Episode #399: Quick Tip: Goals before Actions

You woke up with a full to-do list and hit the ground running. Emails, errands, client work, family obligations — all of it pulling at you before you’ve even had your coffee.

But here’s the thing: being busy isn’t the same as being intentional.

If you’ve ever reached the end of a full, exhausting day and thought — wait, what did I actually accomplish? — this episode is for you. The problem isn’t that you’re not working hard enough. It’s that you’re pouring energy into a mountain of tasks without first anchoring back to the one thing that actually matters: your goal.

In this quick tip episode, Lianne Kim shares the single question she asks every client who comes to her feeling overwhelmed, scattered, or stuck in that relentless hamster-wheel energy. It takes two minutes. It costs nothing. And it will completely change the way you approach your day

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌

• Why doing more tasks is not the same as making progress — and how to tell the difference
• The one question Lianne asks every overwhelmed client before anything else
• How to quickly audit your to-do list and identify what’s actually moving you toward your goal versus what’s just noise
• Why your most productive hours are probably being wasted on low-priority tasks — and how to fix it
• A simple two-minute exercise to reconnect with your goals and bring clarity back to your week

Timestamps: 

00:00 – Introduction and a quick ask: leave a review if this show has helped you!

01:00 – Today’s quick tip: Goals before actions

02:00 – Why we lose sight of our goals in the middle of all the doing

03:00 – The webinar isn’t the goal — here’s what actually is

05:00 – How front-loading your day with low-level tasks is draining your best energy

07:00 – Delegating, eliminating, and questioning the tasks on your plate

08:00 – How to stop chasing and start choosing your actions with intention

09:00 – Your action for today: the two-minute goal reset

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