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TheImportanceOfSettingGoals
“Peoplewithgoalssucceedbecausetheyknowwherethey’regoing.”- EarlNightingale
Don’tunderestimatetheimportanceofgoalsetting.Settingpowerfulgoalsthatyoureviewonaregularbasiscanbethedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Whateverthethenext12monthsmaybring,wecanguaranteethatifyouhaveidentifiedwhereyou’regoing,andyoudevelopaplanforhowtogetthere,youareinfinitelymorelikelytoachieveitthanthosewhodon’tevenknowwherethey’regoing.
“A(person)withoutagoalislikeashipwithoutarudder.”- ThomasCarlisle.
Thisresourceisdesignedasasimpletooltohelpyouwithgoalsetting.
KeyFocusAreas
Foreachareathereissomecorethinkingtobedonetohelpyouunearththemostpowerfulgoalspossible.
Wewillaskyoutoconsideryourpurposeandclarifyyourvisionforeacharea.Fromthereyouwillbeinapositiontobrainstormyourgoals.
Wewouldchallengeyoutosetspecificgoalsin4keyareas:
- Lifestyle- Passion- Business- Financial
Purpose,VisionandGoals
Beforeweembarkontheexerciseitself,letusjustclarifywhatwemeanbypurpose,visionandgoals:
Your“purpose”
ThisisyourbigWHY?Ultimately,whatdoyouwanttocreate,whatmakeslifemeaningfultoyou,whatareyouheretodo,howdoyouwanttocontributetotheworldandWHYdoesyourbusinessexist?
Knowingthisislikefuellingthefirethatdrivesyou!
“Stronglivesaremotivatedbydynamicpurposes;lesseronesexistonwishesandinclinations”. KennethHildebrand
Your“vision”
Theexpressionofyourpurposeandtheimpactyouwanttohaveontheworldaroundyou.Whatdoesyourlifeandbusinesslooklikewhenyourpurposeisbeingfulfilled?Whatwillyoubeexperiencing,doing,feeling,knowing,andsmelling!?
Agreatvisionisonethatisworthpursuingevenifitfails.
Why?
Becauseagreatvisionwilldemandthebestofyouandwillstretchyoutowardswhoyoumostwanttobecome!
Your“goals”
Whataretheobjectivesofyourefforts,keymilestonesontheroadtowardsyourvision,specificaimsanddesiredresultsthatyouareworkingtowards?
Thesegoalscanbeanyresultyouwanttoachieve,includingpersonaldevelopmentobjectivesneededtoachievethem.
Ifyouwanttoreachyourgoalsandtocreatethechangesyouwantinyourlifeandbusinessit’simportantforyoutoconsiderhowYOUmayneedtochangetogetdifferentresults.Whereandhowmightyouneedtoraiseyourperformance,developyourknowledgeoracquireanewskill?
Solet’sgetgoing...
Wewouldadvisethatyoureadeachsectioninfullbeforestartingtoworkonit.Bytheendwewillhaveaskedyoutoextractyourtop8goals(2ineacharea)thatyoucanuseasyourcoredriversforsuccessinthenextyear.
So here you go...
LifestyleGoals
Considerthebroaderpurpose foryourlifeandyourbusiness.Howdoesthatoverallpurposeinfluencethelifestyleyouwouldliketolead?Howmuchdoeslifestylemakeupanelementofthatpurpose?Whatlifestyledoyouwantyourbusinesstoenableforyou?
Nextconsiderwhatisyour“lifestyle” vision?Whenyouthinkaboutyouroverallvision,howbigapartdoeslifestyleplayinthat?Defineyourideallifestyle.Whatwoulditlooklike?Whatwouldyoubeexperiencing,doing,enjoying?Whatwouldtheworklifebalancebelike?
Nowconsiderwhat’sitlikenow?Doyoulivethelifestyleyouchoosetoatthemoment?Doyouworkthehoursyouwanttowork?Doyougettospendenoughtimewiththoseyoulove?Areyouexperiencingthethingsyouwantto?Doyougettomaketimeforyourhealthandfitness?Gettocontributetoyourcommunity?Travelling?Learning?Etc.
Baringinmindthepurposeandvisionyou’veidentified,whatgoals doyouwanttosetforyourselftoachieveinthenext12months onthejourneytoachievingthefulllifestylevisionyouhavesetoutforyourself?
Brainstormthepossiblegoalsandthenselectthe2mostimportantones.
PassionGoals
Ifwedon’tlove(orhavepassionfor)whatwedo,whyarewedoingit?Lifeisshortandtherearesomanyopportunities.Notspendingyourtimedoingsomethingthatyoureallyenjoydoingisashame.
Equallywhenthingsgethardorbadtimescome,ifyouarenotpassionateandenjoyingwhatyoudothenyouwillinevitablystruggleformotivationandmaybeinclinedtogiveup.Ofcourse,asaSmallBusinessOwner,intheearlydaysweoftenhavetodothingswedon’tenjoysomuchbutifthereisanoverridingpassionandburningdesiretoachievethebusinessambitionwecanputupwithitfornow.
Consider:Whatdoyoulovetodo?Didyousetthebusinessupsothatyoucoulddowhatyoulovetodo?Howwillyourbusinessenableyoutofulfilthat?
Whenyoulookatyourlongtermvision,whatrolesdoyouseeyourselfperforminginsideandoutsideyourbusinessthatensuresyougettodothethingsthatyoulovetodo.Comparethattohowthingsarenow.Whatneedstochangeinordertoachieveyourvision?
Whatgoals wouldyouliketosetforthenext12monthstoensureyouaremovingclosertodoingwhatyoumostwanttobedoinginyourlifeandwork?Brainstormthepossiblegoalsandthenselectthe2mostimportantones.
BusinessGoals
Whatisyourbusinesspurpose?Whydoesyourbusinessexistintermsofwhatitcanachieveforyouandyourcustomers?Ultimatelywheredoesitneedtobeinordertofulfilthatpurpose?Howmanycustomersdoesitneedtobereaching?Whatnewmarketsdoyouneedtomoveinto?Whatsizeofcustomersdoyouneedtobedealingwith?
Consideryourbusinessvision.Wheredoyouseethebusinessbeingin5-10years?Whereisitnecessaryforittobeinordertoachieveyourlifestyle,passionandfinancialgoals?Baringallofthatinmind,wheredoesyourbusinessneedtobebytheendofthenext12monthsinordertoensureyoustayontracktoachievethatvision?
Whatgoals wouldyouliketosettokeepyouontracktowardsachievingyourbusinessvisionoverthenextyear?Whatpersonaldevelopmentgoalscouldyousetheretoensureyouachievethis?
Brainstormthepossiblegoalsandthenselectthe2mostimportantones.
FinancialGoals
WhatisyourFinancialPurpose?Whydoesyourbusinessexistintermsofthefinancialrewardyourequiretocreatethelifestyleyouwant,makethedifferenceyouwanttointheworld,dowhatyoulovetodoandbuildthebusinessyouenvision?Howmuchmoneydoyouneedtodeliverthis?
Whatpartdoesfinanceplayinyourlongtermvision?Whatdoyourequirefinanciallyinordertoachievethatpassion,lifestyleandbusinessvision?
Whatwouldyourfinancesideallylooklikeintermsofcash-flow,cashreserves,investmentsandanyotheraspectsofpersonalfinance?Howhealthyareyourfinancescurrentlyandhowwellareyoumanagingthem?
Whatfinancialgoals wouldyouliketosetforthenext12months?Wherewillyoubebytheendoftheyearontheroadtoachievingyourultimatefinancialgoals?
Brainstormthepossiblegoalsandthenselectthe2mostimportantones.
8CoreDriverGoalsfor2016
Pulltogetheryourlistof8coregoals.
HeretakethetimetoreviewthegoalsyouhavesetandiftheyarenotSMART(Specific,Measurable,Attainable,Realistic,Timely),thenspendabitoftimetakingtheessenceofthegoalsyou’veidentifiedandmakingthemSMART.
Thinkabouthowyoucanputthisattheforefrontofyourmindasyoumoveforwardinthenextyear.Forexampletheycouldbepinneduponyourwallorsetasyourscreensaveretc.
Inordertomakethemostofthesegoals,wewouldencourageyoutoputinplaceanongoingreviewprocessofhowyouaredoingonthepathtoachievingthem.
My8coredriver goalsforthenext12monthsare:
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How was that?Haveyougainedsomeusefulinsightintoyourbusiness,yourselfandwhatyouwanttoachievenextyear?
Itsamazingwhenyoutakethetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwanttoachieve,howinspiredanddriventhatcanmakeyoutomakeithappen.
WhatNow?Ifyoufoundthisvaluable,thenextstepisstartingtousethisinformation,todevelopaclearstrategyandroadmapforthenextyear,andthenstarttoexecuteit.
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