Setting Goals (that actually get achieved)

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I've found that using the SMART system works particularly well to aid in setting and tracking goals.?

SMART:?

Specific?

Measurable?

Attainable

Relevant

Time-bound

This approach ensures that goals are set with clarity and precision, making them easier to achieve and track progress effectively.

If you don’t know where to start, try making your goals more “specific”. Instead of saying, “our goal is to make more money or have more clients”. Be more specific.

Say exactly how many more clients are you shooting for? How much more money do you want to make? Define these as a percentage increase or a raw number figure.

Our goal is to have 100 more clients or $20,000 more topline revenue.

Be as specific as possible.

Once your goals are specific, then begin figuring out how you can measure your progress towards them. If your goal is not “measurable”, then it is not an effective goal.

Also ensure that your goal(s) are “attainable”. Setting goals so lofty that they can’t possibly be achieved, is counterproductive to your efforts.

Additionally, setting goals that are not “relevant” to your overall mission, vision and values is also counterproductive.?

And finally, set a time-frame for achieving your goals. Setting goals without specifying when you expect to achieve them is really not goals. They are wishes.

When you follow this straightforward process of setting S M A R T goals, your likelihood of achieving those goals is greatly improved.