: Goal-Setting During Crazy Seasons

Sometimes the quickest way isn’t the best way. While it would be very fast to simply write a list of goals on December 31st and then just hope that they work out, the research proves that it’s not an effective way to reach your goals. The Full Focus System is built on the idea that […]

171. 3 Steps to Stop Holding Yourself Back

So often the areas we want to set goals in are areas we’ve tried to set goals in before – and failed. We’ve become discouraged. We’ve lost hope. We don’t want to try again. Along the way, we’ve turned those “failures” into limiting beliefs. We say things like, “I simply can’t reach that goal.” But […]

170. Give Me a Verb: The Grammar of Goal Setting

As a kid, did you ever wonder, When will I need to know what a verb is? Well, the answer to that question is today. How you write your goals is a crucial element of your ability to achieve them. A poorly worded goal can leave you feeling adrift and like you’ve failed. A correctly […]

169. The Most Important Goal-Setting Question

Sometimes goal setting can feel overwhelming. It can certainly feel like there are too many choices that you have to make before you can accomplish your goals. However, of all of the open questions that you need to answer, there is one that is more important than the rest. Blake, Verbs, and Courtney share that […]

168. How to Stay Grounded This Holiday Season

While the holiday season is wonderful, it can also disrupt all of the routines and rituals you’ve spent all year developing. With more family, more events, more time with friends, more gifts, more meals, there’s seemingly not enough time to devote to pursuing your quarterly and annual goals. When there’s so much “more” happening in […]