How I Create My 90 Day Plan And Use A Kanban Board to Achieve My Goals

In today's video, I'm showing you how I create my 90 day plan. I have been setting quarterly goals for over a year now, and this has been KEY to being more productive and more focused in my business.
I also show you how I use that board behind me in my videos--a kanban board--to keep track of my progress and to help motivate me to keep working toward my goals!
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About Me: My name is Sarra Cannon, and I've been indie publishing since 2010. In that time, I have published 22 books and sold well over half a million copies.
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[@HowToGYST]

Watching this 2 years after it was uploaded and finding it SO helpful. Thank you, Sarra!

[@rajeshwarihemmadi3229]

Meeting Sara & laura too... love u both💕💕

[@geneg3776]

Very well explained. Thankyou!! 👍 Also thankyou for showing how you set up quarterly goals in the book as so much easier seeing the step by step process visually.

[@floofmccloud]

I’m not a writer or an entrepreneur; I’m a college student with an office job. BUT I really really love your system and I’ve been a little addicted to watching your videos lately! I will definitely try the 90 day planning to see if I can get my grades back up and start a side hobby I’ve been wanting to do for a long time!

[@HildieMcQueen]

What I love so much about this business are people like you who give back. I believe in giving so that in return we open ourselves to receive. Much success to you!!!

[@HeartBreathings]

Hildie McQueen Thank you, Hildie! I must have been watching your video while you were watching mine, haha. It's so important to me to give back and help others find success! This career is such a gift, and I feel that the best way to express that is to help others live their dreams!

[@taylorcrawford603]

I love going back to watch videos from two years ago and seeing that a goal was "Increase subscribers to 1,000" and now here you are with OVER 30,000!!!

[@megankirrmann6624]

90 day plan....your SO organized....no wonder your a success 👍😊!!!

[@CreativeThinking52]

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. 🗓

[@TM-vn7zw]

Here in 2021 - I am so inspired, thank you Sarra for the clarity!!

[@mandikemp1470]

Omgee, I made a Kanban board and it has changed my life! Thank you, thank you so much. Im making one for my boys' chore cards and another for homeschool. Seriously, you changed my life for the Better.

[@HeartBreathings]

This makes me so happy to hear, Mandi!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mandikemp1470]

@@HeartBreathings not as happy as it makes me! ;-)

[@lenoreriley4871]

@@mandikemp1470 I would love to see your homeschool one!!! I am trying to set this years curriculum and I never thought to lay it out on a Kanban board!!! Awesome idea!

[@rekasattic8846]

This is the best breakdown I’ve seen on KZbin for The 12 Week Year. I’ve watched several of them. Thank you for showing the work.

[@artisticsharon1216]

This system can be used so universally! I'm a quilter and I have a back log of WIPs (works in process) that have been making me feel so overwhelmed, like I'll never be able to finished them all. And of course I can't finish them all at once! But if I pick just a few and make each one it's own goal with a set of tasks to complete over the next 90 days I can absolutely get those done without worrying about the rest - they'll have their own turn!! Thank you so so very much for sharing your process - the way you explain this really resonates with me and is so helpful!!

[@dotcassilles1488]

I'm a beginner at crochet but have alot of crafty projects that I need to finish. Each year I try to make most of my presents and end up cramming in thd last 3 months to get things done on time. I think applying this method to craft projects like quilting is a genius idea... Thanks for the inspiration. I'm recovering from being bed bound with a list of chronic health challenges including chronic fatigue syndrome so I need to balance how much energy I use towards health, my house, my hobbies and other personal goals like catching up with friends and family. I think this is a life changing lesson we all need. Blessings from South Eastern Australia, Dot

[@StampinDivaUK]

Oh my! I have never heard of this concept before! I am the world's worst procrastinator, but watching this has made me realise that I don't ever set real goals either. I say I want to do something but then nothing happens cause I put it off or get distracted. I think I'm going to give this a try to see if it can help keep me focussed! Thanks for the brilliant video!

[@AmandaJYoungs]

At first, I was thinking - what a lot of work, there must be easier ways! 25 minutes later, the veil has been lifted. I can't wait to have a go at creating my own kanban board now!

[@DawnMontgomeryAuthor]

Thank you for sharing your template. I do six-week sprints with Kanban. Your goal breakdown and milestone list was fantastic. Thank you for sharing everything. I really look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@tariqgraham4398]

Round of applause. Super awesome

[@sandyharrison3930]

Fantastic! For life in general. Thank you. Again.

[@dotcassilles1488]

Watching in march 2024... This! This is what I need just to manage my life. I am recovering from being bed bound with a list of chronic health challenges including chronic fatigue syndrome and looking to rebuild my life. Lately I'm frustrated by spending all my time and energy (and money) on health focussed stuff and not getting my housework done or having fun or even catching up with friends and family. I've been trying to decide on how much energy I can afford to spend on each category/context without risking progress or a flare-up in my health challenges. I think I'm going to set limits for the broad categories of health, house, hobbies and fun, and personal goals. Thankyou for being so open about how you go about planning and completing the breakdown of tasks that cover from daily tasks and add up to your 90 day goals. Life changing for me I think. Blessings from South Eastern Australia, Dot

[@itsjuliam]

Watching this in preparation for 2022. I feel organized already

[@margaretraffan6507]

Just discovered you today. yes please to the 90 day plan

[@rodee1671]

I'd say you crushed your subscriber numbers. Yay! This is a great video.

[@ericfoster3]

LOVE this: "Writing the books and putting the books out is the #1 thing that actually makes me money and grows my career" - Sarra Cannon. I try to remember this phrase when I start to get distracted with all the other tasks that are writing-adjacent, but not actually writing. It's easy to go down a rabbit hole learning about facebook ads, or how to code a wordpress site, when I should be writing.

[@BarbaraMcDowell]

This is wonderful and you are a natural teacher! I am new to learning the concept of the 12 week year and this explanation and real-world example for both setting quarter goals then breaking down the tactics is so helpful.

[@carlafredd5357]

I setup my kanban board in my home office and because I have an outside job, I realized that I needed to add 3 additional slides. Each slide has one goal and a table for tasks for 30/60/90 days. I could write all the tasks in my Rhodia Goalbook bullet journal but it's easier for me to print the tasks and put it in my writing big Happy Planner that I take to work with me. Thank you again for this video. I'm getting a boatload of tasks done in just a few days.

[@HeartBreathings]

Carla Fredd That's awesome news! I'm excited it's helping already. Can't wait to hear updates as you go through the process.

[@HeartBreathings]

Do you guys set 90 day goals? Do you think you might want to try your own Kanban board?

[@dianemorasco2503]

Heart Breathings I am going to give a Morasco twist to the Kanban Board. I LOVE the way you pull together your board and quarter goals. You always do such AMAZING videos. Thank you.

[@HeartBreathings]

Diane Morasco I'd love to see pics when you get it done!!💖

[@dianemorasco2503]

Hildie gave you a shout out in her Easter Week PWM. I giggled.

[@dianemorasco2503]

Heart Breathings Yes. I will share. Thank you, Sarra, for giving and sharing so much of your gifts and time. I appreciate it tremendously. I am always fueled and inspired by you, sweetheart. And now, it is time to order colorful sticky notes from Amazon. 😄

[@HeartBreathings]

Diane Morasco That means so much to me! 💖

[@msdyanna81]

Great video!!! Thank you for sharing - I needed direction for where and how to start. Whew, thank you.

[@MusicCatElliott]

That is a brilliant system!!! Excellent.

[@RichArtLove]

Its just astounding that anyone could be this organized.

[@wanderingwade8877]

Well done! This was very helpful.

[@kristyzinkowski]

I would love your templates! Great videos, I’m glad I found your channel. 😊

[@ShanaCali]

I'm so glad I have been binge watching your videos the last few days and I'm a subscriber to help you reach you one of your goals. I appreciate the resources, as I really need to break down my quarterly goals. Many hugs, Shana.

[@nadinecoco]

I don't know how to thank you enough, Sarra. Great vdo on productivity. Very clear and soooooo detailed. Thank you so much for your sharing!

[@user-vl7wz6pl6p]

You combined all the positive aspects of kanban board, 90 day plan, & calendar blocking for the best. I loved this. Trying it out this week! Thank you.

[@xocoolchickxo]

I love love love what you said at 13:22 I need that on my wall or something because sometimes I overwhelm myself with all of the things that I want to do. And whilst I want to be successful and productive, I need to realise that everything happens in due time! :)

[@MsChicoro]

I'm glad to hear that you too found that a personal assistant is not always necessary. How do you track the items that are not placed on your 90 day plan or Quarter plan? Where do you keep that information? I am a kinesthetic and visual learner. Your Kanban board interpretation example is something that I could see myself doing. I find most planning people do to be too overwhelming and minutia for the sake of minutia. But what you have here is logical and practical and something that I can see myself implementing because it is so useful. I love bright colors and I like detailed planning and touching and moving stuff. Great, great planning and organization video! It's just so very helpful. Thank you!

[@lynnbalabanos7092]

I love this Kanban board! I also started planning in 90- day stages this year because I found an entire year was too overwhelming and, by the time I got midway through the year, things had changed or needed to be adjusted. You've given some amazing tips and tricks I'm going to use in my own planning. Thanks. :)

[@marias8007]

this is a great system, thanks for explaining

[@marias8007]

i wonder if i can use this system for writing a novel - so if i have a rough idea of what needs to happen in each stage of the book and write them as i can, moving the done parts down the board

[@HeartBreathings]

I'm sure you could apply it to your book!

[@dotcassilles1488]

You might like to look up / google "the snowflake method" of writing novels.. It's sort of similar in you start with the big picture and slowly develop the layers. It's a way of outlining that is often recommended when completing Nanowrimo (national novel writing month) where you write the first draft of a 50, 000 word novel in 30 days. Have a look if you are interested. Blessings, Dot

[@nikimarshall817]

Busy watching l OT of your older videos around kanban and Hb90 which I'm going to purchase for Q3 at month end. Thanks so much for everything xx

[@jennymissen3523]

Thank you Sarra. This is one of the best videos on the use of Kanban boards that I have seen. It has given me so much inspiration and practical ideas.

[@sophiebesitka7647]

Saw you published this a year ago, but it remains super relevant and helpful to me and our small team today. Thank you for your time being so detailed. :)

[@Kedap83]

I'm excited to get started on setting up my own Kanban board this weekend. I love setting goals but I think this way will help more having it in front of me instead of deep in my planner.

[@HeartBreathings]

Keda Miller I feel the same way! I was keeping them in my planner, but out of sight, out of mind. This keeps them front and center, which helps a lot!

[@rayoyler9229]

Heart Breathings L

[@valeriegwriter]

Hi Sarra, this was fantastic.

[@shawkins79]

Are you going to another one of these. 90-day goal planning sessions? These are super helpful! I also use a kanban board, but my columns are by month in the quarter, so I can keep my backlog list balanced across the quarter. But, I will say ever since implementing this, it has given me such peace of mind!

[@michmonk]

Watched this back in March, as a passive observer. It's now November and I watched your writing retreat video couple days ago. I'm now getting off my a$$ and making my Kanban board for December (was just using a calendar/schedular) and then starting fresh w/ the 90 day goals for 1st quarter 2019. Making 2019 my year to do great things. Currently rewatching this...your advice is timeless.

[@sistersauthorsfriendsincanada]

I love your videos SO MUCH! Thank you for introducing me to the kanban board! My mind is BLOWN right now, and I need to step away from my computer for a few minutes to pick up all the pieces! You ROCK! I can't wait to binge more of your content!!

[@carolbenavidez2228]

Sarra, thank you for your generous sharing! Have known for a long time in order to accomplish goals I need to plan it and write it down. Have always procrastinated, but now you've inspired me to get it done!

[@HeartBreathings]

Carol, I am a major procrastinator, too! That's why this system is helping me. If I give myself infinite time to get things done, I will just NEVER get it done. Setting my goals up this way with 90 day deadlines and knowing exactly what needs to get done helps me to actually sit down and do it!

[@marthadavalos1765]

@@HeartBreathings hi I hope you see this. I have watched so many videos and felt lost. This is the first that makes sense to me. Thank you so much!!! I would like to get a copy of your template. Thanks once again!

[@meowgaming8083]

sooooo helpful--thank you

[@gingerwillis3718]

SUPERWOMAN! Love this!

[@blanchesplace]

An amazing video. So helpful

[@horse_chick]

I would love the free template, please. Great planning!! Thank you so much.

[@reneeregis3015]

just learning to set 90 day goals. organizing has always been overwhelming. strategies like this help me to develop some muscles in this area. currently applying to decluttering house but the big goal of creating order is for peace of mind so i can start playing music again. very helpful. thank you

[@thesnuggitpetcarrier4235]

HI such a great video thank you for sharing it ! I would absolutely love the 90 day templates!

[@brittaj68]

Thank you for explaining this and how it works for you -- you make it real!

[@AnEnchantedLife]

I cannot tell you what an eye-opener this video has been for me! Planning and organizing is definitely NOT my forte, so this video not only showed me why I've been floundering but how to reverse course and get a plan hammered out. Thank you 100 X over! I'd LOVE to see more vids like this!

[@melodine707]

That's great! The trick is knowing what needs to be done.

[@GMerietheCEO]

I appreciate you making this video. I have been searching and searching for a method to help me be more productive in an optimal way. I really loved how you broke everything down in steps. I will be binge watching your videos on this topic and implementing this for Q4 2020 starting in a few days. Thank you so much ❤️

[@jessicalea9460]

Thank you for this detailed goal workshop! Fantastic!

[@craftingmamaberne3776]

OMG 😱. This is freaking awesome. I've struggled for years trying to come up with ideas on how to get things organised so I know where I'm at in planning and doing all things in my life. I suffer with very bad memory problems and have recently turned to planners and this is starting to help me try and keep on top of things and to remember what needs doing but this what you have set up here looks bloody awesome. I absolutely love the idea of the system you have set up and I will definitely be giving this a go. Thank you also for explaining it in detail. I didn't think I would be able to understand it as you started explaining and thought I may need to watch again. As I got further into the video it all just sort of clicked into place and became something that really appealed to me. I will definitely be trying this so thank you so much for sharing and also for explaining it in detail 😊. Also I just downloaded your books and look forward to reading them as they are the genre I like.

[@hayleymargaret2141]

I work in pharma where this is pretty standard and it's so weird but also so interesting to see it applied elsewhere

[@SomethingAboutVintage]

I actually really like this!

[@nohanabil6887]

LOVE THIS VIDEOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@ivangonzalez6132]

I like very much! Thanks a lot.

[@harrietwelch214]

Thanks Sarra. As a newbie author I loved your presentation at RWA and find this really helpful. It defiantly helps with the “ overwhelm”!

[@HeartBreathings]

Thank you, Harriet! I'm so happy you enjoyed the presentation!

[@spiritual8888]

Great I love it ! Thanks 🙏 it helps

[@rakeshdey3993]

One of the best, realistic productivity tools so amazingly shared and explained. This is what I was looking for so long. Thank you so much !!

[@kphillips2929]

Your explanation of how you set your goals, projects and tasks in relation to the kanban method was super helpful. I plan to use this for planning my 2019 goals for my art business. Thank you!

[@libraroze]

So excited that I found you last week!!! Your channel is perfect for me. I’m a huge planner/goal setter and I decided that 2019 was the year I would finally publish my first novel. I’ve been writing since I was 14 years old, but never attempted to get anything published. I turn 40 in 2020 and I WILL have at least 1 book published before then!!! I look forward to watching more of your videos!!! Happy New Years!!!

[@Arkannah]

I'm in a similar case and your comment has just made me decide I want the same results, so I have to work hard to have something published by 2021! Thank you for the inspiration. Hope your book to be a success! 😉

[@brandycolmer7052]

Thank you for this video. How do you set the goals to begin with? Do you have a video about that?

[@brookdwyer4554]

Thank you for posting this and for the download. Super helpful as I set goals for the coming year.

[@ALifeWellDocumented]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I just changed roles at work and will be using a Kanban board at work. Now I can see how I can adapt it to my own personal goals!! ❤️

[@thinktank8286]

Very nice video! Mentioned in the video was a particular "nurturing score". Could there be future content created, or links to source content for creating that score and tracking. Thank you!

[@alexa574]

Wow, this has been the most understandable explanation and demonstration on how to use this type of task management program, thank you for sharing!

[@zenxara9914]

Ill be doing this technique, ive been really bad with getting distract from my goal, plus got so overwhelm that it hit me physically so my health is getting back in track but I want to be more mindful. focusing on three major task and breaking it down like that, plus having a section just for personal/health. that is great.

[@TerryeToombs]

Wow, I can't even tell you how MUCH I needed this! Thank you!

[@HeartBreathings]

Author TMT Yay! I'm very glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@hazelsalvador4849]

Just happened to discover upon this video of yours because I was looking for productivity system that I can apply to myself. I am currently overwhelmed with my things to do. Your video gave me a clear view of what I can do with this system. Great 👍 video eventhough it was from a long time ago. Still, it is worth watching.

[@thefilipinojoe]

I put this on my list of recommended videos. Great job!

[@tsuki_shiroi]

Thank you so much !!

[@DavidRamosAuthor]

Love this! Just started switching to 90 day goals in Q4 of 2018. My Q1 2019 has started off well, but I definitely said yes to too many things and fell off track again. Excited to use some of this system with my goals for the next quarter

[@drsuzannem]

I would love a template of the plan. This is excellent!

[@KE010101]

Looks like a highly effective process to me Sarra, and was very helpful

[@WellBehavedWallet]

Hi there - new subscriber here. Found you via search for a 90 day plan. I tried quarterly planning this year, too and found that this has been my most productive year yet. Looking forward to finishing out this year strong. Can't wait to see what 2019 holds!!!

[@SusanSaxx]

Sarra - Thank you so much for this video, and for the template. It's incredibly generous of you! As a fan of The Twelve Week Year by Brian Moran, as well as Brendan Burchard's planning videos, this really resonated with me. I've tried both of their systems (all based on the 90 day idea, drilling down to weekly), but this is a much easier way to implement those strategies (and kinda in your face too - which helps! Me, at least. LOL). I'm going to choose from my current stockpile of whiteboards and whiteboard cardboard stock, and get something up. Thanks again for sharing!

[@HeartBreathings]

SusanSaxx yay! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@SusanSaxx]

:))

[@debrahorst8154]

Sarra, with content like this, you should have no problem reaching your viewer goals. Excellent information, thank you for sharing! I would very much like a copy of your 90-day plan. Thanks for the generous offer.

[@HeartBreathings]

Debra, I've added the Template for my 90 Day Plan to the description on this video, if you'd like to grab it and edit it for yourself!

[@debrahorst8154]

Thank you!

[@PorschaWrites]

As I sit here working on my kanban board this literally autoplayed from suggested. You are always on time Sarra :-)

[@saranbaker]

Thank you, for the video! I am watching this in 2021 and this reminded me to get back to basics with managing my business and projects. And you definitely showed me how to incorporate my creative side into my financial coaching with lots of colors.

[@xrizaq]

Thank you for this video, you gave me and my family that extra boost of production, to go from good, too great...to the BEST. thank you

[@barbaraskelton6367]

I love this! This is really going to help me move forward with personal and professional goals! Wow! Game changer!! Thank you for sharing!

[@lisaw1085]

Wow! Thanks Sarra for explaing how you go about this. I resonate so much with the way you set this up. Definitely in my future. What a wonderful way to stay focused!

[@keziahfrost3929]

I am definitely going to try this, and just ordered the tape and board. Leave it to a teacher to have the best organizational systems! Thank you!

[@ibidun6985]

Thank you so much for explaining your process.

[@eieyzaa]

This is so real! Imma try out your advice! See you in the next 90 days!

[@ShelleyRed1]

Very useful thanks

[@jb2839]

So helpful❤

[@feeserfamilyfolliesandfun5442]

I’ve just recently started making my goals like this... thanks for helping me clarify even more what I want to do...

[@lisawells6032]

I'm loving your videos.

[@HeartBreathings]

Lisa Wells Thank you Lisa!

[@livechangechallenge]

Great video, I love it went people actually show the detail and not just generalise! 😊👍

[@mayracalvani7583]

What an awesome system! Thanks for sharing!

[@HeartBreathings]

Mayra Calvani thanks Marya!!

[@MaryRajotte]

What you said about having so many tasks that you end up never getting anything done hit home for me. I'm going to give this method a try! Thanks for sharing! Now I can't wait to see how you use your Happy Planner to plot too!

[@HeartBreathings]

Mary Rajotte So glad this helped!

[@chriskent7300]

Started my own board today!

[@HeartBreathings]

Chris Kent yay!!! That's awesome!

[@MaryRajotte]

Heart Breathings Actually that was me 😂 I was logged in on my fiancée's iPad

[@loispowell9009]

Hi Sarra, Thanks so much for this. I have been looking for a way to get organized that I could see where I was and where I need to go.

[@EricaLucasLoves]

For ideas you want to do in the next quarter but you don’t want to focus on in the current quarter, how do you track those? Do you write notes in a journal?

[@scooter5005]

Thank you for sharing your kanban lessons!

[@scooter5005]

I think you make a great point about evaluating after time what has and hasn't worked, to use my kanban plans as an essential starting place to make an objective eval of my tadas. An area I'm going to use this in my personal life is how well I've helped take & monitor care for one of my elderly parents thank you