Goals - Let's get serious
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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Hi Skip thanks for following. Your sharing really make sense to me. I just in between of setting my goal and I read this sharing which give me more idea, thanks.
Hi Skip I agree having goals in an amazing way to track progress but they also give you a milestone to celebrate - celebrating success keeps me motivated! Gai
Hello Skip , Thanks for the follow and awesome information!!!! I think we all need to set and folow our goals .
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hey skip - great way to analyze how you analyze yourself - the break down of the break down - when i first joined WA i thought it was ludicrous to formulate a set of goals about something which i had '0' knowledge - but i did set a goal in another fashion - i pushed myself to learn as much as possible about IM so that i could at least get to the point where i could make a rational assessment - that being said - great post
Wow skip this is a terrific breakdown! Goal setting is an area that needs to be strengthened for me. I'm now intrigued to read Brian Tracys book "Goals". Thanks for sharing!
Good way to go about it. I always set goals and review them at 3, 6, and 9 month intervals, however, I like your monthly review of them. I would look at them weekly and them monthly, but I was always taught not to change them until the 3, 6, and 9 month intervals. I think in internet marketing you might be better to look seriously at them every month. Thanks for the post!
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Hi Skip.read your blog on setting goals!!Enjoyable read.