Does your calendar reflect what you say is important to you?
As the year enters its final quarter, Monica Allen challenges entrepreneurs to resist two common reactions: giving up on unfinished goals or frantically trying to accomplish everything before December. Instead, she encourages business owners to celebrate their progress, reconsider what still matters, and intentionally make room for those priorities.
In this episode of Become Your Own Boss, Monica explains why goals need more than good intentions—they need a place on the calendar. She shares how she reviews goals across business, family, education, and health and turns broad ambitions into specific actions. The final months of the year can still create meaningful progress, but it starts with deciding what deserves attention now.
Episode Quote: What gets scheduled gets done.
Questions answered
Does your calendar reflect what you say is important to you?
Which unfinished goals should you carry into the final quarter?
When is it okay to let go of a goal?
How can you turn a big goal into something you can actually schedule?
Why does strategic work keep getting pushed aside?
How can you protect appointments with the future of your business?
How can you plan an intentional final quarter around real-life commitments?
Could someone identify your priorities simply by looking at your calendar?
There is still time to finish something meaningful, build momentum, and enter the new year stronger. Listen to the full episode of Become Your Own Boss, subscribe so you never miss an episode, and leave a review to help more entrepreneurs discover the show.
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Who is Monica?
Monica Allen grew up in a small town in Georgia with her single mom, who had her at age 18, her grandmother, and her uncle. Living below the poverty line throughout her young life, Monica was determined to break the cycle. Being the first in her immediate family to attend a 4-year university, Monica worked in insurance as a benefits broker for 8 years and earned her Master's in Business Administration.
Leaving to embark on her entrepreneurial journey in 2005, she is now a serial entrepreneur, owning several businesses. She is the co-founder of Zeus' Closet, stuff4GREEKS, and Deuce Equity Group. She is the sole proprietor of Monica Allen Interiors and an Amazon Bestseller (The Fearless Entrepreneurs: Fear Less; Be More).
She loves equipping aspiring entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and small business owners with tips to launch, grow, and scale their business while avoiding the many pitfalls of entrepreneurship. She believes that being surrounded by positive people, believing in yourself, and having faith in God have led to her success.
