SMART Goals!
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At the start of each new year we sit down to write our yearly goals.
There are many, many ways to write goals… and many opinions on what works best. We have found one way to write goals that in our opinion makes a whole lot of good sense. We write our goals as SMART goals.
What are SMART Goals? As outlined in the mindmap above and in the descriptions below, SMART Goals are…
| S | = | Specific |
| M |
= | Measurable |
| A |
= | Attainable |
| R |
= | Realistic |
| T |
= | Tangible |
Specific: There is a greater chance of achieving a specific goal than a general goal. For a goal to be specific, answer the six "W" questions:
- Who: Who is involved?
- What: What do I want to accomplish?
- Where: Identify a location.
- When: Establish a time frame.
- Why: Specific reasons or benefits of accomplishing the goal.
Measurable: Determine a concrete way to measure your progress towards the attainment of each goal. To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as: How much? How many? How will I know if I achieve this goal?
Attainable: If the goals you set are important to you, you will start to figure out ways to make them come true. You will develop the attitude, abilities, skills and financial capacity to reach them.
Any goal is achievable if you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you the space to carry out those steps. Goals that seemed out of reach become attainable because you grow to match them.
Realistic: For a goal to be realistic it has to represent something that you are both willing and able to work towards. A goal can be high and realistic… it all depends on you. Make sure that each goal leads to substantial progress. If a goal is set too low, there may be little motivation to reach it. A goal is realistic if you truly believe it can be achieved.
Tangible: A goal is tangible if you can experience it with one of the senses… taste, touch, smell, sight or hearing. If a goal is tangible it is easier to make it specific, measurable and attainable.
To make it easier for you to reference SMART goals and the criteria behind them, we have provided the following for your convenience:
SMART Goals as an Interactive Flash File
ENJOY!
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Happy New Year!
It's a New Year, and as always it is associated with new beginnings and new possibilities. What a great feeling that is! It's like starting with a clean slate or a level playing field with endless opportunities.
And of course it is the time for resolutions, plans and the setting of goals. Not only do people set personal goals, they set business goals as well. Great! It is much easier to direct a business when there's a plan or "road map" to follow.
Along with all the "usual" plans for a business…
… an essential question to ask is "What is the focus of our business?"
Believe it or not, there is one answer to that question that can apply to any and all businesses.
That answer is… "To provide value to our customers."
Business success would be much more prevalent if this simple motto was followed.
This motto has been and will continue to be the focus of our business at TheCoolestCouple.com.
So to all we wish a Happy and Prosperous New Year! May 2010 be all that you hope for and much, much more.
We would also like to thank all of our friends, clients and customers for the blessing of having you touch our lives. You are all very much appreciated.
To a Spectacular 2010!
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