Not sure how to get started writing you goals? Following are some simple steps. But remember, you will always be better your 10th time than you are your first time. So, just start setting and writing your goals following these simple guidelines. You will get better with practice and over time your goals will write themselves. What I mean by that is that over the course of days and weeks, of writing your goals regularly, you will figure out what you really want and as a result, you will begin to write goals that detail YOUR hopes and dreams. More importantly, you will find yourself doing the things that move you toward those goals. Because, being a person of integrity, you cannot regularly write something you say you are going to do and then not do it.
10 Simple Steps to Goal Setting:
Decide exactly what you want...clarity is essential! What do you really want to be, do or have? As Zig Ziglar says, "How can you hit a target you do not have?" Begin by making a list of 10 goals you would like to accomplish in the coming year in every area of your life...business, career, financial independence, personal relationships, health and fitness, spirituality, and personal development, etc. Be specific, versus general or vague. For example, "My revenues are $5M in 2009," versus "My revenues are more than 2008."
Make your goals measurable. We've all heard you can't manage what you can't measure. Without a measure, you will be unable to know if you are moving toward your goal or away from your goal. For example, with our goal of $5M in revenues, measures tracked could be $96,154 per week or $417,000 per month.
Align your goals with your values. Strive to accomplish the goals you want to accomplish versus striving to accomplish the goals others want you to accomplish. In my experience, the latter leads to frustration and failure. Because, when the challenges come, as they surely will, you will lack the resolve to overcome them because it wasn't your goal to begin with.
Set realistic goals. If you are 100 pounds overweight, it might be unrealistic to expect to lose all 100 pounds in the coming year, but extremely possible to lose 1 pound each week. Realistic goals will cause you to wake up each morning eager to get started, whereas unrealistic goals will typically discourage you and often will cause you to give up.
Set a specific date or deadline for the achievement of your goals and set sub-deadlines if necessary. Be sure to monitor your progress toward goal achievement on a regular basis. By regularly monitoring your progress, you will allow time for course corrections in route to your goals. For example, with our measure of $96,154 per week, if there is not nearly $60,000 in the bucket on Wednesday, you can ask why, make changes and strive to hit your weekly goal.
Make a list of everything you can think of that you can do to achieve your goals. As you think of new activities, add them to the list. Keep doing this until your list is complete.
Organize your list into a plan. Decide the priority and sequence of the items in your list. What is most important? And, what must be done first, before something else can be done?
Identify additional steps. Determine the obstacles you will have to overcome, determine the additional knowledge and skills you will require, and determine the people whose help you will need to accomplish your goals.
Take immediate action on your most important goal, and resolve to do something every day that moves you one step closer to achieving it.
Believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can accomplish your goal and remember the words of Sir Winston Churchill, "I can summarize the lessons of my life in seven words - never give in; never, never give in!"
Here's a great summary by Zig Ziglar on this subject! Though recorded years ago, the goal setting formula is still unchanged!
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Not sure how to get started writing you goals? Following are some simple steps. But remember, you will always be better your 10th time than you are your first time. So, just start setting and writing your goals following these simple guidelines. You will get better with practice and over time your goals will write themselves. What I mean by that is that over the course of days and weeks, of writing your goals regularly, you will figure out what you really want and as a result, you will begin to write goals that detail YOUR hopes and dreams. More importantly, you will find yourself doing the things that move you toward those goals. Because, being a person of integrity, you cannot regularly write something you say you are going to do and then not do it.
10 Simple Steps to Goal Setting:
Decide exactly what you want...clarity is essential! What do you really want to be, do or have? As Zig Ziglar says, "How can you hit a target you do not have?" Begin by making a list of 10 goals you would like to accomplish in the coming year in every area of your life...business, career, financial independence, personal relationships, health and fitness, spirituality, and personal development, etc. Be specific, versus general or vague. For example, "My revenues are $5M in 2009," versus "My revenues are more than 2008."
Make your goals measurable. We've all heard you can't manage what you can't measure. Without a measure, you will be unable to know if you are moving toward your goal or away from your goal. For example, with our goal of $5M in revenues, measures tracked could be $96,154 per week or $417,000 per month.
Align your goals with your values. Strive to accomplish the goals you want to accomplish versus striving to accomplish the goals others want you to accomplish. In my experience, the latter leads to frustration and failure. Because, when the challenges come, as they surely will, you will lack the resolve to overcome them because it wasn't your goal to begin with.
Set realistic goals. If you are 100 pounds overweight, it might be unrealistic to expect to lose all 100 pounds in the coming year, but extremely possible to lose 1 pound each week. Realistic goals will cause you to wake up each morning eager to get started, whereas unrealistic goals will typically discourage you and often will cause you to give up.
Set a specific date or deadline for the achievement of your goals and set sub-deadlines if necessary. Be sure to monitor your progress toward goal achievement on a regular basis. By regularly monitoring your progress, you will allow time for course corrections in route to your goals. For example, with our measure of $96,154 per week, if there is not nearly $60,000 in the bucket on Wednesday, you can ask why, make changes and strive to hit your weekly goal.
Make a list of everything you can think of that you can do to achieve your goals. As you think of new activities, add them to the list. Keep doing this until your list is complete.
Organize your list into a plan. Decide the priority and sequence of the items in your list. What is most important? And, what must be done first, before something else can be done?
Identify additional steps. Determine the obstacles you will have to overcome, determine the additional knowledge and skills you will require, and determine the people whose help you will need to accomplish your goals.
Take immediate action on your most important goal, and resolve to do something every day that moves you one step closer to achieving it.
Believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can accomplish your goal and remember the words of Sir Winston Churchill, "I can summarize the lessons of my life in seven words - never give in; never, never give in!"
Here's a great summary by Zig Ziglar on this subject! Though recorded years ago, the goal setting formula is still unchanged!
