Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Goal Setting



Every year you should set new goals and your goals MUST BE IN WRITING! Post your plan where you can see it everyday. Share your goals with others.

Down below is some ideas to help you create your goal sheet and action plan from Keith Ferrazzi's Never Eat Alone.

What’s your Mission?
Every successful person has a zeal for goal setting. The more specific you are about what you want to do, the easier it becomes to develop a strategy to accomplish it. 

Step 1 – Find your Passion
¨      Before you start to set your goals, you’d better know what your dream is.  Not what you “should” be doing but rather what you “want” to do.  Look inside yourself & outside to others to find your passion.  Ask others what they think your strengths and weaknesses are.  What do they admire about you and what areas do you need help in.

¨      Create a list of dreams and goals but you have to be able to set aside the obstacles of time, money, and obligation.  In the next column, write down all the things that bring you joy and pleasure: achievements, people, and things that move you.  What activities excite you that you don’t even notice time moving.  Now connect those two lists looking for intersections that sense of direction or purpose. 
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      Step 2 – Create a Relationship Action Plan (RAP)
o   1. Development of Goals
§  Be specific and believable
§  Goal must be challenging and demanding 
o   2. Connect the goals to people, places, things
o   3. Determine best way to reach out to people who will help
RAP worksheet:
§  In 3 years I would like to accomplish _________________
o   A goal:
o   B goal:
o   People who can help with these goals
·      In one year
o   A goal:
o   B goal:
o   People 
·      In 9 months
o   A goal:
o   B goal:
o   People
·      In 6 months
o   A goal:
o   B goal:
o   People
·      In 3 months
o   A goal:
o   B goal:
o   People

Step 3 – Create a Personal “Board of Advisors”
               People who will hold you accountable.  Now you have a mission and list of people who can help you achieve your mission.


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