It's early January. Fresh notebook. New determination. Clear goal: this is the year you make serious progress towards partnership.

You've written down your intentions: "Build my profile. Win more work. Delegate more"

By February, that notebook is buried under client files. By April, you've given up pretending. By December, you're making the same promises for next year.

Here's the brutal truth: most New Year intentions for career progression fail by Valentine's Day. Not because you're not committed, but because intentions without a proper plan and time to execute are just wishful thinking.

The difference between professionals who make progress and those who don't isn't talent or work ethic. It's whether they've opened their diary and blocked out time to work on their career - and then protected that time like it's their most important client meeting.

In this episode, you'll discover the simple system that turns January intentions into actual progress.

In this episode you will learn:

Why "do more business development" isn't a plan (and why your brain can't act on vague instructions)

How to create your ONE BIG FOCUS for the next 90 days (the one thing that will drive your career forward the most)

The only thing that actually works: scheduling time in your diary and protecting it like a client meeting

Why you can't create time for partnership-level work without ruthlessly delegating everything that doesn't need to be done at your level

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What help is out there for you to progress your career in the professions?

If you're thinking, 'I get this, but I need help identifying my ONE BIG FOCUS and creating a system that forces me to work on my career', our on-demand course "How to Truly Commit to Moving Your Career Forward" is designed exactly for this.

The course takes you through creating a career development plan you're actually motivated to implement. You'll identify your ONE BIG FOCUS, create your Default Diary, and build habits that support your progression. By the end, you'll have a concrete plan and protected time in your diary to execute it.

If you're unsure where to focus, start with our free Partnership Readiness Assessment. It takes 12 minutes and shows you exactly which key indicators to focus on to progress your career.

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