Today I want to talk to you about the importance of goal setting, both in business and in personal life. When you want to achieve something and you only have that on you head, that is a wish. You wish to get to a place you are not in right at this moment. But when you write it down, that same wish becomes a goal.
There is a secret into creating goals, not every wish you have can become a real or optimal goal, there are some steps you have to consider to have a perfect goal that will help you reach your dream and succeed in your planning.
1.- Write them. The most important aspect of a perfect goal is that is has to be in writing. I suggest writing a draft of your goals in a piece of paper, and once you have perfected them, then write them down in a place where you will be able to look at them every day. This way they will serve as motivation for you to keep moving forward with your plans.
2.- Goals have to be specific. Don't write "I want to make more money", write down the amount you want to achieve, "I want to make 100k USD". Don't write "I want to lose weight", how much weight you want to lose? Don't write "I want to spend more time with my family", how much time you want to spend with them? Every goal you want to accomplish has to be specific.
3.- Goals have to be timed. Ok, so you want to make 100k USD, when? You want to lose 20 pounds? when? you want to spend time with you family? when? You have to give yourself a measure of time to achieve your goal, it has to be long enough to let you reach your goal but not too long that will keep success at bay for so long that you will eventually forget it and drop it.
4.- Goals must be measurable. You want to make 100k USD this year? How? If you have a job in sales, how many sales you have to make a year to reach 100k USD? now you know the exact amount of sales you have to make per month to achieve that, and from that you know how many sales you have to make per week and daily. How many phone calls you have to make per hour to make one sale? ok, so now you know how many calls you have to make daily to make the sales you need every week, to reach the sales you have to make every month to earn those 100k USD per year you want.
5.- Goals must have an ultimate purpose. When you give your goals an ultimate purpose, you will find that it is easier to work towards your goals, the purpose is the actual motivator, it is the engine of your goals. You want to lose 20 pounds in 3 months? why? To improve lead a happier and healthier life to be able to be here for my family. You want to make 100K usd this year? why? because I want to buy my mom a house. You want to invest 1.5 hours with your family every day of the week? why? because I want to strengthen the bond with my spouse and be a part of my kids' lives. That ultimate purpose will motivate you to keep going until you reach your goal.
If you follow these 5 simple steps you will be able to create goals that matter, goals that will be specific, goals that you will be able to track and measure, goals that will be attainable.
Now that you have written down your goals, like I mentioned before, put them in a place you'll see them every day. I suggest that you always write them all down in your own handwriting, don't use a computer, that way they will become impersonal, but these are your goals with your purposes, they don't get much personal than this. So grab pen and paper and write them down, for example, in a note card, laminate it and keep it in your pocket or wallet, so you'll read them every day and hold yourself accountable for them.
Use your journal and calendar to keep track of your goals, and the next action you have to take to reach those goals. Keep moving, create momentum, if you do not stop and work every day towards your goals, you will reach them in the time frame you have set yourself. You have a guide now of where you want to go, once you have your goals clear and in writing, there feeling of being lost fades away, you are not lost, now you know where you are and where you want to go. Now, your path has become clear. Follow it.
MrFD
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