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Set Your Goals and Achieve Them

January 20, 2008 · Written by Heather Juma

business woman cheering Are you really setting goals? Or is it one of those things you just know you should do to be successful but you just don’t bother? If you’re like most women out there you’re walking around with some vague goals in your head and you haven’t taken the time to write them down … because you’re too busy, right? Let me ask you this, if you’re not willing to take the time to write your goals down do you really think you’re that committed to them? I mean you won’t even make the commitment to write them down, what’s up with that?

Another thing, let’s get real about this goal setting stuff, you should not have 100 goals. That’s way too much! You have to have laser focus and commitment. Well how are you going to commit to that many things? Let’s be realistic, you should have no more than four goals at any time. Divide them into the following categories: personal, career, family and financial. See, that’s plenty to work on.

Another thing, just how committed are you to your goals? Are you willing to make your goals non-negotiable? In other words why are you setting goals unless you are determined to accomplish them … no matter what! Isn’t that why it’s easy to come up with a list of 100 goals, because you know that there is absolutely no way you’ll ever accomplish them.

So let’s see if this new way of goal setting will work for you. Make your four goals, each in the four areas I’ve suggested. Look at where you are now and look at where you want to go, that’s called a Gap Analysis. Now decide exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals. Take this step very, very seriously because these are the steps that you will be committing to take every single day until you’ve accomplished your goals. Then the most important step … Take Action! Massive Action! You must commit to taking massive action every single day until you’ve accomplished your goal and then it’s time to set the next goal.

Think about it … aren’t you going to be much more successful and happier if you’re actually accomplishing your goals instead of wishing and hoping? Remember Ladies, Hope is NOT a strategy. So let’s get serious, set some goals, make the commitment, determine your plan and get into action!

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2 Responses to “Set Your Goals and Achieve Them”

  1. Erdem on May 14th, 2008 1:58 pm

    Thanks Man ;)

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