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- Your goal doesn't need more motivation. It needs appointments on your calendar. 📅
Have you ever set a goal you were SO excited about, only to realize weeks later that you haven't actually made much progress?
Between work, kids, appointments, and everything else on your plate, your own goals can easily become the things you promise yourself you'll work on when you have time.
But friend, "when I have time" is not a plan!
Welcome to Part 5 of Finish Strong 2026: 10 Weeks. One Goal. Finish the Year Proud.
In this episode of the Secrets of Supermom Show, we're taking the ONE goal you've chosen and turning it into a realistic, actionable roadmap that works with your actual life.
Because knowing what you want is important. But knowing exactly what to do NEXT? That's how we make progress!
IN THIS EPISODE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT:
Why meaningful goals get pushed aside even when we really want to accomplish them
How to work backward from your December 31 finish line
Breaking your big goal into manageable milestones
Identifying your Big 3 most important actions
Why putting your priorities on your calendar changes everything
Creating a flexible plan that works for Real You, not Fantasy You
How to make progress without trying to do everything at once
Whether your goal involves your health, home, finances, business, or a personal project you've been putting off, this episode will help you move from I really want to do this to Here's exactly what I'm doing next.
🎯 YOUR FINISH STRONG MOVE
This week, it's time to Build Your Finish Strong Roadmap!
Revisit your finish line. Look at your Good, Better, and Best outcomes for December 31.
Identify your milestones. What 2–4 meaningful checkpoints will move you toward your goal?
Choose your Big 3. What are the three most important actions you can take next?
Schedule them! Put actual appointments on your calendar.
Then choose your ONE Finish Strong Move for this week.
Remember, you don't need to accomplish everything. You just need to keep moving forward!
❤️ JOIN FINISH STRONG 2026 — FREE!
This episode is Part 5 of our 10-week Finish Strong experience, designed to help busy moms choose ONE meaningful goal, make a realistic plan, and finish the year proud.
When you join FREE, you'll get:
Your Finish Strong Goal Tracker
Weekly podcast episodes and action steps
Thursday episode reminders
Monday accountability emails to help you follow through
Join here: https://secretsofsupermom.com/finishstrong
Already participating? Grab your Goal Tracker and record your Week 5 move! You can also use your Weekly Finish Strong Check-In to schedule your next action.
Finish Strong VIPs: Open your Action Planner to Week 5 for your Work Backward, My Finish Strong Roadmap, and This Week's Big 3 exercises.
💕 WANT MORE SUPPORT?
The Supermom Society is my membership community for busy moms who want practical planning strategies, accountability, and support as they make time for what matters.
Learn more about The Supermom Society: https://secretsofsupermom.com/society
Finish Strong VIP enrollment is closed, but existing VIPs and Society members can access their Finish Strong resources inside the community.
Missed the beginning of Finish Strong? Catch up on Parts 1–4 to choose your ONE goal, define your finish line, and discover who you're becoming along the way.
COMING NEXT WEEK: Part 6 — Plan for the Plan to Go Wrong.
Because life WILL happen. And learning how to come back when things get messy is one of the most important skills you can build.
10 Weeks. One Goal. Finish the Year Proud. 🎯
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Secrets of Supermom on Instagram - What if the biggest transformation from reaching your goal isn't what you accomplish—but who you become along the way?
We often think we have to achieve something BEFORE we can become the woman we want to be.
When I finish my book, I'll be a writer.
When I get consistent with exercise, I'll be someone who prioritizes her health.
When I finally finish that project, I'll be someone who follows through.
But what if we have it backward?
You don't become her after you reach the goal. You reach the goal by practicing being her NOW.
In Part 4 of our Finish Strong 2026 series, we're talking about identity, the stories we tell ourselves, and how small actions can help us become the women we want to be.
Because sometimes the biggest thing standing between us and our goals isn't our calendar or our motivation. It's what we believe about ourselves.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT:
Why we often wait until we accomplish a goal to see ourselves differently
How labels like "I'm disorganized" or "I never finish anything" can hold us back
The difference between who you are today and who you're becoming
How to identify the woman who accomplishes your Finish Strong goal
Why identity isn't about pretending to be someone you're not
How small actions build confidence and reinforce your new identity
Why becoming a woman who comes back to what matters might be the most powerful identity of all
🎯 YOUR FINISH STRONG MOVE
Complete this sentence:
I am a woman who __________________.
Or, if that feels like a stretch:
I am becoming a woman who __________________.
Then choose ONE small action you can take this week to practice being her.
Maybe you're becoming a woman who makes time for her priorities.
Maybe you're becoming a woman who takes imperfect action.
Maybe you're becoming a woman who keeps promises to herself.
Or maybe you're becoming a woman who comes back, even when life gets messy.
You don't have to become a completely different person overnight. You just have to start practicing.
JOIN FINISH STRONG 2026 — FREE!
It's not too late to join us!
Finish Strong is a FREE 10-week podcast experience designed to help busy moms choose ONE meaningful goal, make a realistic plan, and finish the year feeling proud.
When you sign up, you'll get:
Your free one-page Finish Strong Goal Tracker
Thursday podcast episode reminders
Monday accountability check-ins to help you keep going
Join us here: https://secretsofsupermom.com/finishstrong
WANT MORE SUPPORT + ACCOUNTABILITY?
Finish Strong VIP enrollment is now closed, but you can still join us inside The Supermom Society!
Get planning support, accountability, encouragement, and a community of busy moms who understand what it's like to pursue meaningful goals while juggling real life.
Learn more: https://secretsofsupermom.com/thesupermomsociety
CATCH UP ON FINISH STRONG
Part 1: What Could Change in 10 Weeks?
Part 2: The One Goal Rule
Part 3: Make Your Goal Fit Your Actual Life
Listen to the previous episodes to get started with your Finish Strong journey!
10 Weeks. One Goal. Finish the Year Proud.
Next week in Part 5, we're talking about Build Your Finish Strong Roadmap—because your goal doesn't just need motivation. It needs a plan.
Text us your feedback or questions!
Stay connected!
Join us in The Supermom Society! Get all the details at thesupermomsociety.com!
Get all our show notes, buy the book Secrets of Supermom, and more at our website: www.secretsofsupermom.com
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Secrets of Supermom on Instagram - You chose your ONE Finish Strong goal. You're excited. You're motivated. You're ready to make it happen!
And then you look at your calendar. 😂
Between work, kids, activities, appointments, and the holidays coming up, when exactly are you supposed to find time for this goal?
Here's the thing: You don't need to work harder. You need to make your goal fit your actual life.
In Part 3 of our Finish Strong 2026 series, we're talking about why we create goals for Fantasy Us instead of Real Us—and how to stop setting ourselves up for frustration.
Because a realistic goal isn't a smaller dream. It's a goal with somewhere to live.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT:
Why even the best goals fall apart when they don't fit our real lives
The difference between Fantasy You and Real You
How to consider your actual time, energy, and season of life
Why being realistic about your capacity isn't making excuses
How to use Good, Better, Best to create three meaningful finish lines for your goal
Why your BEST outcome shouldn't be the only outcome that counts
How to stop letting all-or-nothing thinking steal your progress
🎯 YOUR FINISH STRONG MOVE
Take the ONE goal you chose last week and create three finish lines:
GOOD: What meaningful progress could you make by December 31, even if life gets busy?
BETTER: What would a strong, satisfying finish look like?
BEST: What would your ideal outcome look like if things go really well?
Then ask yourself: Does my GOOD finish line actually fit my life right now?
Remember, all three outcomes count as progress!
JOIN FINISH STRONG 2026 — FREE!
It's not too late to join us!
Finish Strong is a FREE 10-week podcast experience designed to help busy moms choose ONE meaningful goal, make a realistic plan, and finish the year feeling proud.
When you sign up, you'll get:
Your free one-page Finish Strong Goal Tracker
Thursday podcast episode reminders
Monday accountability check-ins to help you keep going
Join us here: https://secretsofsupermom.com/finishstrong
WANT MORE SUPPORT + ACCOUNTABILITY?
Finish Strong VIP enrollment is now closed, but you can still join us inside The Supermom Society!
Get planning support, accountability, encouragement, and a community of busy moms who understand what it's like to pursue meaningful goals while juggling real life.
Learn more: https://secretsofsupermom.com/society
CATCH UP ON FINISH STRONG
Part 1: What Could Change in 10 Weeks?
Part 2: The One Goal Rule
Listen to both previous episodes to get started with your Finish Strong journey!
10 Weeks. One Goal. Finish the Year Proud.
Next week in Part 4, we're talking about Who Do You Need to Become? Because sometimes the biggest transformation isn't just what we accomplish—it's who we become along the way.
Text us your feedback or questions!
Stay connected!
Join us in The Supermom Society! Get all the details at thesupermomsociety.com!
Get all our show notes, buy the book Secrets of Supermom, and more at our website: www.secretsofsupermom.com
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Secrets of Supermom on Instagram - You have goals. Probably LOTS of them. 😅
But trying to work on everything at once is often exactly why we don't make meaningful progress on anything.
In Part 2 of Finish Strong 2026, we're narrowing it down.
Last week, you brainstormed three things you could finish, accomplish, improve, create, change, or meaningfully move forward before the end of the year.
This week, you're choosing ONE.
Not your one goal forever.
Not the only thing that matters to you.
Just the one thing that deserves your focused attention right now.
In this episode, we'll talk about:
Why divided attention makes it so much harder to reach our goals
Why something can be important without being your priority right now
The five questions to ask when choosing your Finish Strong goal
How to decide between two goals that both feel important
Why you need a Not Now List
How to declare your goal—and make it real
🎯 THE FINISH STRONG FILTER
Take the three possibilities you identified last week and ask yourself:
1. Do I actually want this?
Not should I want it. Do I actually want it now?
2. Does it matter?
Will accomplishing it make something in my life better, easier, happier, or more meaningful?
3. Can I meaningfully move or finish it this year?
It doesn't have to be completely done—but can you make progress you'll be proud of?
4. Is this the right season?
Does this goal make sense for the life you're actually living between now and December?
5. Will December Me care?
When December 31 arrives, will you be proud, relieved, excited, or grateful that you did this?
Still have two goals?
Ask yourself:
Which one would create the biggest positive effect in my life right now?
And if you're STILL tied?
Pick one. 😉
🎯 YOUR FINISH STRONG MOVE
Declare your ONE Finish Strong goal:
My Finish Strong goal is __________ because __________.
Then tell someone!
Tell your spouse, your friend, your coworker, your kids—or reply to my Monday Finish Strong email and tell me.
Writing it down is great.
Saying it out loud makes it real.
🎉 JOIN FINISH STRONG 2026 — FREE
It's not too late to join us!
When you register for the free Finish Strong experience, you'll get the one-page Finish Strong Goal Tracker, weekly podcast reminders, your Finish Strong Move each week, and Monday accountability check-ins.
Join Finish Strong 2026 FREE
❤️ WANT MORE SUPPORT + ACCOUNTABILITY?
Finish Strong VIP enrollment is now closed, but you can still join us inside The Supermom Society.
The Society is where busy moms get the planning, accountability, community, and support to actually follow through on the things that matter—without trying to do everything perfectly.
If you're listening to Finish Strong and thinking, I know I'd be more likely to follow through if I had other women doing this with me, come join us.
Join The Supermom Society
🎧 CATCH UP ON FINISH STRONG
Missed Part 1? Go back and listen to Finish Strong Part 1: What Could Change in 10 Weeks? Then come back here to choose your one goal.
10 Weeks. One Goal. Finish the Year Proud.
Text us your feedback or questions!
Stay connected!
Join us in The Supermom Society! Get all the details at thesupermomsociety.com!
Get all our show notes, buy the book Secrets of Supermom, and more at our website: www.secretsofsupermom.com
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Secrets of Supermom on Instagram - What could change in your life in the next 10 weeks?
It’s easy to hit October and feel like the year is basically over. The holidays are coming, the calendar is filling up, and those goals you set way back in January? Maybe you’ve already decided they can wait until next year.
But you still have time to do something meaningful.
In Part 1 of Finish Strong 2026, we’re NOT trying to catch up on everything you wanted to accomplish this year. Instead, we’re starting with a little dreaming and asking: What would make you feel really proud when you get to December 31?
In this episode, we’ll talk about:
Why Finish Strong isn’t about cramming more into the final months of the year
How to decide what still matters to you now
Three questions to help you uncover the goals you really care about
Why your goal doesn’t have to be completely finished by December 31
How meaningful progress can still be a Finish Strong win
Your very first Finish Strong Move
🎯 YOUR FINISH STRONG MOVE
Come up with your top three Finish Strong goal possibilities.
Ask yourself:
1. What did I really want to do this year that still matters?
2. What would make the rest of this year—or the beginning of next year—better?
3. What would I regret automatically moving to next year?
Don't choose your ONE goal yet! Next week, we'll use the One Goal Rule to narrow your three possibilities down to the goal you'll focus on for the rest of Finish Strong.
🎉 JOIN FINISH STRONG 2026 — FREE
Get your free one-page Finish Strong Goal Tracker, weekly podcast reminders, your weekly Finish Strong Move, and Monday accountability check-ins:
Finish Strong:
secretsofsupermom.com/finishstrong
⭐ WANT TO GO VIP?
If you know you’re more likely to follow through when you have accountability, support, and other women doing it alongside you, join us for the Finish Strong VIP Experience.
VIP includes:
The complete 35-page Finish Strong Action Planner
Weekly accountability inside The Supermom Society
Full access to The Supermom Society through December 31
Three live Finish Strong sessions with Lori
Our first live Kickoff + Planning Party on October 10
VIP enrollment closes October 10.
Get the VIP details here:
Finish Strong VIP
10 Weeks. One Goal. Finish the Year Proud.
Next week: Part 2 — The One Goal Rule. We’ll take your three possibilities and choose the ONE goal that deserves your focused attention for the rest of the year.
Text us your feedback or questions!
Stay connected!
Join us in The Supermom Society! Get all the details at thesupermomsociety.com!
Get all our show notes, buy the book Secrets of Supermom, and more at our website: www.secretsofsupermom.com
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Welcome to The Secrets of Supermom Show where we uncover the secrets to work-life balance, time management, and staying motivated and happy as a busy working mom. Author, podcaster, corporate leader, wife, and mom of four, Lori Whitney Oberbroeckling shares tips she learned writing the book Secrets of Supermom, her own productivity and parenting hacks, and interviews with supermoms from around the world.Struggle with getting things done, balancing it all, or happiness in general? Prepare to walk away with inspiration, motivation, and easy step-by-step processes to do it all without the overwhelm. Visit secretsofsupermom.com for the show notes and all the details!
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