Setting Goals: If you write them they will come..NOT

For the last couple of years I have “Bought-In” to writing down my goals for the year. Over the last couple of years the way that I have set my goals for the year has changed and been updated into a format I think will work for me (noticed I said “think” will work for me, it’s still a work in progress).  The first year that I decided to write down my goals I opened a Word document and wrote down 22 goals. Then I saved the document and never opened it or looked at until the end of the year. I think I accomplished 6 of my goals. Ouch, Brutal. The next year I did the same thing, but expanded (in point form) on how I was going to accomplish each goal. I wrote my goals on a big piece of paper and stuck them on the wall so I would be reminded of them throughout the year. Being quite pleased with myself I thought “Now that I’ll be reminded I will surely accomplish all my goals”. I think I accomplished less than the first year. Yikes, Where’s the noose? Having felt as though I hadn’t bloodied the metaphoric “head against the wall” enough I am continuing (somewhat dizzy) into “Goal Setting” once again. This year I am expanding on how I set my goals, how I am going to keep on track with my goals, implementing action steps, timelines, and expanding into personal AND professional goals (knowing that I run my business it doesn’t run me, And that I want my business to continue to support my lifestyle, not my lifestyle supporting the business). Just to get it really out there I will publicly declare a few of my goals: <ul> <li>A book deal completed and in the works by December 15th, 2009 </li> <li>Establish a client base of 15 clients in San Fransisco by June 20, 2009 (prep to open an office in 2010) </li> <li>Purchase the Tag Heuer Aqua Racer (blue) Watch by April 18, 2009 </li> </ul> On the personal side, my wife and I have sat down and made a list of our personal goals and written them on the calendar at home. Now we are both clear on where we want to go and how we are going to get there and can help each other accomplish those goals. The bottom line for this article is: Setting goals is more than just writing them down. Just because you write them down doesn’t mean they will be realized (although statistically speaking you have a 98.2% better chance of accomplishing your goals than people who don’t bother writing them down at all) If you set yourself goals: Set yourself a due date for each goal, develop a timeline and action steps you will use to accomplish each goal, schedule a quarterly review in your calendar to review your progress and tweak as needed, add your goals to your outlook or Mac calendar and write down your goals and post them on the wall (where you will see them and be reminded). See you at the top of the mountain. Oh, and for those that don’t write down their goals remember to use your forehead and don’t put your legs into it. Cheers, Liam 2008-12-30T23:10:25Z

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2009-01-02T19:30:04Z

For the last couple of years I have “Bought-In” to writing down my goals for the year. Setting goals for the next year is not very sexy but is nesecary to climb that mountain of success.

Setting Goals: If you write them they will come..NOT

2009-02-24T09:48:10Z