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By: How Can Goals Help You Succeed and Prosper | A Better Person

How Can Goals Help You Succeed and Prosper | A Better Person — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:24:51 +0000

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By: Bringing Harmony to Your Life

Bringing Harmony to Your Life — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:31:47 +0000

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By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:09:23 +0000

@Keg of Wisdom
That’s what I like to hear! Thanks for the kind words, and stopping by.

Matt

By: Keg of Wisdom

Keg of Wisdom — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:13:26 +0000

I too use SMART!! Great post!

By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:15:02 +0000

@Matthew
Sorry to hear you’re a bit stuck. One thing I didn’t mention in the article, but should have, is that it’s okay to rework goals.

Sometimes we set a goal that we think is SMART, but as we head down the path maybe we find it’s not realistic, or our timeframe is too tight, or in your case it isn’t measurable – in those instances it’s fine to rework the goal so it becomes something more measurable, timely, etc.

The overarching goal would be the same, but how you go about it can change…don’t feel sandboxed by your own goals!

Thanks for coming by, hope this helps!

Matt

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:29:40 +0000

Hmm… I wrote down my goals, but didn’t make all of them measurable. I now what I want, and how to determine when I get there, but now how I’m going to do it. Of course, now I feel like I’m a bit stuck, and this is why; I don’t know what I need to do next, in the specific sense.

Matt, thanks for the advice and for providing just the kick-start I needed!

By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:14:42 +0000

@Ashley
Thanks! I’m a big fan of goal setting and was happy Steven gave me a piece of his real estate to go on, and on, and on about it =)

Matt

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:03:27 +0000

Great post, Matt!

By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:34:11 +0000

@Miami
Exactly. Like I said in my follow up to Laura’s comment measurable and time sensitive are the components I typically focus on – what am I going to do and by when?

Appreciate your comments!

Matt

By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:32:22 +0000

@Laura
You hit the nail on the head, just writing them down isn’t enough. For me the most important piece is are the measurable and time sensitive components. The timeline keeps me motivated to do something by X date, and the measurements give me a concrete definition of what success is.

Hope this helps in your own goal setting process.

Matt