079 | Life & Biz Q2 Review + Q3 Planning The FITSPRO Podcast

If you don’t know, I am a big fan and supporter of using quarterly planning in life and business. Really it’s like creating a macro phase of strength training. Same concept. You define a large goal or two and then plan out months and weeks and the process by which you plan to reach those goals.







We are half way through this very historical and interesting year of 2020, and quarter two was made up of months April, May and June.







Let’s start off with the personal reflection, current situation and future planning. I think this is fun and I always enjoy hearing other people’s perspective and processes, which is why I choose to share mine with you.







Because so many of your 2020’s have not gone as planned, I think it’s important that we give that the space it deserves.







So pre rona, the plan for us was to travel through the first week of June, come home for three months and then take off for a 4-5 month road trip through Iceland, Scandinavian countries, some of Russia, Scotland and Ireland. That would have been Sept through Jan 2021.







The rona sent us home early as Japan began to shut down in April.







So, a month and half early, we bought flights back home, to the US. After about two weeks being home, we had some decisions to make regarding our future. The plan after 2021 travels was to possibly buy land or a house or both.







So long story short, we decided to do that NOW. And if you haven’t caught on, Nate and I tend to just do the things.







Less than one month after being home, Nate, my sister and our nieces and nephew drove out to a piece of property, we inquired with a family member in the title and building community, and started seriously pursuing options for purchasing land.







Three properties and exactly two months after being home, our offer was accepted on a 5 acre lot.







So, there’s that. 2020 plans quite literally flipped on their heads. But beautiful nonetheless. It’s a different adventure than we had planned. But an adventure nonetheless.







In the meantime we live with my mumsie and are figuring details out as we go. Taking action, and rolling with the punches.







While your 2020 plans may have been a bust, or perhaps you experienced loss during the last six months; loss of income, social interaction, maybe you even lost a loved one, 2020 is not forever and perhaps you got to rest or have a period of rest coming. Maybe there is an even better opportunity ahead. I don’t run the universe, so I don’t know. And I also don’t say that to be toxically positive. Grieve losses, be disappointed. And maybe there’s good too, in the present or in the future.







Okay, now that you’re up to date on the Millers, we can discuss business.







You see, business is largely based around our lifestyle. So I don’t plan my business schedule and launches or product creation until we have our travels planned. That way, I can make sure it’s cohesive.







But now, travels are postponed. The Scandinavian road trip is not off the table, just not happening in 2020.







You can track whatever you like in your quarterly review and planning.







This may pertain to life goals and projects, or business specific goals and projects.







My life goal for for 2020 was to have a plan for post travel life and to have the second half of 2020 travels planned. Now we’re clearly buying land and building. So that life goal has been decided and is now taking shape.







In business, this looks like number of people in certain programs, and hitting financial goals.