by Mandy Green, Busy Coach
I know you watch your team’s game film to be able to look back to see if they are executing the plan the way you want.
Do you have a system to look back and see if YOU are executing on the mission you established before the start of the new school year?
Most coaches don’t.
Every 90 days, I want you to review the previous 90 days and then set measurable and challenging goals for the next 90 days.
Recover and Review the Previous 90 Days
See if you can get away for a few hours or a day where you can ponder, reflect, think, visualize, strategize, rest, and or play.
During this recovery and reflection session, I want you to pull out your journal and take time to reflect on the previous 90 days.
- What went well?
- What were your key wins?
- What did you learn?
- What has you most excited?
- Where do you need to pivot?
Every 90 days, when you review your progress, you will be increasing your confidence, because confidence comes from watching yourself succeed.
Very few people truly take time to reflect on what they’ve actually done. We’re very good at seeing where we’re coming up short. We are less reflective of where we’ve succeeded.
Chances are, you don’t recognize all of the good things you’ve done in the past 90 days. However, you can train your brain to notice, focus, and pay attention to the progress you’re making. When you begin seeing progress, you’ll start to feel excited.
These feelings are very important.
Feeling movement and momentum gives confidence.
Confidence is the bedrock of imagination, action, and power.
Then Set Short Term Goals
Given what you’ve done and what you’ve learned, what do you want to do in the next 90 days?
What two to five jumps or wins will make the biggest difference toward your ideal vision?
In the book “The Art of Learning,” Josh Waitzkin said:
“Short-term goals can be useful developmental tools if they are balanced within a nurturing long-term philosophy. Too much sheltering from results can be stunting.”
Short-term goals are how you build progress.
Working toward a timeline is crucial for productivity.
Focusing on only a few key milestones each 90 days is how you build momentum.
Start setting 90 day short-term goals, track your progress, count your wins, recover, reset, and start again.
When you have a big vision, you don’t need to make HUGE progress every day. You only need to take a step or two forward daily. You then track that progress and watch as the compounding effects take over.
If you want this 90 day system, and many tools to effectively plan and execute week after week, check out my Daily Planner for Coaches.
If you’d like to talk more about something Mandy said in this article, she would love to connect. Simply email her at mandy@dantudor.com.