20 Steps to Compelling Goals

20 Steps to Compelling Goals

1. Have SMART goals
2. Have strategies that work– Make sure your goals are workable, realistic, and actionable.
3. Have good implementation—follow through and be methodical, sequential and incremental.  Start small and do not despise the day of small beginnings.
4. Accountability—be accountable to trusted advisors and mentors and those more experienced.  Coach and mentor others as well.  Hold yourself and others accountable to your goals.
5. Minimize distraction—focus on what’s important—keep the main thing the main thing
6. Commit to your goals and plans—daily review your goals and adjust as needed
7. Communicate your goals, with all stakeholders and family members—don’t do this in a corner.
8. Post written goals publicly—be very public and very accountable and very up front with  goals
9. Get family buy in and immediately—kid buying in and commitment to everyone involved.  Share what you have in mind with others who play a role in the plans success and achievement.
10. 10. Have daily, weekly, monthly meetings to review goals and progress
11. Develop reasonable implementation schedule and stick to it—calendarize!
12. Do your plans, see what happens, adjust as needed, and keep in touch with those who can help you stay on track.  Accountability works great!
13. Evaluate—revisit current goals and paradigms and find what works and what doesn’t.  Implement change immediately.  If it works.  Do not fix it.
14. Think out of the box—creatively brainstorm. Be fearless and try new things.  Get feedback from trusted advisors and mentors.
15. Go away—go somewhere way from all distraction and develop a compelling parenting plan.
16. Create a culture of accountability, celebration and clarity—celebrate achievement by awarding team and individual accomplishment.  Give public and private encouragement and praise. reward achievement
17. Communicate expectations—have courageous conversations and be clear on expectations. Communicate, communicate, and communicate.
18. Leverage your time and manager prime times of the day—the times where energy is the highest and most focused.
19. Just do it—plan the work and work the plan. Commit to high performance.  Kill procrastination and perfectionism.  Keep a sense of humor.  Learn to grow and change.  It back in action and get involved.
20. Dream it, write it down, and just do it— rediscover your passion, mission and purpose today.  You have a choice, time, resources, and ability.  Now it’s up to you.

Life on Purpose/10 Goal Setting Tips

If you want something, you have to do something. The key is to get going.

1. Set a goal. This is harder that it seems. Generally, we have an idea of what we’d like—to be more successful, healthier, and happier—but we stop there. Vague desires aren’t goals, they’re dreams. Remember you can’t reach a goal you have not set yet.
2. Understand and accept the tradeoffs. Every goal has unpleasant aspects. Identify the good things—“I want to make more money,” and the less good—“I have to work harder or smarter.” Understand the downsides, and accept them as necessary to the process.
3. Commit to your goal. Being ambivalent is disastrous. Success does not come from—or to—which-washy people.
4. Set a deadline. Deadlines give goals a framework for action. You can’t reach a goal without a meaningful deadline.
5. Commit to the deadline. Commitment is critical for making improvement. Make your deadline mean something.
6. Tell people. Make your goal tangible by sharing it with others. Say it out loud and put it on paper.
7. Outline intermediate steps. Things don’t go from here to there without passing through some middle territory. It’s easier to take many small steps than one big leap.
8. Get help. Partner up. Since we have to do things that are new to us, we’re inexperienced. Often, it’s best to get professional help, but even friends or colleagues can assist. On your journey to your new goal, you don’t have to make the trip alone.
9. Take action. Soon! Your resolve can slip—and then time goes by. Take the first step now. The sooner you do, the more likely you are to achieve your ultimate goal.
10. Commit again. And again. For improvements to occur, you have to embrace them over and over. Take it step by step—but keep moving forward—and I year from now, you’ll find you’ve moved from here to ther.

Thanks to Dr. Richard Borough

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10 THINGS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY $$

Remember, there are many things in life that are far more important than the size of your investment portfolio or the size of your latest paycheck.

Too often in our capitalistic society, we place too much emphasis on financial achievement and too little on the importance of living a purpose driven life.

1. Family… your spouse, your parents, and her kids should come first. Just simply providing for them does not make your family, your number one priority. There is far more you can do for them with quality and quantity time. Love is spelled…. TIME.
2. Friends… the older some of us get, the less time we have for our friends. Some people get too busy climbing the success ladder and may not even make time for friends. Big mistake. So many things in our society are disposable, and sadly, friends too often fall into that category. Take time to invest in your friendships, both old and new. How hard is it to schedule a Starbucks coffee, pick up the phone, or write an e-mail?
3. Your health… stress, poor diet, lack of exercise, poor relationships with you and your family… all of these can adversely affect your health. Getting caught up in your career and working endless hours can also lead to neglect of one’s health. Workaholism can be deadly. The lack of discipline in making exercise, sleep, a good diet, and a healthy lifestyle can be dangerous if not deadly as well. You get one body, take care of it and treat it with the respect it deserves.
4. Kids… investing in your kids is absolutely one of the best investments you can make. Understanding how to relate to, love, care for, and communicate with your kids is vital to becoming a more fulfilled and complete person. Our future is our children. What kind of legacy are you leaving behind? Relationships that are fully orbed or just a fat portfolio?
5. Education… being a lifelong learner is a lifelong process. It’s not about being enrolled in the school or a fancy college or receiving a piece of paper. It is, however, about being someone who is hungry to learn, willing to change, and ready to embrace new ways of looking at life and the universe. As long as you have your mental capacities, you can keep learning and building on what you already know. Your mind is a terrible thing to waste.
6. Having fun… people get so caught up in society’s money game that wealth becomes an addiction, an obsession, and the purpose for their existence. How many wealthy people aren’t healthy people who spend far too much time and energy chasing promotions, money, and possessions. We can end up with lots of toys and turn out to be pretty unhappy people… big mistake.
7. Solving social problems… how can you be a voice in society for those who do not have the ability to speak for themselves? Whether it’s poverty, divorce, suicide, teenage pregnancy, name your issue… you can have a voice and be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. Your community is full of opportunities for you to volunteer, donate time or money, and get involved.
8. Your neighbors… give the neighbors a chance. Don’t write them off because they aren’t the same age, race, or occupation as you. What’s the sense of neglecting neighbors, since they can be sources of friendship, if given a chance? Part of our connection to the greater society is defined by our neighborhoods, which are full of neighbors— who could be friends we haven’t met yet.
9. Appreciating/valuing what you have… right now make a list of 10 things that you really appreciate. What is on your list? Despite our overall affluence, we still lament material things we lack rather than appreciating and valuing the material and nonmaterial things we do have. Don’t forget relationships.
10. Your reputation… a good name is to be had above riches. It takes a lifetime to build a reputation, but only moments to lose it. We chase after many things in life, and we often de-value and under-invest in relationships which should have our focus and priority. How many men have thrown it all away in a quick but twisted attempt at some forbidden fruit?

11 Guidelines for Fathers Day

11 Guidelines For Effective Parenting

1. Really listen. Listening creates clear communication by giving undivided attention and encouraging expression of feelings. Have real conversations, when you both listen and respond/react to each other.
2. Encourage family activities. A sense of belonging is developed by doing things together, from social activities like driving to the store, going on an outing, or doing something fun together, to household chores or projects.
3. Discipline constructively. It is important to give clear directions and to enforce limits on behavior. Use a positive approach: “Do____”, rather than “Don’t___”.
4. Be consistent. Discuss and post house rules. If they change, announce the change. Better yet, have a family meeting to discuss the changes.
5. Be clear. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t try to tell the other person what you think it is they want to hear. Stop being a pleaser… you will never please everyone, least of which yourself.
6. Be reasonable and understanding. Be willing to hear your child’s point of view. Have logic and compassion. Use grace and truth. Speak the truth in love.
7. Be flexible. Bargaining is an effective tool. Don’t major on the minors. Consider the individual.
8. Be authoritative. Trust in your own common sense. If you are not sure about a decision, announce the need for some time to think about it. Then, do not hesitate or be indecisive; simply lead.
9. Develop mutual respect. Model basic trust by being honest and sincere yourself. Insist that all family members treat each other with honor and respect. Be the first to apologize and repent when you err.
10. Attend to your own needs. Maintain your individuality and cultivate your interests and talents. Treat yourself well, thus avoiding the martyr syndrome.
11. Maintain a sense of humor. Finding humor in life is an important aspect of personal adjustment. Humor is a decision. It reflects a positive outlook that keeps issues in perspective, and separates what is really important from what is not.

The Outcome Frame Tool

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THE OUTCOME FRAME

The Outcome Frame is a planning tool. It is a simple to use set of questions that will help you bring more of what you want into reality. This positive process takes you from an idea or a dream into a set of specific actions steps including ways to quantify or measure your progress.

Always respond to The Outcome Frame in writing. That’s right, respond IN WRITING. And use enough words and specific details that most anyone who read what you’ve written would understand most of it. If others can understand what you have in mind, you’re well on your way.

1. WHAT do you want? State positively and specifically what you want?

2. WHEN do you want to have that?

3. How will you KNOW when you get it? What can you measure?

4. When you get what you want, what ELSE will change?

5. What RESOURCES can you use to get what you want?

6. How will you best UTILIZE these resources? Be specific, use enough words.

7. What is the FIRST step? Second step? Third Step?

Of course, you can put a mountain of detail into this. And perhaps you should. The devil it seems is often in the details. That’s why writing enough words and being specific enough helps.

Most people don’t have an idea problem, but many people have an implementation problem. Whether you have an implementation problem or not it can be helpful to talk with other people about what you’re trying to do. People from outside the loop can help you identify things you may have overlooked. And they can encourage and support you in whatever it is that you’re trying to do. Perspective is a very good thing.

Once you have done The Outcome Frame you’re ready to take all the appropriate actions to make your dreams come true. And making your dreams come true is also a very good thing!

Have fun with this and good luck to you!

Your Future Based Self Worksheet

YOUR FUTURE BASED SELF & PROMISE

by Dr. Richard Borough

Your answer to the FBS Question will drive your business behavior for months to come. This is

very important, so practice on scratch paper first, then enter your response into the form.

“Three years from today, what will your business & life need
to be like in order for you to be deliriously happy?”

Business: annual gross, main products/services, # employees, amount of time you work/wk, etc.

Life: family/home, recreation, vacations and all the things that you enjoy.

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TO GET THERE FROM HERE

MORE: What’s the first thing you must do MORE of, or MORE often right now?

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LESS: What’s the first thing you must do LESS of, or LESS often right now?

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START: What’s the first thing you must START doing right now?

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STOP: What’s the first thing you must STOP doing right now?

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OBSTACLES: What obstacles must you overcome to begin making progress?

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Describe how you will overcome whatever is holding you back.

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SCHEDULE: To start winning bigger tomorrow, what’s the best schedule for your most productive business behavior?

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HABITS: What new habits will you promise to start developing?

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COMMITMENT: What will you absolutely promise to do, starting immediately, to begin these improvements?

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Your Name _____________________________________________

Your Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ______________

Planning Tools

 

MONTHLY PLAN – (Month)

ANNUAL GOALS: PERSONAL	ANNUAL GOALS: BUSINESS
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WEEKLY PLAN ~ (Week)

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Your Vision Statement

 

                                                                                        

(Your Name)

 

Personal Vision Statement

 

I look at life as an adventure and a journey to be experienced and enjoyed right now. I live a balanced life and enjoy the passage of time. I believe my thoughts will attract my life circumstances and, in order to create the results I desire in my life, I must align my thoughts, words and actions with my desires. I make decisions and choices in harmony with what I believe to be true principles of life. My ongoing purpose is to…        

 

 

 

 

 

I am solely responsible for the choices I make. The choices I have made in the past have gotten me to where I am today. The choices I make in the present will create my future. I intend to spend my time…

 

 

 

 

 

 

I enjoy the following choices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

Instructions:

 

Use this template to develop a first draft of your personal vision statement.

 

The main point of this exercise is to spend some time thinking about what kind of life you want to live. Write the statement in the present tense (as if everything you describe about your life is already happening) and then work toward closing the gaps between the life you described in your personal vision statement and your current reality. Remain flexible and be willing to revise (improve) the statement as events unfold in your life. 

Thanks to Chris Crouch

 

Even Simpler Goals

An Even Simpler Business Plan

AKA: Your Make More Money Plan

Answer these questions and keep this document in front of you and up to date.

1. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 3 TO 5 SMART GOALS?

· What’s your plan for achieving each of them?

· List the resources you’ll need.

· How will you get the resources you may not now have?

2. HOW MUCH MONEY?

· How much gross income do you want to make in an average month?

· What do you expect your average monthly overhead cost to be?

· How much money do you want to take home each month?

3. WHAT’S YOUR MARKETING PLAN?

· Who are your most likely buyers?

· How will you attract them to you?

· How will you organize your marketing activities?

· Scorekeeping: how will you know if you’re even, ahead, or behind, and by how much?

4. WHAT OBSTACLES (WEAKNESSES/THREATS) NEED TO BE OVERCOME?

· What’s your plan to overcome each of these?

· What resources will you need to do so?

5. WHAT SPECIFIC STEPS WILL YOU FOLLOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT?

· What must you do first?

· Second?

· Next, and so on?

6. WHAT’S YOUR WEEKLY TIME ROUTINE?

· What is the best schedule for your Show Time, Prep/Detail, and Free Time periods?

· When will you hold Private Office Hours?

7. CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR PROGRESS…

· Besides more money, how else will your life improve in the coming months?

Courtesy Dr. Richard Borough Mastermind Alliance

Goal Setting/Planning for Business

A Simple Business Plan

by Dr. Richard Borough

AKA: Your Make More Money Plan

To create your Simple Business Plan, write complete answers to these seven questions. Keep this document up to date and in front of you every day. It matters.

1. What do you sell?

· If this is likely to change in the next year or so, describe how will it change?

· What’s the mission (or purpose) of your enterprise.

· What’s the vision (your direction) for the next 12 to 24 months?

· How will you communicate mission and vision both internally and externally?

2. How much money will your enterprise make?

· What will be your Gross Income & Net Profits/mo? 12 months out? 3-5 years out?

· How much money will you personally take home/mo?

· When you are earning what you want, what life style will you enjoy as a result?

3. How will you sell your products and services? Marketing plans:

· What is your Sustainable Competitive Advantage?

· Who are your most likely buyers and what needs of theirs do you satisfy?

· How can you cost-effectively reach out to your best buyers and attract them to you?

· How do you collect your money?

4. What’s the most cost-effective manner for you to provide your products and services?

· What human, financial, facility and equipment resources will you utilize?

· How many hours/wk will you work? By when would you expect the option to work less?

· What’s your weekly time schedule? What is the best schedule for your Show Time, Prep Time, and Free Time periods? When will you hold Private Office Hours?

5. To consistently reach your Net Profit goals, what obstacles (weaknesses/threats) need to be overcome and how will you overcome each of them ASAP?

· How will you keep on track with your personal money making activities?

· Product and service delivery activities?

6. What new/better behaviors will you need to implement in order to get to the next level?

· What must you do MORE often or better? LESS often? START doing? STOP doing?

· How will you measure progress on this? Who can help you do this?

7. What series of goal driven steps will you follow to get you what you want?

· What must come first?

· Second?

· Next, and so on?