427: The 12 Week Year and The Danger of Long-Term Goal Setting with Brian Moran

<p>We’re joined today by author, consultant, and entrepreneur&nbsp;<strong>Brian Moran</strong>, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://12weekyear.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The 12 Week Year</em></a>. Brian holds a view that many BiggerPockets listeners subscribe to: you are more capable than you think. Through&nbsp;<strong>short term sprints</strong>, Brian has found that we can all accomplish&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013-11-14-goal-planning-hurting-future" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>long-term goals</strong></a>, regardless of the difficulty.</p><p>This isn’t just a strategy that works for real estate, this works&nbsp;<strong>in any industry</strong>. Brian has consulted with every kind of business, and the results speak for themselves. Regardless of job type, business type, or industry type, the 12 week year<strong>helps you accomplish more</strong>&nbsp;by doubling down on what you need to do most.</p><p>Brian also talks about the danger of&nbsp;<strong>long term goal setting</strong>, and even annual goal setting. It isn’t that long term goal setting doesn’t work, it’s that it presents us with a long time frame to accomplish something we could do far quicker. That’s how the 12 week year kicks our “<strong>unproductive mindset</strong>” to the curb, and gets us fired up to do great things sooner.</p><p>Many investors find it hard to break out of their&nbsp;<strong>comfort zone</strong>, do the things that they find hard, or even just feel&nbsp;<strong>motivated</strong>. The crucial part of finding success wherever you need it? Take action, start today,&nbsp;<strong>track, plan, and re-plan&nbsp;</strong>when needed. You’ll soon find that you’re fired up about things that used to seem scary!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>What the “<strong>12 Week Year</strong>” really is</li><li>How&nbsp;<strong>short term goal setting</strong>&nbsp;can help you accomplish your biggest goals</li><li>Why you need to shift focus to&nbsp;<stro