goals cheat sheet for the uninspired
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Goals
Cheat Sheet
for the
uninspired
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92% of New Year’s Goals fail by January 15.
Q: how can we succeed and be part of the 8%?
A: By writing them down and making them smart.
Motivational quotes
on goals
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Motivational Quotes
“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.” — Bo Bennett
“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.”— Elbert Hubbard
“If a goal is worth having, it’s worth blocking out the time in your day-to-day life necessary to achieve it.” — Jill Koenig
“Goals are dreams with deadlines.”— Diana Scharf
“If you’re bored with life — you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things — you don’t have enough goals.” — Lou Holtz
The Ten Most
Important Points
About Goals
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You are 42 percent more likely to
achieve your goals just by
writing them down.
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More Facts about Goals
Gaols must be based on what one really wants out of life and on one’s true capabilities.
Goals that are both specific and difficult lead to the highest performance.
The more difficult the goal, the greater the achievement.
High commitment to goals is attained when the individual is convinced that the goal is important and the individual is convinced that the goal is attainable.
Goals stimulate planning in general. Often the planning quality is higher than that which occurs without goals.
Goal setting is more effective when there is feedback showing progress in relation to the goal.
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Goals increase the ability to concentrate when necessary, delay gratification, and follow instructions.
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The World’s Most Successful People Agree
That what you get by achieving your goal is not as important to what you become in the process.
1,500 Goals 'held' in the mind are more likely to be jumbled up
with the other 1500 thoughts per minute that the average human being experiences.
Types of Goals
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1. Personal 2. Family & Relationships 3. Financial
Lose weight…write a book…go back to school…plan a family vacation…sign up for cooking classes…learn a foreign language…start an emergency fund…save for college…open a Roth
IRA…pay off credit cards…go to be earlier…read more books…travel to Europe…join a club…start yoga…meditate daily…eat more fruits and vegetables
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4. Professional Development & Career
5. Health & Energy
Goals Must Meet
Five Criteria
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Goals must meet these five SMART criteria
1. Specific – Define exactly what you wish to accomplish.
2. Measurable – Use numbers to quantify the outcome.
3. Actionable – Start goals with an action verb.
4. Realistic – Set goals that workable but still out of your comfort zone.
5. Timely – Every goal ends with a time-frame for its achievement.
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SMART Financial Goal Example
SMART“Save $1500 pre-tax each month ($18,000/yr) into my
401(k) retirement account by December 31, 2016.”
NOT SMART“I want to have more money for retirement.”
but that’s not
good enough
“When I rediscovered my why, I found my way.”
~ Michael Hyatt
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You need to identify the why?
Financial SMART Goal “Save $1500 pre-tax each month ($18,000/yr) into my 401(k) retirement account by December 31, 2016.”
• I want to retire comfortably and enjoy the same lifestyle I am accustomed to.
• I want to be self-reliant in retirement and capable of taking care of my own needs.
• I want to have an extra cushion of safety in my latter years.
• I want to have the freedom to travel and explore new opportunities.
• I want to build a successful future. • I want to maintain active health and leisure. • I want to still be able to give.
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goals cheat sheet
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why? so you can write it down.
You are 42 percent more likely to achieve your goals just by writing them down.
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thanks!
Questions? You can find me at@tinacpowell @shecapital
https://www.facebook.com/shecapital/[email protected]
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