7 Interesting and Easy Tips to Help You Reach Your Goals

It’s nearly here, the 4^th Quarter of 2021. Have to set your goals to end the year strong? No? That’s ok, you can set goals anytime. There is no magic time or day required. Pick a day to start, make your plan, and make it happen!

In a previous blog post, How to Create SMART Goals for Your Business, I talked about the components of SMART Goals, Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-based, and how to create them. Setting goals in this way helps you to achieve your goals. Today, I would like to give you seven tips that will make sticking to them easier. Having goals is great but it takes work and focus to keep on track and moving forward.

Tips for Being Successful in Reaching Your Goals

1. Know your WHY for achieving the goal. We’ve all heard how our WHY is important to whatever we do in life. So, think about your reasons for your goal. What is it you want to accomplish? Is this goal aligned with your business objectives? Now, imagine what your life will be like once you reach that goal. How will it make things better?  Visualizing the end result helps you keep your focus on how you will get there.
2. Track your progress. You can track your progress any way you choose. You can use a spreadsheet, a whiteboard, or a Trello board. Make sure whatever you choose you enjoy using it. You don’t want to avoid tracking your steps because you don’t like how you do it.
3. Keep your goals forefront in your mind. This is a very important tip. By reminding yourself regularly what your goals are will help you to keep taking the steps you needed to get there. Some experts suggest reading your goals daily, perhaps each morning as part of your routine. Recently in Forbes magazine, it was suggested just as athletes do, visualize achieving your goal. See what you expect to happen when you reach your goal.
4. Reward yourself as you make progress. Every step towards your goal is a win and should be celebrated. For milestones along the way, put your rewards right in your tracking system. When you get there, reward yourself with something you enjoy. This gives you something to look forward to along the way.
5. Schedule time to work on your goals. Business owners always have a lengthy to-do list. To keep on track with the steps needed to achieve your goal, block time on your calendar. Better yet, block a recurring time each day or week that you will dedicate to working on your steps to the bigger goals.
6. Stay accountable. Being accountable to yourself for taking action and moving towards your goals is key. Do this by, as previously mentioned, scheduling times on your calendar to work on the tasks. Also, consider having a person, an accountability partner or mentor, who you check in with regularly about how you are coming along. Being responsible to someone else will help you stay the course.
7. Review your goals regularly. Again, set times on your calendar where you will evaluate where you are, is this plan working, are you moving forward, even is this particular goal still relevant? If not, regroup and edit the goal or change it altogether if needed. YOU are in charge of your goals, so make them work for you.

Now it is Up to You!

There you have it, seven easy and doable tips to help you reach your goals. It is important as a business owner to have SMART goals you wish to attain. It gives you and your business, focus, and direction. By making them SMART Goals you are using a proven formula. Add to that knowing your WHY, tracking your progress, keeping your clear goals in front of you, scheduling time to work on them, stay accountable, review your progress, and reward your successes. By doing this now as we close out 2021, you can reach your end of year goals and set habits that can carry over into 2022. Don’t wait, start today, the time to begin is now! We at PMSpecialist are ready to help you achieve the end of year and 2022 goals you have in mind. Contact us today to schedule a call and let’s see how we can help.