Setting goals is easy, sticking with them is hard.
In this post and video we’ll review goal setting basics, frameworks you can use to organize your goals, and tactics to make them stick.
Goal Setting Basics
- Start with a year-end review
- Get the goals in writing
- Get the on the calendar (if you don’t schedule it, it won’t happen)
- Learn how to identify the most important goals
- Use outcome goals (what you want to achieve) in tandem with process goals (what you need to DO in order to hit the goals)
Goal Setting Frameworks
- Business Plan
- Financial Plan
- SWOT Analysis
Tactics to Make Your Goals Stick
- Use scorecards: Quantify the goals, update progress, make them visible to the people who can help achieve the goals
- Use this 3-step process: Eliminate, automate, delegate. -Tim Ferriss
- Ask this question regularly: “Does this move me closer to, or further from my goals?” -Zig Ziglar
Watch the 2022 Goal Setting Video