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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

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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!

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Your“goals”

Whataretheobjectivesofyourefforts,keymilestonesontheroadtowardsyourvision,specificaimsanddesiredresultsthatyouareworkingtowards?

Thesegoalscanbeanyresultyouwanttoachieve,includingpersonaldevelopmentobjectivesneededtoachievethem.

Ifyouwanttoreachyourgoalsandtocreatethechangesyouwantinyourlifeandbusinessit’simportantforyoutoconsiderhowYOUmayneedtochangetogetdifferentresults.Whereandhowmightyouneedtoraiseyourperformance,developyourknowledgeoracquireanewskill?

Solet’sgetgoing...

Wewouldadvisethatyoureadeachsectioninfullbeforestartingtoworkonit.Bytheendwewillhaveaskedyoutoextractyourtop8goals(2ineacharea)thatyoucanuseasyourcoredriversforsuccessinthenextyear.

So here you go...

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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.

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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.

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BusinessGoals

Whatisyourbusinesspurpose?Whydoesyourbusinessexistintermsofwhatitcanachieveforyouandyourcustomers?Ultimatelywheredoesitneedtobeinordertofulfilthatpurpose?Howmanycustomersdoesitneedtobereaching?Whatnewmarketsdoyouneedtomoveinto?Whatsizeofcustomersdoyouneedtobedealingwith?

Consideryourbusinessvision.Wheredoyouseethebusinessbeingin5-10years?Whereisitnecessaryforittobeinordertoachieveyourlifestyle,passionandfinancialgoals?Baringallofthatinmind,wheredoesyourbusinessneedtobebytheendofthenext12monthsinordertoensureyoustayontracktoachievethatvision?

Whatgoals wouldyouliketosettokeepyouontracktowardsachievingyourbusinessvisionoverthenextyear?Whatpersonaldevelopmentgoalscouldyousetheretoensureyouachievethis?

Brainstormthepossiblegoalsandthenselectthe2mostimportantones.

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FinancialGoals

WhatisyourFinancialPurpose?Whydoesyourbusinessexistintermsofthefinancialrewardyourequiretocreatethelifestyleyouwant,makethedifferenceyouwanttointheworld,dowhatyoulovetodoandbuildthebusinessyouenvision?Howmuchmoneydoyouneedtodeliverthis?

Whatpartdoesfinanceplayinyourlongtermvision?Whatdoyourequirefinanciallyinordertoachievethatpassion,lifestyleandbusinessvision?

Whatwouldyourfinancesideallylooklikeintermsofcash-flow,cashreserves,investmentsandanyotheraspectsofpersonalfinance?Howhealthyareyourfinancescurrentlyandhowwellareyoumanagingthem?

Whatfinancialgoals wouldyouliketosetforthenext12months?Wherewillyoubebytheendoftheyearontheroadtoachievingyourultimatefinancialgoals?

Brainstormthepossiblegoalsandthenselectthe2mostimportantones.

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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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