Most of us never really reach our potential and we don’t live the life we could live. Most people can double or triple their income just by consistently applying what they already know. They already know what they need to do to achieve their goals but they do not consistently execute these actions. In order to reach your potential, all you need to do is consistently execute your plans. Effective execution is the best way to accomplish all your goals. The idea is not to work harder, but to focus on the activities that matter most and get them done. The 12 Week Year has the power to increase your income two, three, or four times. It also has the power to help you reach similar goals in all areas of your life!
1 The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months
2 Your Vision and Long-Term Goals
2.1 Long-term aspirations
2.2 Mid-term goals
2.3 12-Week Goals
2.4 Tactics 3 Implementation Plan
3.1 Step 1 – Set your goals
3.2 Step 2 – Develop a plan to achieve your goals
3.3 Step 3 – Create a Weekly Plan
3.4 Step 4 – Complete each action the week it is due
3.5 Step 5 – Measure your progress with the Weekly Scorecard
4 Planning and Reflection
5 12 Week Year Planner
YOUR VISION AND LONG-TERM GOALS
Before you start, you will need to create a vision to know where you want to get to. Without a vision, you will have no emotional connection to your tasks, and your chances of success will not be as great. There are 3-time horizons you’ll want to focus your vision on:
Just answer these questions
LONG-TERM ASPIRATIONS
How would you like to see your life in the long term?
MID-TERM GOALS
What would you like to achieve 3 years from today? Relate to personal and professional goals.
12 WEEK GOALS
These are your goals for the next 12 weeks. This is your vision and where you want to be 12 weeks from now.
Use this goal worksheet to write each of the three goals.
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It is important to write clear and precise goals. This will increase your chances of getting to where you want to be. When you set goals for the next 3 months, they will be more predictable than goals you set for the next year. Also, when you set goals four times a year, you will focus on fewer goals. That means you are more focused and less distracted. In 12 week planning, you identify the top one to three things that will have the greatest impact, and then work to accomplish each of these things.
TACTICS
These are the actions you will take to reach your 12-week goals.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Your goals must be:
S – Specific or Significant
M – Measurable or Meaningful
A – Attainable, Achievable or Action-oriented
R – Relevant or Rewarding
T – Timely or Trackable
SMART goals have a higher chance of success since they are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Every goal can be made S.M.A.R.T. and as such, has a better chance of becoming reality.
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SPECIFIC
Goals that are well defined, detailed, and clear, have a much greater chance of being reached. To make a goal specific, try to relate to the five “W” questions:
MEASURABLE
A goal must be measurable so that you can measure your progress and determine if you are on track. You should be able to tell when you reach your goal.
Example: My goal is to lose 14 lbs and to work out five days a week.
ACHIEVABLE
The goal should require work and not be too easy but should be attainable with some effort on your part. Take your available time, skills, and financial situation into account, and whether you can achieve the goal with reasonable effort. Don’t set goals that are too difficult or overwhelming. If your goals are too big, then break them up into mini-goals or baby steps.
Example: I know I can lose 14 lbs since I have done it before. I have also worked out 5 times a week before so I know it is achievable.
If that sounds overwhelming then set a goal to lose 2lbs only. When you reach that goal you will set another goal.
REALISTIC
A goal must be realistically achievable within the given time frame and with your available resources.
Example: Since it works out to be about 1 lb a week which is a realistic weight loss my goal is realistic.
TIMELY
A goal must have a start and finish date. You must also have the time to do each of the steps you will need to take.
Example: I will start now and reach my goal in 3 months. I will exercise five times each week and lose about 1 pound each week for 3 months.
It is important that your goal is positive. You want to focus on what you want to do and not what you don’t want to do. What you focus on, increases. So when you focus on not doing something, then that will increase too.
Goals List
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Daily Goals Template
You can use this goal list template for daily goals or for any other period. The daily goal sheet does not have set categories as do the longer periods.
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Weekly Goals Template
This weekly goals template will help you reflect on the previous week and set weekly goals. The weekly goals sheet below helps you set weekly goals.
Monthly Goals Template
This monthly goal sheet includes a section to reflect on last month and improve on things you can do better. The next section helps you set your monthly goals and track them. You can also print a goal calendar or print one of our blank calendars and fill in your goals and your action steps on the days you plan to do them.
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Yearly Goals Template
It is important to set long-term goals as well as short-term daily goals. A long-term goal will keep you on track and remind you where you are striving to reach in the long run. This will keep you motivated and prevent you from getting sidetracked.
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12 Week Year Goals
The 12-week year plan includes one to three goals with all the tactics or actions you need to execute in order to achieve your 12-week goals. The idea is to list the top priorities that will add the most value and have the greatest impact. You then make sure you complete these actions.
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there are 3 time horizons you’ll want to focus your vision and goals on. Use this goal worksheet to set each of the three goals.
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STEP 1: WHAT ARE YOUR ISSUES WITH YOUR LIFE AT THE MOMENT?
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STEP 2: WHAT IS A PERFECT LIFE IN YOUR OPINION
STEP 3: SET A REALISTIC GOAL FOR EACH AREA
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personal goals
STEP 4: SMART GOAL SETTING WORKSHEET
Prioritize your goals and make each Goal SMART
Write down each goal from the “My Goals” worksheet in the previous step in the “Initial Goal” section on the “Smart Goals” worksheet. Put each goal on a separate page. There are seven copies of the SMART goals page in the goal journal. In the first block, write down the initial goal. Turn each goal into a SMART goal. To do this, ask yourself each of the five SMART questions and write down the answer to them in the relevant section. Rewrite your initial goal taking into account each of the lines above.
SMART goal setting will ensure your goals have the best chance of success.
STEP 5: WHAT ARE THE REASONS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS?
Any goal that is worth achieving is going to take you out of your comfort zone. If it doesn’t, then it probably won’t be as significant. This page will keep you motivated. When you are feeling challenged, frustrated, or despondent, read this page to remember why you want to achieve your goals.
There are also six motivational goal quotes throughout the printable planner to keep you motivated.
STEP 6: BRAINSTORMING
Take the revised SMART goal and rewrite it at the top of the page. Make a list of things that you could do in order to reach the goal. Try to come up with 6 ways to accomplish each goal. For each option, write a few tasks that would help you achieve this.
***The PDF version is editable and you can type on it. However, if you prefer working with Excel, then select the goal-setting template Excel format. The Word version is helpful if you want to edit the template.***
1 The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months
2 Your Vision and Long-Term Goals
2.1 Long-term aspirations
2.2 Mid-term goals
2.3 12-Week Goals
2.4 Tactics 3 Implementation Plan
3.1 Step 1 – Set your goals
3.2 Step 2 – Develop a plan to achieve your goals
3.3 Step 3 – Create a Weekly Plan
3.4 Step 4 – Complete each action the week it is due
3.5 Step 5 – Measure your progress with the Weekly Scorecard
4 Planning and Reflection
5 12 Week Year Planner
YOUR VISION AND LONG-TERM GOALS
Before you start, you will need to create a vision to know where you want to get to. Without a vision, you will have no emotional connection to your tasks, and your chances of success will not be as great. There are 3-time horizons you’ll want to focus your vision on:
Just answer these questions
LONG-TERM ASPIRATIONS
How would you like to see your life in the long term?
MID-TERM GOALS
What would you like to achieve 3 years from today? Relate to personal and professional goals.
12 WEEK GOALS
These are your goals for the next 12 weeks. This is your vision and where you want to be 12 weeks from now.
Use this goal worksheet to write each of the three goals.
Image | Word | Editable PDF
It is important to write clear and precise goals. This will increase your chances of getting to where you want to be. When you set goals for the next 3 months, they will be more predictable than goals you set for the next year. Also, when you set goals four times a year, you will focus on fewer goals. That means you are more focused and less distracted. In 12 week planning, you identify the top one to three things that will have the greatest impact, and then work to accomplish each of these things.
TACTICS
These are the actions you will take to reach your 12-week goals.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Your goals must be:
S – Specific or Significant
M – Measurable or Meaningful
A – Attainable, Achievable or Action-oriented
R – Relevant or Rewarding
T – Timely or Trackable
SMART goals have a higher chance of success since they are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Every goal can be made S.M.A.R.T. and as such, has a better chance of becoming reality.
- Specific and measurable.
- Stated positively. Focus on something positive that you want to happen.
- Realistic but require effort to achieve. You don’t want your goals to be too easy to achieve, but you also don’t want them to be too difficult to achieve. Try to find goals that challenge you but are achievable with reasonable effort.
- Find ways to hold yourself accountable. Accountability keeps you working hard to make consistent, steady progress, and to achieve your goals. The ultimate aim of accountability is to continually ask yourself what you can do to reach your goals.
- Time-bound. You need a deadline to get yourself moving.
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SPECIFIC
Goals that are well defined, detailed, and clear, have a much greater chance of being reached. To make a goal specific, try to relate to the five “W” questions:
- What do I need to do?
- Where will I reach this goal?
- When will I reach the goal by?
- Who needs to be involved to achieve this goal?
- Why do I want to achieve this goal? This is important to keep you motivated and on track and to ensure that the goal is meaningful and worth your time and energy.
MEASURABLE
A goal must be measurable so that you can measure your progress and determine if you are on track. You should be able to tell when you reach your goal.
Example: My goal is to lose 14 lbs and to work out five days a week.
ACHIEVABLE
The goal should require work and not be too easy but should be attainable with some effort on your part. Take your available time, skills, and financial situation into account, and whether you can achieve the goal with reasonable effort. Don’t set goals that are too difficult or overwhelming. If your goals are too big, then break them up into mini-goals or baby steps.
Example: I know I can lose 14 lbs since I have done it before. I have also worked out 5 times a week before so I know it is achievable.
If that sounds overwhelming then set a goal to lose 2lbs only. When you reach that goal you will set another goal.
REALISTIC
A goal must be realistically achievable within the given time frame and with your available resources.
Example: Since it works out to be about 1 lb a week which is a realistic weight loss my goal is realistic.
TIMELY
A goal must have a start and finish date. You must also have the time to do each of the steps you will need to take.
Example: I will start now and reach my goal in 3 months. I will exercise five times each week and lose about 1 pound each week for 3 months.
It is important that your goal is positive. You want to focus on what you want to do and not what you don’t want to do. What you focus on, increases. So when you focus on not doing something, then that will increase too.
Goals List
Image | Word | Editable PDF | Excel Spreadsheet
Daily Goals Template
You can use this goal list template for daily goals or for any other period. The daily goal sheet does not have set categories as do the longer periods.
Image | Word | Editable PDF | Excel Spreadsheet
Weekly Goals Template
This weekly goals template will help you reflect on the previous week and set weekly goals. The weekly goals sheet below helps you set weekly goals.
Monthly Goals Template
This monthly goal sheet includes a section to reflect on last month and improve on things you can do better. The next section helps you set your monthly goals and track them. You can also print a goal calendar or print one of our blank calendars and fill in your goals and your action steps on the days you plan to do them.
Image | Word | Editable PDF | Excel Spreadsheet
Yearly Goals Template
It is important to set long-term goals as well as short-term daily goals. A long-term goal will keep you on track and remind you where you are striving to reach in the long run. This will keep you motivated and prevent you from getting sidetracked.
Image | Word | Editable PDF | Excel Spreadsheet
12 Week Year Goals
The 12-week year plan includes one to three goals with all the tactics or actions you need to execute in order to achieve your 12-week goals. The idea is to list the top priorities that will add the most value and have the greatest impact. You then make sure you complete these actions.
Image | Word | Editable PDF
there are 3 time horizons you’ll want to focus your vision and goals on. Use this goal worksheet to set each of the three goals.
Image | Word | Editable PDF
STEP 1: WHAT ARE YOUR ISSUES WITH YOUR LIFE AT THE MOMENT?
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STEP 2: WHAT IS A PERFECT LIFE IN YOUR OPINION
STEP 3: SET A REALISTIC GOAL FOR EACH AREA
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personal goals
- Family: Do you want to be a better parent?
Do you spend enough time with your family or your partner? How do you get along with your siblings? Do you work on the relationship? - Health: Do you lead a healthy lifestyle? What steps can you take to improve your health and fitness?
- Financial– How much do you want to earn? How and when do you want to reach this goal? How much do you want to save?
- Social – Do you socialize enough? Do you enjoy yourself?
- Education – Do you want to further your education? Is there any knowledge or skills you want to acquire? What skills will you need to have in order to reach your goals?
- Career– What level do you want to reach in your career? What are your goals?
- Character – Do you have any traits you would like to work on? Does your mindset hold you back? Is there anything about your behavior that you think you should improve?
- Home – Do you want to organize your home or make any improvements to it?
- Fitness – Do you have any fitness or athletic goals?
- Artistic– Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?
- Pleasure– How do you want to enjoy yourself? Some people don’t take enough time off to enjoy their selves and might need to set goals and slot this time in their planner.
- Public Service– What you would like to do to make the world a better place?
- Relationship Goals: How many new people did you meet this week? For example, focus on introducing yourself to two new people each month for the next 6 months.
STEP 4: SMART GOAL SETTING WORKSHEET
Prioritize your goals and make each Goal SMART
Write down each goal from the “My Goals” worksheet in the previous step in the “Initial Goal” section on the “Smart Goals” worksheet. Put each goal on a separate page. There are seven copies of the SMART goals page in the goal journal. In the first block, write down the initial goal. Turn each goal into a SMART goal. To do this, ask yourself each of the five SMART questions and write down the answer to them in the relevant section. Rewrite your initial goal taking into account each of the lines above.
SMART goal setting will ensure your goals have the best chance of success.
STEP 5: WHAT ARE THE REASONS YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS?
Any goal that is worth achieving is going to take you out of your comfort zone. If it doesn’t, then it probably won’t be as significant. This page will keep you motivated. When you are feeling challenged, frustrated, or despondent, read this page to remember why you want to achieve your goals.
There are also six motivational goal quotes throughout the printable planner to keep you motivated.
STEP 6: BRAINSTORMING
Take the revised SMART goal and rewrite it at the top of the page. Make a list of things that you could do in order to reach the goal. Try to come up with 6 ways to accomplish each goal. For each option, write a few tasks that would help you achieve this.
***The PDF version is editable and you can type on it. However, if you prefer working with Excel, then select the goal-setting template Excel format. The Word version is helpful if you want to edit the template.***
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