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Avoid Repeating Mistakes: Weekly Preview Pt. 2 Jan 30, 2023

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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 talk you through the four questions of the After Action Review and provide both the rationale and some helpful tips to help you get the most out of filling it out. Also, Courtney speaks with Dr. Nicole Coomber who is the Assistant Dean at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. (She's also a Full Focus Planner Certified Pro!) Dr. Coomber offers some data-driven insights into why the Full Focus Planner works so well and shares a new paradigm to help shape your Weekly and Daily Big 3.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Neag0qYDcfA

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What Matters This Week?: Weekly Preview Pt. 1 Jan 23, 2023

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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 Weekly Preview, it is perhaps the most important step in the process. Courtney and Verbs share three considerations that you should use when setting your Weekly Big 3.

Also, Nick and Courtney talk about a potential daily task that can be a pain point for almost everybody: planning and making dinner every night.

To watch this episode on YouTube (and to see Verbs' lovely accent performance), visit: https://youtu.be/myTqE4SIytU

The Cassy Joy Garcia books referenced by Courtney:

Cook Once, Eat All Week: https://a.co/d/0ys89Qt

Cook Once Dinner Fix: https://a.co/d/0ys89Qt

Recipe/shopping apps referenced by Nick:

eMeals: https://emeals.com/

Paprika: https://www.paprikaapp.com/

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The Best Tip to Keep Goals Front and Center Jan 16, 2023

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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 can build some momentum.

Verbs and Courtney talk about a key strategy to help make progress on your goals: keeping them visible. After that, Courtney is joined by Erin Perry to talk about the Quarterly Preview.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why it is important to keep your goals visible
Creative ways to keep your goals front and center
Why the Quarterly Preview is essential

To watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B05fSxoAl0k

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What Can I Do Today to Advance My Goal? Jan 09, 2023

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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 always good to refresh your memory and build upon your own experiences.

To help you with that, Blake and Nick explain the Daily Big 3, why it works, and best practices for setting them.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to set the best Daily Big 3 tasks
Why setting your Daily Big 3 is so effective at helping you achieve your goals

To watch this episode on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/sFkwtLjSxpM

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Start with Simple: Building Goal Momentum Jan 02, 2023

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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 way until December 31 with a list of completed goals.

Courtney and Blake talk you through three questions that you can ask yourself to give yourself some quick wins at the start of the year. They also talk through how Blake can use these questions to start his stand-up comedy career. Also, Courtney speaks with Full Focus Certified Pro, Nicole Santamaria, about using the Full Focus System with kids and teachers.

In this episode, you will:

Learn how to ask yourself the questions that will get you moving towards your goals
See how to apply these questions in a real world situation
Hear how to introduce elements of the Full Focus System to kids

To find out more about Nicole, visit her website: https://Nicolesantamaria.com

Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/zsZJjrYuNa0

If you want to join a community of people who have brand new goals and are looking to achieve them, then it's time to join the Full Focus Community on Facebook! There's nothing to lose and a wonderful community to gain. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

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Slow Down to Speed Up: Goal-Setting During Crazy Seasons Dec 26, 2022

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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 you have to slow down at the beginning (and periodically throughout the year) so that you can achieve your goals both faster and with less stress.

Blake and Courtney share with you two allies that you can use to help you through this busy season. Also, Courtney speaks with Full Focus Certified Pro and author, Beth Stanley. She shares how the Full Focus Planner kept her grounded during a very difficult season in her life.

In this episode, you will learn how to:

Use your calendar in a way to keep you on track
Ask others for support in your goal-achievement journey
Hear how the planner provides clarity for not only your future, but your past

If you would like to work with Beth Stanley, visit https://trainertainment.net/.

To view this episode on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/OYaYU-oej2s

This is the perfect time to join the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook. Not only will you be able to see other planner users end of year wins, but you'll be able to share your own. It's the perfect way to put some of the lessons of this episode into practice. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

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3 Steps to Stop Holding Yourself Back Dec 19, 2022

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So often the areas we want to set goals are areas we’ve tried to set goals 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 the truth is that it's the limiting beliefs themselves that can hold us back from achieving a goal or from even setting it in the first place!

Courtney, Verbs, and Blake provide you with three steps to help address your thinking and free you from those pesky limiting beliefs. Also, Courtney speaks with a listener about how to juggle his Daily Big 3 and the urgent demands placed on him at work.

In this episode, you will learn how to:

Identify and rewrite a limiting belief
Give grace to yourself for your past goal-setting attempts.
Balance the demands of your personal goals and the needs of your office

Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/peYDbPq0eTY

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Give Me a Verb: The Grammar of Goal-Setting Dec 12, 2022

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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-worded goal not only helps you accomplish what you've set out to do, but you'll feel great about the person you've become in the process.

Blake, Courtney, and Verbs talk about the power of verbs (the part of speech - not the person). Also, Jim Kelly is back to do a speed round of some of his favorite productivity hacks.

In this episode, you will learn:

The difference between weak and strong verbs
How to make your goals actionable
Useful productivity hacks to help make accomplishing your goals a bit easer

Jim's list of resources:

Want to watch this episode? https://youtu.be/Bqlz5yorVm8

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The Most Important Goal-Setting Question Dec 05, 2022

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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 most important question, why it is so important, and share their experiences in answering it.

In this episode, you will learn:

How to use one question to shape your goal-setting journey
The importance of self-identity
How Blake, Courtney, and Verbs have answered this question

To take your free LifeScore™ Assessment, visit https://fullfocus.co/lifescore

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How to Stay Grounded This Holiday Season Nov 28, 2022

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While the holiday season is wonderful, it can also disrupt all of the routines and rituals that 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 our lives, it's important to look for strategies of "less" to help be both peaceful and productive.

In this episode, Courtney, Verbs, and Blake share one strategy to help you stay grounded this holiday season. Also, Courtney speaks with Michael Hyatt's Executive Assistant (and all-around productive person), Jim Kelly, about some of his favorite hacks.

Here's the list of apps that Jim uses every morning as part of his morning ritual:

Othership (breathing): https://www.othership.us/app
Glorify (Christian worship): https://glorify-app.com/
Aura (meditation): https://www.aurahealth.io/
The Tapping Solution (EFT Tapping): https://www.thetappingsolution.com/blog/tapping-solution-app/
Day One (journaling): https://dayoneapp.com/

To view this episode on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/AFmzPPlzXEg

To get help simplifying your rituals, visit www.fullfocusplanner.com/downloads and look for the Build Your Ritual Kit.

Lastly, make sure to visit the Full Focus Planner Community on Facebook. It's what all of the cool kids are doing. (Seriously. There are a lot of very helpful planner users that are available to offer support and guidance.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/ffpthinktank

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