Goal Setting

As 2010 approaches us quickly I thought it would be good to talk about goal setting. What do you really want to accomplish this year? Is it little things, BIG things, or just getting rid of some bad habits??? Everyone has at one point in their lives with the best intentions to keep their New Year’s resolutions. Every year in January millions say they have a resolution that they are going to keep for a year. We ALL do or have done this. Have you noticed how long they last? Most will last a few days, a week, or a month at the tops. Why do they fail? High expectations, too hard or they seem overwhelming.

Ever felt this way?

Rather than setting New Year’s resolutions that we seem to break, just set small goals. Start now too. Do not wait for the “new year” put your plan into action now! Once you have some short term goals in place it will allow you to put long term goals in action too.

Short Term Goals

These are generally goals attainable in a month to three months time.

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These are important to me because:

I will accomplish them by:

Long Term Goals

These are generally goals that are attainable in a year or longer

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These are important to me because:

I will accomplish them by:

I always find when I put a date to when I want to accomplish the goal it helps me meet my target. The above is an example of what I use. I have business goals and personal goals on separate sheets that allow me be organized and stay on track. I review the short term goals monthly to see if I’m achieving them and if I’m not what I need to do to achieve them. It is motivational to keep me going. I do not get upset when I have not achieved my short term goals I just refocused figure out if they need to be adjusted or how I can meet them. No goal is unattainable. If you set your mind to it you can do it.

In the wise wisdom of Henry Ford “if you think you can or think you cannot, both are right”.

Put your mind to it. Anything is possible!