Aside from receiving wishes, how do you make the next year better than the last? It’s best to make one’s own luck and set specific goals for 2022. And then, determine the best way to plan these goals to actually achieve them.
There are many goal-setting methods: SMART, EXACT, backward planning… And each has its own benefits. Some of them originate from the world of business and coaching, while others can be linked back to writers.
Such is the case with backward planning – this is the method used by Kurt Vonnegut, an unusual writer who planned his books “backwards”. First, he imagined the ending, and then he thought about what had to happen to result in a given situation.
It also soon became apparent that this is a great way to set goals in real life – you never lose sight of the goal, and you end your planning session on the “here and now” stage, which means you can take the relevant steps immediately.
How does it actually work? Let’s illustrate this with an example:
At Balajcza, the goal was established last year and involved the opening of a new office in Cracow in January 2022.
If we assume the goal was set in August/September, there are 4 months to work towards it. Following Kurt Vonnegut’s method, we divide this time into segments and consider what needs to happen by the end of each segment so that the main goal can be achieved:
1) The office needs new employees. So, in December, existing employees have to be assigned to work there or new people have to be hired. However, the office space needs to be ready for their arrival – it needs to be furnished, preferably in the same month.
2) Taking this into account, the rental formalities need to be completed in November.
3) Therefore, by the end of October, the site should already be selected, and before that, some research needs to be done on the real estate market.
4) However, to know exactly what kind of office space to look for, the budget and key criteria have to be specified – it would be a good idea to do an analysis as early as September.
And this is exactly what happened. This January, we’re not just planning, we’re celebrating the achievement of our goal! Balajcza Linguistic Services now has a second office in Cracow that will help us support you even more efficiently.
Feel free to contact us:
BALAJCZA Linguistic Services
Office in Cracow
ul. Rakowicka 20G/58
30-227 Cracow
Telephone: +48 690 10 30 60