In my last Free For All Friday, I talked about planning the big annual overview. As a continuation of that, this year I am also doing quarterly planning.
Normally I have a rough estimate in my mind of what happens each quarter, but this year I'm actually writing it on paper.
There are a few different ways to break the year into quarters. The one I'm doing is where Jan-Feb-March is Q1, April-May-June is Q2, etc. In the past I have also done seasonal quarters, where Dec-Jan-Feb is Winter, March-April-May is Spring, June-July-Aug is Summer, and Sept-Oct-Nov is Autumn.
This year for my quarterly planning, I'm writing out personal and work things that are happening each quarter. This is a more focused view of the year than my annual overview. At this view, I can focus on projects and events that are happening during each quarter.
For example, in my personal life, the back-to-school season is always busy (because I have kids in school and because I volunteer at the school in several roles). The holiday season is of course always busy.
For work, certain quarters are more busy for certain clients. For our client whose big event is in September, we will be very busy in Q3. For other clients, Q2 is their busiest time. By having an overview of the quarters and what is generally happening for each client, I can map out a game plan.
Do you do quarterly planning?
And as always on Fridays, feel free to discuss and/ or ask anything ring binder organiser related!
Happy Friday everyone!
