Spring Clean Your Goals

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Spring is a great opportunity to shake of the dust and get a new perspective on your goals. You do spring cleaning. Why not “spring clean” your goals?

First, look at your mission and motto. What do you do, what makes you unique, and how do you help? Remind yourself what it is you love about your service, product, and/or mission.

Next, look at your goal list: the one that has your top of mind personal and professional goals on it.

Take an inventory of your progress: What have you accomplished – be sure to celebrate all wins – and what has fallen by the wayside? Are your goals stillin alignment with your mission? Is there anything you need to eliminate and replace?

Choose one thing to focus on to get back on track. Make a list of action items, set deadlines, and make appointments with yourself to work toward those benchmarks and goals.

Yes, it’s that simple. And, yes, you can do it!

What goal will you reprioritize this Spring?

#52SecretsBook April Events

Thanks to everyone who has joined me for my recent events – at Barnes & Noble Huntington Beach, AWP, and my March online mixer with guests Heather Eck and Keith Spiro.

Here’s what’s coming up this month:

April 16 at 9am PT/12pm ET: GoalChat Online monthly goal-group, where people can share what they are working on, get support, and chime in on the monthly topic. In April we are talking about relationship development with guests: Jessie-Sierra Ross and Brynne Tillman; both are in the networking chapter of 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting. For those interested in being a guest on #GoalChat, this is also an opportunity for us to get to know each other better, so we can find the best topic and panel fit. RSVP Here.

April 26 at 11am PT: I will be doing a book signing at the LA Times Festival of Books. Stop by the Women’s National Book Association booth and say “Hi.”

April 27 at 11am PT/2pm ET: David Chiu will be leading a “Sundays at the Braid” conversation with me, celebrity chef Katie Chin, and Elaine Hall of The Miracle Project, called “Goals: Stories & Secrets.” Live on Zoom. Get your free ticket.

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The secret to success is there is no one secret. For 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting (Mango Publishing, January 28, 2025), I interviewed leaders in business, tech, entrepreneurship, food, entertainment, and other creative areas to get their best tips -, and examples/anecdotes to go with them. The result: a menu of options you can take out for a spin to see what works for you! If you have read #52SecretsBook and have found it helpful, please consider writing a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.  Thanks so much!

The Latest Episodes of GoalChat

Each Monday, I bring together (usually) three guests to chime in on the topic of the week on #GoalChatLive. These are the recent eps:

  • Empowerment with Karen Wang Diggs, Joanna Dutra, and Dayna Steele
  • Branding with Ivonne Ribeiro, Stan Robinson, Jr., and Troy Sandidge
  • Happy Quarter Year with Stacia Crawford and Keith Spiro
  • Sustainability with Noah Bleich, Ruth Kennison, and Rick Nahmias

Read all the recaps and watch the replays here.

Upcoming GoalChats

  • April 14 – Social Media with Kristen Coffield, Annie Korzen, and Chef Rossi
  • April 21 – Fun with Tech with Marcia Macomber, Kandas Nesbitt-Rodarte, and Chris Stone
  • April 28 – Graphic Novels with Benjamin Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz, and Chari Pere
  • May 5 – Cooking and Productivity with Sarah Nathan and Megan Porta

#GoalChatLive is broadcast on Mondays, 4pm PT, on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. New episodes of GoalChat, which is on the Marketing Podcast Network, are released on Thursdays. Subscribe on Apple, Amazon Music, Spotify or your favorite podcast platform.

Recent Interviews

I’ve had so many wonderful experiences along with the release of 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting. Here are some of my recent “conversations.” Thanks, Jess, Lynn, and Megan.

If you host a show or have a recommendation/intro for me, would love to discuss, please and thank you!

Taste Buds with Deb Podcast

Taste Buds with Deb is bite-sized conversations about food, cooking, and community. Recent interviews have been with Remi Haik Weinberg, Sean Kanan, Beejhy Barhany, and Salvador Litvak.

Listen to Taste Buds with Deb on iTunes or your favorite podcast platform. And please subscribe. Read the highlights and get recipes.

About Me

A goal strategist, creator of the D*E*B METHOD®, and award-winning author of Your Goal Guide, I am on a mission to change goal culture in and out of the workplace. I offer workshops, as well as consulting, about goal-setting simplified, the art and craft of networking, and how to write a winning book proposal without the stress. I have spoken on stages for TEDx, DWEN, VON3, Engaging Virtual Meetings Conference, Innovation Women, Lioness Magazine, SCORE LA, LA County Bar Association Lawyer Well-Being Project, Wellcoaches, and more. Learn more about my Consulting, Workshops, and Books with Deb, and/or contact me to get started.

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