As we near the end of the year it's time to reflect on our annual goals we set last year and see where we excelled and where we need a little more work. For many, myself included, it's a challenging exercise defining your own shortfalls and making the adjustments to meet your goals. So where do you start? A good place to start is to reflect on what you have accomplished in the past week, month, year and give your self a pat on the back for a job well done. Then think about what more was possible if. IF you focused a little bit more, IF you spent a little more time on that key project or asked for more referrals from existing customers. Once you have an idea of what you think you could have accomplished, now raise the bar and challenge yourself to what you think you are capable of accomplishing. With that frame of mind come up with a long term goal. Long term could mean a year or a quarter but the time must be defined and long enough to make adjustments along the way. This goal must be quantifiable and measurable. Next, chop it up into smaller equal parts. Months, weeks, days and define what would need to be done each segment to meet this annual goal. Be clear and defined as to activity needed to meet each segments requirement. Once you have the goal defined and dissected you need to mentally commit yourself.
Write it down where you can see it every day and keep yourself committed to the plan. Now here comes the hard part. Hold yourself accountable every day to meet or exceed the needs. To quote Benjamin Franklin: "Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve." As time passes and you hit key benchmarks to your goal, reward yourself for a job well done and push yourself harder if you fall a little short. So take the time over the holidays and figure out what your 2013 goals and reward yourself!
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