| Turning Goals into Gold
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| | Make sure they are documented and are
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| 6 steps to ensure this is your best year
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| | SMART (specific so you are really clear
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| ever
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| | about what you want to attain, measurable
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| At the start of every year, many of us
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| | so you know how to chart your progress,
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| have great ambitions for our careers,
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| | achievable and stretching but realistic
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| business and personal life for the year
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| | so the goal motivates and inspires you
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| ahead.
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| | and time bound so you know when you need
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| We know about setting goals but why is it
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| | to complete them by) and allocate the
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| we often fail to achieve what we truly
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| | resources you will need to achieve your
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| desire or deserve in terms of business
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| | goals - be that financial, your own time
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| results or in our career?
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| | or the support of others.
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| Let's explore some strategies to help us
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| | Document your goals
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| create and deliver against our goals, so
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| | Be sure to document your goals - this
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| we give ourselves every opportunity to
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| | will make the goals more than an
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| make sure this is our best year ever.
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| | aspiration. The actual process of
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| Create a compelling vision
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| | writing your goals moves them from being
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| Goals in the absence of a vision are
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| | an idea to a decision and something you
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| unlikely to realise results. If our
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| | can commit to.
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| goals don't help us get to where we want
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| | Each day we are surrounded by choices of
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| to be in our business or career we won't
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| | how we spend our time and energy. If you
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| be inspired to achieve them. Remember,
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| | have your goals firmly in mind as you
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| if you don't know where you are going,
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| | face into these decisions you can then
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| how will you know when you have got
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| | make informed choices. Only then can you
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| there?
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| | decide if that enticing activity or
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| Visualise yourself in a years time what
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| | project will actually help you move
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| goals would you like to have achieved?
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| | towards achieving your goals.
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| Capture your thoughts in writing - if you
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| | Set 90 day goals
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| have a list of 20 things you want to
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| | It's often daunting to consider what it
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| achieve, you'll need to prioritise your
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| | will take to achieve your goals over 12
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| aspirations. Consider which would make
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| | months. It's far more manageable and
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| the biggest difference to your business
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| | motivating to break your goals into
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| or career and focus on them - perhaps
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| | smaller projects and focus on what you
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| they are goals related to your business
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| | need to achieve in the next 90 days.
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| or personal finances, your career,
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| | This also allows you to manage changes
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| winning new clients, increasing your
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| | during the year, be that changes in the
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| reputation, learning a new skill or
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| | competitive landscape, changes in your
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| hobby.
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| | team or new opportunities that come
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| Build on last year's success
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| | along. Consider it like sailing a yacht
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| All too often we move from one year to
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| | where you have to keep charting the
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| the next or one project to the next
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| | landscape and correcting your direction
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| without taking stock of the circumstances
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| | to keep on track - getting from A to Z is
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| and factors that contributed to our
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| | rarely a straight line!
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| previous success
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| | Recruit a success team
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| What went really well for you last year?
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| | Many of us find it easier to stay
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| Did you meet or beat some of your
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| | accountable to ourselves in achieving our
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| objectives? What can you learn, adopt
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| | goals if we share our goals with others.
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| and apply that will support you in your
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| | In an organisational context then, share
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| plans for the year ahead?
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| | your goals with your team members - you
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| Create clear and inspiring goals
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| | are sure to have interdependent goals
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| Often we have too many goals so we're not
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| | that will need to be completed to ensure
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| able to apply enough time and energy to
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| | your own and your team's success.
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| truly achieving them. How many times
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| | For your personal goals or if you have
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| have you started new projects or new
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| | your own business, you may find it
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| hobbies without seeing things through to
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| | helpful to establish a "mastermind group"
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| completion? It's highly probably that if
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| | where you meet regularly to share your
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| you worked out the time you need to
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| | objectives.
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| invest to achieve all your aspirations
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| | A final thought
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| for the year ahead, there would not be
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| | Did you know most email tools allow you
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| enough hours or resources available to
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| | to delay the delivery of an email to
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| you.
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| | yourself?
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| It's vital to prioritise your goals and
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| | Why not send yourself an email to arrive
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| focus on the ones that are the most
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| | in a year's time, detailing your
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| inspiring, relevant and critical for you
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| | aspirations for the year ahead? Won't it
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| to attain. You'll have more energy and
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| | be fun to open it up to find you've
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| commitment to achieving your goals if
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| | exceeded your goals and that this year
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| you're truly energised by them.
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| | truly was your best year ever!
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