HOW TO CREATE

FOR 2014

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HOLISTICALLY

GOALSAMBITIOUS

SCOTT BRITTON

Why am I unhappy?I accomplished everythingI wanted to...

Dont be this guy.

One of the biggest problems with goal or to-do lists is that they rarely are accountable to all the areas of our lives that are important to us.

This can put you at risk for unhappiness not only during the pursuit of these goals, but even after you achieve them!

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2Below is a methodology you can use to create holistically ambitious goals for 2014. You can use this precisely as outlined or simply as a guidepost. Remember these are your goals so

dont be afraid to iterate on the process!

Have at it

GOAL ESTABLISHMENT1. Identify the areas of your life that are most important to you. If you dont know where to begin, you use any or all of the sections from the Wheel of Life personal development tool.

1. Health 2. Friends and Family 3. Significant Other 4. Personal Growth and Learning 5. Fun and Recreation 6. Physical Environment (i.e. home) 7. Career 8. Money

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Physical Environment(ex: house, car, clothes) Career

Money

Health

Friends & FamilySignificant Other/Romance

Personal Growth

Fun & Recreation

Heres a visual representation if you loved art class like me

32. Create high-level aspirations by answering the following questions for your life:

1. I want to develop more a. Financial freedom

2. I want to become more a. selfless

3. I want to learn or get better at a. Salsa dancing

4. Id like to spend more time a. With my family

3. Take each aspiration and group them into the corresponding areas of your life that youve defined as important.

Developing more financial freedom -> Money Becoming more selfless -> Personal Growth (or maybe family and friends) Learn salsa dancing -> Fun Leisure and Recreation Spending more time with your family -> Family and Friends

4. Look at all of the areas of your life that youve defined as important and answer these questions:

Are all of the high level things you want to accomplish there? If not add some and dont be afraid to get specific

Is there an in-balance and if so, are you okay with that? Remember the goal is to have holistic ambitions

5. With each aspiration, try to crystallize the aspiration into a measurable, completable goal.

Health: I want to lose weight -> I want to lose 10 lbs and maintain that weight.

Money: I want more financial freedom - > I want to put away $500 more from my paycheck every month into savings.

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COMPLETION

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6. Determine how youre going to measure or verify your goals (if applicable)

Goal: I want to lose weight -> I want to lose 10 lbs and maintain that weight.

Tracking: On the 1st and 15th of every month I will record my weight to have a clear picture of where Im at.

7. Schedule a regular goal review and implementation planning

Remember creating this list is just the first step! Implementation is what really matters and regularly charting/planning progress is the easiest way to get there.

Last year, on the first and 3rd Sunday of every month I reviewed my goals, updated my progress and planned how I was going to accomplish the remaining ones. I also identified goals that were no longer relevant and added new ones.

Important: Your goals are not meant to be concrete! They are simply guideposts that should only be on this list if they are something you continue to want for you life.

Dont be afraid to gracefully bow out of an ambition if it is no longer relevant to your life.

Find a way to keep yourself accountable to completing these goals. This can be as simple as emailing or talking to an accountability partner after youve done your regular review or as extreme as posting your progress publicly like I did.

Try to strike the balance between what youre comfortable with and what will motivate you.

If youre really struggling with motivation, tie failure to complete a goal to losing something that is important to you. Giving money to a friend is a simple example of this.

OPTIONALBUT IMPORTANT

HAPPY GOAL HUNTING!

- Scott

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