“You can’t handle the truth!” Okay, yes you can. I just wanted to yell and sound like Jack.
The truth about goal setting is that it is what you want it to be. Don’t want to set formal written goals? You don’t have to. Many successful people don’t. You want lots of goals or just one or two? Whatever floats your boat.
But whether or not you go through a formal goal setting process, it is important to know what you want. Someone once said, “you can have anything you want, just not everything.” You have to choose. You only have so much time and energy and resources.
So, what do you want?
Choose something you really want, not something you think you’re supposed to have or do.
How do you know the difference? When you think about it, it should feel good. Both the doing and the having. Because if it feels good thinking about it, you’ll be inspired to do it, you’ll enjoy the process, and you’ll get what you want with far less effort.
Over the years, I’ve written many articles dealing with setting goals. Here is a sample to help you:
The surprising truth about written goals
What’s the one thing you most want to accomplish this year?
Goal setting and the law of attraction
Instead of setting goals this year. . .
Once you’ve decided what you want, the plan for achieving it should come more easily. That’s because when you know what you want, you also know what you don’t want so you can eliminate certain things from you plan.
For marketing, here’s some help for creating that plan:
Marketing plan for lawyers: getting ready for the new year
Have a safe New Year’s celebration.
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