Setting goals for a quarter is much different compared to setting yearly goals!
This week, I'm setting up Objective Key Results (OKRs) for this year. Setting goals for a year often results in more minor challenging objectives since it's hard to realize how much you can do within a year. Objectives for only one quarter are better to oversee.
Therefore, I always try to set up goals per quarter. Doing so allows me to revisit my quarter goals and refine them accordingly. I've been able to stretch myself much more over the past year due to this.
One of the goals I had for Q1 2021 was to reach 5000 newsletter subscribers while I was at 3000 in January. Growing 2000 subscribers in just one quarter was quite a stretch goal, but it did allow me to grow towards almost 8000 subscribers in December. If I had set a yearly goal last year, I'm not sure if I would've dared to go for 8000 subscribers in the end!
This year, my goals are focused on SwiftLee and RocketSim. It will be quite a different year since we're expecting a baby in March, but I'm looking forward to finding a new way of contributing to the community alongside being a dad.
I know not everyone is looking to set goals for a year, yet, I still want to encourage you to do so! It's a great way of providing insights into the progress you've made over a year, and it will help you stay motivated.
Followed up on that: if one of your goals is to write more articles, check out this week's SwiftLee post.
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