As a design major finishing my last semester of college, it's sort of hard to know exactly what to expect when my formal design training meets real-world design needs.

Quarterly planning may not be suited for every business or professional. Breaking your year into three periods of four months provides more flexibility and allows for more synergistic, cohesive, and focused goals.

When you leave the corporate grind for the loose, unstructured entrepreneurial life, you leave behind the need to show up anywhere in person, report to anyone, get dressed for the day, or plan for vacations—because every day is a vacation.