Why 13 Weeks Beats 12 Months

ByJowi Witt

One thing I see often is:

We plan for a year and then quit after one month.
The fact is that most people already quit their New Year’s resolution by February.
They plan and have high hopes.
​Next year is going to be different.

So every December they sit down with big dreams.
Finally to start that business.
Finally to block more time for family.
Every year it is sad to see how many start and then fail before they actually make a difference.

We try to think and dream in a year.
It feels like the best way.
We celebrate our birthday once every year.
We have the year on the ground number to grow.
And we celebrate all festivities once a year.

There is something that is often forgotten—mixed up.
It’s not the year that gets split into 4 quarters.
​It’s the other way around.

One year is the cycle of all 4 seasons to have passed once.​
So the year is not the whole.
​Each season is the whole.​
We have 4 seasons as the foundation.

Depending where you’re at, the length might vary.
Each season is about 13 weeks.
This gives us a clear plan:
​13 weeks × 4 seasons = one year.

Now we don’t need to wait and plan the next year with actions.
​We plan 13 weeks.

This means when February rolls around, we are already 50% there to reach our goals.

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