Setting Goals And Achieving Them ...Effectively And Efficiently
Setting goals and achieving them is all about effective planning...and vice versa.Dreams Are Good... Goals Are Better
Whatever the results you desire ...in your personal or work life...they all start with a dream.In our dreams we have the opportunity to preview what life will like when we achieve our desired results.
Our dreams help us to visualize what it will be like living our ideal lifestyle, enjoying the life we want to live...the life we have created for ourselves.
These visions serve as destinations for us....drawing us towards the outcomes we seek.
Our dreams can also inspire and motivate us, encouraging us to continue working hard to achieve our desired results.
As important as our dreams are, they do have one serious flaw...they are not self-fulfilling.
Just because we can dream about...and even visualize our desired results...it does not mean that our desired results will magically and automatically appear right out of the blue.
In order for our
dreams to serve as beacons or targets, they must be
converted into clear concise goals.
Without a doubt it's fun to dream of visiting Europe or China. Our dreams help us feel good about where we want to go and what we want to achieve.
But setting as a goal...like visiting a specific destination such as Paris or Beijing...is more likely to lead you the arrivals area of the airport.
It is our goals..based on our dreams...that start the process of getting us to where we want to be.
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Goals Are Better When Recorded In Writing
Another significant difference between dreams and goal is how they are recorded...if they are in fact recorded.Good goals get even better when they are recorded in written form.
Like dreams, unwritten goals remain tucked away in our imagination...as pleasant visions of what we would like.
Written goals are more than ideas scribbled down a piece of paper.
They need to be complete and focused. Ideally they will be as detailed as a road map.
Why a road map?
Because that is exactly the purpose that goals...as recorded in your plan...serve.
In effect, your goals are your road map for your journey to succcess.
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The Best Goals Are SMART Goals
Good goals are clear and concise.
One of the key factors to successfully setting goals and achieving
them is to set SMART goals. If you are going to invest time and energy into setting and achieving your goals, why not make them at least as smart as you are?
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Setting Goals And Achieving Them Is A Continuous Process
For all intents and purposes, setting goals and achieving them is all about planning and planning is all about setting goals and achieving them.This is true whether your goals are personal, business or even marketing.
The same considerations apply for all goals and plans:
- your goals define specific results to be achieved
- your plan details:
- how and when results these results will be achieved
- strategies that you will apply in implementing all aspects of your plan
- how you will know when your results have been achieved
- strategies that you apply in implementing your plan
Whenever you achieve one or more goals, you are well positioned to to repeat the process setting goals and achieving them.
This time around, however, you build on your successful experience of setting goals and achieving them...and set more challenging and smarter goals.
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For More Information
See How To Achieve Better Marketing Results...Sooner.Although primarily marketing focused, this ebook can be easily adapted setting and achieving personal and business goals
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