041 - How To Set Goals That Work For You!

How to set goals that work for YOU

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How to set goals that work for YOU

Do you set goals in your business? Or your life? Or do you just wing it and hope for the best?

What is a goal even REALLY? Well, the definition is ‘the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.’ But I think it’s much more than that. Goals are an intention. Goals are clarity on what you want. Goals are a way to get everything you actually want. Goals are you making a commitment to yourself.

Why do we need goals?

Putting it simply, those people who set goals are almost 300% more likely to achieve them than those who don’t.

Good enough reason?

There are a million other reasons that I’ll go into more detail on below but that’s a good enough one to start off the conversation!

Goals help with the overwhelm...if you use them properly!

Often when we have a HUGE goal and we don’t go anywhere near it because it’s overwhelming. All of these ways of setting goals will help with that.

The funny thing is, we tend to overestimate what we can do in a year and massively underestimate what we can do in five years.

When we go through the process of actually setting goals it makes us get really clear on what we actually want in our lives and our businesses so we always have a focus and can always see progress.

So many of us go through life not working this out so is it any wonder that we can wind up unhappy? With no progress, no drive, no bigger picture? This can cause us to feel lost and stuck and not getting anywhere fast.

Goals give us direction and focus and help us actually take ACTION on the things we want to achieve.

Spam filter

Goals also help our brains filter out the important stuff that we need to notice. Our brains have a natural ‘spam’ filter (Reticular Activating System) that literally filters out the ‘noise’ to let us see the most relevant information.

We simply can’t take on all the sights, sounds, images, smells, senses in general that we are bombarded with daily so when we tell our brains what is important to us then it helps to filter out what we need. But you need to tell it first!

Types of goals

Here are a few of my favourite types of goals to think about and you’ll be able to see which ones can work for you and how you work.

SMART Goals

I’ll start with an oldie but a goodie and these types of goals are so well known for a reason.

SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

This is the part where you break it all down and make it achievable and easy to see the path.

Your goal needs to be super specific, clear and easy to explain.

How will you measure that you’re on track?

Is it achievable, can you see the steps clearly?

Is it realistic, is it all within YOUR control?

And then set a deadline! It makes the process really structured, easy to follow and easy to keep track of and can really help break down bigger goals into more manageable ones.

Stretch Goals

OK so a stretch goal is kind of exactly what it sounds like, it’s a goal that you know will ‘stretch’ you and not something that’s possible with exactly where you’re at right now.

It’s not an easy one, it will require work and growth to get there...which is the fun part!

It will push you, require you to learn new skills or gain new knowledge in order to achieve it.

Often when talking about stretch goals people use the quote ‘shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land among the stars’.

The idea is that even if you don’t hit the end goal for whatever reason you will still end up in a significantly better place than you were before you started...and probably feeling pretty awesome!

Small Goals/Short term goals

These are super important to get rid of the overwhelm gremlin when you’re focusing too heavily on the...