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Goals - Let's get serious
SkipInReno
Published on October 12, 2012
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WOW is that a term we all seem to shy away from. As the saying goes if you don't have a goal you'll never know when you'll get there. When I don't have goals set I seem to wander aimlessly through my projects. Last week it was Thanksgiving in Canada. During Jay's talk he mentioned it should really be a day about Thinksgiving. I like that. Think about what and where you've been the past 12 months and think about what and where you want to be in the next 12 months.
So that leads us to setting goals. Typically I set my goals by using 3 dates. Monthly, Yearly and 5 Years. When working on my goal setting I concentrate on the Yearly goal. I'll write down the things I want to accomplish in 2013 (next year). I have 5 categories - Business, Personal, Money, Health and Recreation. I start by setting basic goals for each category. Some are easy - Recreation: Take a 2 week vacation to Hawaii. Go camping 4 times during the summer etc. Others are hard - Business: Lots to think about.
Once I have the annual goal, I then set up monthly goals. Let's say my annual goal is to put $6,000 into savings. That means I have to save $500 each month or $125 each week. Now you can track your progress monthly towards the annual goal. You can quickly see how close to being on tract you are. For example at the end of 3 months you see that you've saved $2,000. Nice you're ahead of the game. That also means you're on tract to save $8,000. Great, lets change the annual goal to $8,000. By reviewing your goals monthly you can easily tweak your goals causing you to be successful.
After I have set all my annual and monthly goals I then look at the big picture and set my 5 year goals. Up front I realize in 5 years I really want to have saved $50,000. So now I look at my monthly savings goal. To reach $50,000 I need to save $835 each month. Because I have worked on all my goals I realize this isn't possible. What I then realize is this year I'll save $500 a month. In 2014 I'll need to up this monthly/annual goal. Therefore, during 2013 I will be focused subconciously on finding ways to increase my income.
As you can see, by setting goals you can actually accomplish more than you thought and feel comfortable doing that. When the really crappy days show up and you just want to give up, pull out your goals and READ them. This will cause you to remember why you're doing what you're doing and why you need to accept whatever is happening today. For more information read a great book written by Brian Tracy called "Goals".
Good Luck - Skip
So that leads us to setting goals. Typically I set my goals by using 3 dates. Monthly, Yearly and 5 Years. When working on my goal setting I concentrate on the Yearly goal. I'll write down the things I want to accomplish in 2013 (next year). I have 5 categories - Business, Personal, Money, Health and Recreation. I start by setting basic goals for each category. Some are easy - Recreation: Take a 2 week vacation to Hawaii. Go camping 4 times during the summer etc. Others are hard - Business: Lots to think about.
Once I have the annual goal, I then set up monthly goals. Let's say my annual goal is to put $6,000 into savings. That means I have to save $500 each month or $125 each week. Now you can track your progress monthly towards the annual goal. You can quickly see how close to being on tract you are. For example at the end of 3 months you see that you've saved $2,000. Nice you're ahead of the game. That also means you're on tract to save $8,000. Great, lets change the annual goal to $8,000. By reviewing your goals monthly you can easily tweak your goals causing you to be successful.
After I have set all my annual and monthly goals I then look at the big picture and set my 5 year goals. Up front I realize in 5 years I really want to have saved $50,000. So now I look at my monthly savings goal. To reach $50,000 I need to save $835 each month. Because I have worked on all my goals I realize this isn't possible. What I then realize is this year I'll save $500 a month. In 2014 I'll need to up this monthly/annual goal. Therefore, during 2013 I will be focused subconciously on finding ways to increase my income.
As you can see, by setting goals you can actually accomplish more than you thought and feel comfortable doing that. When the really crappy days show up and you just want to give up, pull out your goals and READ them. This will cause you to remember why you're doing what you're doing and why you need to accept whatever is happening today. For more information read a great book written by Brian Tracy called "Goals".
Good Luck - Skip
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