Achieve Your Goals Quicker
April 8, 2009 by Van Henry
Filed under Achieving Goals, Featured
“Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend In the affairs of life.“ Plautus.
Too many of us treat goal setting the same way. We dream about where we want to go, but we don’t have a map to get there.
What is a map? In essence, the written word. What is the difference between a dream and a goal? Once again, the written word.
Goal setting however is more than simply scribbling down some ideas on a piece of paper. Our goals need to be complete and focused, much like a road map, and that is the purpose behind the rest of this article.
Goals check list
Are my current activities moving me toward my goals?
What could be distracting me from reaching my goals?
Am I making the best use of my time?
What more can I do to move me toward my goals?
Have I written my goals correctly?
Are my goals S.M.E.R.T.I.E.
Specific
Measurable
Evidential
Responsible
Timed
Inspired
Emotional
Tips: Move away from time wasters keep focused and read your goals twice a day You may find that you loose momentum from time to time but this is natural Just re focus and get back on track.
Having A coach is recommended but if you can’t afford one then Get someone to hold you accountable, an accountability partner.
1. Make sure the goal you are working for is something you really want, not just something that sounds good.
2. One goal should not contradict another goal, as that would defeat the objective
3. Life areas to consider when setting goals
Family and Social Financial and Career Spiritual Health Social and Cultural Educational / Personal development
4. Write your goal in the positive instead of the negative. Think bout what you want, not what you want to leave behind. Part of the reason why we write down our goals is to create a set of instructions for our subconscious mind to carry out. The subconscious mind is a very efficient tool, it can not determine right from wrong and it does not judge. It’s only function is to carry out its instructions. The more positive instructions you give it, the more positive results you will get..
5. Write your goal out in complete detail. Using SMERTIE as stated above
6. means, make sure your goals are big enough. Aim for the stars if you miss you will hit the moon.
7. And finally… the Most important.. Take action
Thinking positively in everyday life will help your spiritual growth as a human being. Don’t limit it only to goal setting.
I have a business that is less than a year old so I feorsee this to be a year of great gains and challenges.My business goals are:To steadily build a monthly revenue that can fully support both myself and my partner.To establish our business as the go to for art marketing advice in our local area.To build our seminars and events to the point of being able to support a two-day marketing workshop.To achieve all this we are creating strategies to build our online presence, networking with local art organizations, holding seminars and events to share our knowledge, and generally making ourselves a visible part of the community.We face the challenge of being able to get our brand and message out to enough of our target market, providing the types of services that are most needed and wanted, and growing the business at a pace that we can sustain but also support our goals.All in all I look forward to the challenges and triumphs in the year ahead.
Thank’s for coming to my site and if you need any help at all with getting your business moving just ask If I can help I will
how are things coming along now anyway?
keep in touch
warm regards
Van.
Thanks…glad it was helpful
Van.