After reading the post on Back to Basics, it made me take out all of my goal setting materials and get to work on a business plan for the remainder of the year and make this the best six months every. For anyone out there who may be in the same boat that I am with my goal setting, I have written down some of my guidelines that I use to set my goals and hopefully, it will be beneficial to you.
1) Decide what you want and be specific about the date that you want to achieve this goal. Most imprtantly, write it down. When writing down your goals as if you have already achieved them.
2) After writing down your goal statement, decide what action steps are needed to achieve this goal. Break them down into short term and mid term goals.
3) Incorporate your action steps into your day planner so that you can be assured that they get done. This step will help you keep motivated and achieve your action steps.
4) Create that much talked about vision board. Make more than one. Keep one at home and one in your office. The more remindes of what you want to achieve, the easier it is to keep this in the forefront of your mind.
5) Keep your attitude positive about achieveing yoru goals. Never let a small setback get your down. ALways end your day on a positive achievement.
6) Avoid contraction words like don't , can't, wouldn't. Even in a positive sentance, these can have a negative affect. Example: I can't wait until I have my new red Mercedes. All your mind hears is can't and that is what your mind will remember. A better statement would be to say "I am thankgul and happy that I will have my new red Mercedes by the 4th of July.
These steps work if you let them.
Every Day Tasks
1) Read your goals out load to yourself at least once a day, more times if you can.
2) Take some quiet time each day to meditate and focus on your goals.
3) Read 20 minutes of motivational or inspirational material.
4) Listen to 30 minutes of motivational material (this can be done while driving)
5) Surround yourself with positive people.
6) Be ready to receive your goal. If it is to achieve a certain income level, make sure that you know exactly what you are going to do with the money when you receive it.
7) Take action every day to achieve your goals.
8) Trust, you have placed your order - Expect It - Visualize It
Goal setting is a great activity to do in a small group and to keep in touch monthly to help each other to be accountable to their goals and the action plans required to meet those goals.
DREAM BIG -- PLAN WELL -- TAKE ACTION
Christine Stalsonburg, Realtor
Re/Max Bayshore Properties
231-409-4140
Wow Christine. I love your post. I always plan to plan my business plan, which never happened so far. Great one btw. Will put to action asap. Happy Easter.
I know exactly how you feel. I have the best intentions of taking on this project and then I seem to always let something get in my way. I think that we don't feel that we are accountable to anyone to accomplish this task. When in reality, we are accountable to ourselves and our success to get this important task accomplished.
Some really great points here. Whenever I hear it, I have to say it; Why are we always going back to basics, we should have never left them in the first place.
You are right about neer leaving them. How do we keep from straying from the basics?
I've never heard about the contraction words before. But your example sentence is perfect. That makes a lot of sense. I'm going to have to be more aware of my own vocabulary. Good job.