Goal Setting: Making the process easier for real results.
Goal setting is a great way to plan for the future & set yourself up for growth. But it’s so easy to get overwhelmed with implementing a plan that we give up. Here are some bite sized steps to make the process easier:
𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝟦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: personal, professional, financial & well-being. This encourages healthy balance & you will find you have more bandwidth to work on more than one goal without burnout.
𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳. Anything is fair game: outrageous, huge, tiny, long-term, short-term, easy or difficult. You don’t have to know exactly how to accomplish it at this point, just put pen to paper.
𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴. If you are like me, you want to do things exactly right or you feel like you failed (letting go of that idea is on my goal list, by the way). Pick the smallest goal on your list & tackle it. Build momentum & confidence with small successes.
𝘉𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯. “Save more money” is a great aspiration, but putting a number on it helps you know when you have actually reached it & allows you to set the bar higher next time. “Save $5000 over the next 12 months” is much more helpful.
𝘕𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵. As things change, so should your goals. If you realize that your measurements aren’t reasonable, or what you are working towards doesn’t actually help you in a meaningful way, then eliminate and adjust. "A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at."
Need some help getting started? Here are some past and current goals we have set for ourselves to get you thinking:
Personal-
Throw away, sell or donate one bag of items a week
Spend 10 minutes a day on any organization / declutter project
Professional-
Refresh website photos and layout
Implement password manager
Financial-
Increase emergency savings by X amount
Raise credit score X points in one year
Well-being-
Read one book a month
Schedule a regular social activity
What is one goal you have for yourself this year? Big or small, drop it in the comments!
