I used to run marathons well that may be a bit of an overstatement. I have run two marathons is probably a better way to say it for those that don’t know a marathon is 26.2 miles. Or what is referred to as a long freaking way.
It’s been a while since I ran one but I remember that while training for them there were days - many days - where I just wasn’t feeling it. And there were many miles where I thought I was on my last mile and I would never make it through another one.
But I did.
Why am I telling you this story?  Why do you care?
Well, careers are like marathons… they are long and some years you simply cruise through them. Know what I mean? Your stride is long and your body feels light as a feather and you are sure you could run… forever.
Then there are the years… that ain’t… that.  Years where your feet feel like 25lbs dumbbells were  somehow attached to your ankles. Every step becomes a test.  Every mile seems to last forever.  You almost convince yourself that there is no way you are going to run another mile, let alone finish this race
But you keep going and you do finish the race.
People, we are in one of those tough years and you are going to have to figure out how to keep going.  Some days you are going to have to trick yourself just to get into the office.  You’re going to have to coerce, coax and cajole yourself to do the lead gen activities that you know you need to do.  And there are going to be days where you are going to have to absolutely force yourself to keep going.
Does that sound a lot like life itself? Like a marriage? Like being a parent?  Like… I don’t know… everything?  Some days/years are magic and some… some you just smile and hang on?
Well, start smilin and hangin cause that’s what you’re going to need to do for awhile here.
How?  How are you going to get through this tough patch?
Here’s how.
Break the year down into manageable chunks and focus on getting through the chunk in front of you.
1 Year
4 Quarters
12 Months
4 Weeks
5 Days (7?)
Create a goal for 2023.  Tip: this  year you may want to create a goal closer to “finishing the race” as opposed to “setting a world record.”World records can come in future boom markets.
Break that goal into 4 parts.  Note: you can split the quarters up evenly  or you can weight them differently.  Example, maybe your market has a seasonality to it and you can plan to get ahead or catch up during that period.
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