How do you choose your goals? When you decide it’s time to set goals – either for business or personal – what process do you use?
- Do you identify your #1 priority?
- Do you create a SMART goal?
- Do you break your new goal down into small action steps?
- Do you carve out 15 minutes each day to focus on your goal?
These ideas are great ideas – and all are crucial for the implementation phase of completing your goal. But you may be limiting yourself at the very beginning.
Usually, we say, “What’s my goal for the quarter (or year)?” Instead, I urge you to ask yourself,
This leads to a much bigger perspective! As you imagine your – if I could do anything goal – imagine a life with no distractions and no restrictions. You have unlimited time, funds, resources, mental and physical energy.
What do you want?
What are you capable of?
What is the largest most audacious world you are able to imagine?
Now, with the stage set as a world of unlimited possibilities, what is your goal? I invite you to think BIG and post your goal below.
As always, thanks for sharing. You make things so manageable! Love the idea of breaking up one goal into more manageable steps!
Courtney –
Thrilled you found value! Best of luck breaking your goals down!
Lisa
I’m such a “realist”, it’s hard for me to do this, but I like the general principle! I will try it! Thank you!
Kristen –
I hear you! This was a tough exercise for me to try when my coach suggested it. But, after working on it – I realized I wasn’t “seeing the forest for the trees”. I’d love to know your experience once you try it!
Lisa
Wow- if I only devoted 15 minutes to my goal(s), they’d never be accomplished. Kudos to you for getting so much bang for your buck.
Roy –
So great of you to comment. 15 minutes certainly is better than zero!
Lisa
Thanks for the tips. Will follow them to make setting goals and following through a lot easier.
Great!
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