The new year is often a time to make resolutions, but how good are you at keeping them?
Love them or hate them they are usually a hot topic at this time of year!
For some it’s all about goal setting.
Love or hate them too at some point most of us have read about, been on a course about, talked about, achieved (or not) goals.
The new year often brings even the shyest of goal setters out of the woodwork as we’re bombarded with all the new year, new you stuff like diet, health, gym membership etc. they all feature and often well in advance of Christmas!
And, of course, they play a huge part in business too.
In a business context sometimes we call them goals or maybe objectives (have you had an annual appraisal?) or plans or maybe you work with KPI’s. Whatever. You can choose the word that works for you.
They key thing with goals <insert chosen word> you need to get them down on paper. You need to be specific and sharing them often helps you with some external accountability. That way you are much less likely to use your ‘get out’ clause!
You will have heard to expression ‘goals without a plan are just dreams’ or perhaps a ‘goal without a date on it is just a dream’.
There’s plenty of models and templates out there for you to work with and I recommend you experiment with what works best for you. One size never fits all!
Start with a clear vision, map the steps you’ll need to achieve this then set your specific goals <insert chosen word> making sure these are aligned with your values.
Whatever you have planned for 2016 I hope your year is already off to a cracking start for you.
Wishing you success in all you do!
Best wishes
Deborah