Ten goal-setting goals for your new year

Do you like making goals? We’ve got some goals for your goals.

The people who are winning are the ones who are leveraging the power of incremental progress to build their performance, reach their goals, and make their dreams come true. They don’t try to do everything all at once. They take lots of baby steps. They accomplish great things incrementally. In the process of gradually succeeding, they build their self-esteem, their self-trust, and self-confidence. They know accomplishment breeds more accomplishment that success produces more success, and that progress multiplies progress. To win more often, slow but steady gets it done.

Dream BIG dreams

As soon as you commit to a big dream and really go after it, your creative mind will come up with big ideas to make it happen. You’ll start attracting the people, resources, and opportunities you need into your life to make your dream come true. Big dreams not only inspire you, they compel others to want to play big too.

Goals to stretch you

Another value in giving yourself permission to go after the big dreams is that big dreams require you to grow in order to achieve them. In fact, in the long run, this is the greatest benefit you will receive from pursuing your dreams—not so much the outer trappings of fulfilling the dream (an impressive house and couple of expensive cars), but who you become in the process.

The outer symbols of success can all be easily lost. Houses burn down, companies go bankrupt, relationships end, cars get old, body’s age and fame wanes, but who you are, what you’ve learned, and the new skills you’ve developed never go away. These are the true prizes of success. Motivational philosopher Jim Rohn advises that “You should set a goal big enough that in the process of achieving it, you become someone worth becoming.”

10 goal-setting goals

1. Goals must be written.

2. Goals must be our own.

3. Goals must be positive.

4. Goals must be specific and measurable.

5. Goals are best stated in inflation-proof terms.

6. Goals must be stated in the most visible terms available.

7. Goals must contain a deadline.

8. Goals must allow for personality changes.

9. Goals must contain an interrelated statement of benefits.

10. Goals must be realistic and attainable. SMART Goals are: Specific, Measurable,

Aligned, Relevant, and Time Bound:

• SPECIFIC: Not general, detailed and descriptive.

• MEASURABLE: Quantifiable and based in something measurable.

• ALIGNED: They align with your general values, priorities, and other life goals. Not incongruent.

• RELEVANT: They relate well to the rest of your live and purpose, vision, and mission.

• TIMELY: They need to be reviewed regularly and revised as needed. One can monitor and review goals on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.