Let's talk goals! Don't worry, this isn't another "it's 2024, time to set some New Years resolutions" post. I don't believe in New Year's Resolutions and neither do any of the high performers that I know. We all do weekly and monthly goal setting, not yearly. I'm going to share all the goal setting secrets here with you today PLUS a goal planner that will completely change how you're setting AND ACHIEVING your goals. Buckle up, because you're about to get the boost in your business that you've been waiting for!
1. Break down your goals. Use the master goal sheet to write down the goals you want to achieve in the next year. From there break them down into quarters and then into months. I realize this post is specifically talking about business goals, but I'd recommend using these sheets for both business and personal goals simultaneously. No need to overcomplicate your goal setting, just do it. What I've found throughout the years is 1-3 personal goals and 1-3 business goals are good. You don't want to overwhelm yourself and if you're new to goal setting, just set out to hit 1 or 2 total. You can always add more throughout the year if you choose, but the goal here, no pun intended haha, is just to keep it simple.
2. Be Smart with your goals. Let's break this down with one of my goals. I currently have 3 planners; a homeschool planner, a business planner, and a goal planner. My goal is to convert my monthly digital planner subscription into physical planners. Take a look on the left as to how I got S.M.A.R.T with that goal. You would repeat this process with each major goal that you have on your list. If at any time you can't read the graphics on the left or would like more clarification on a particular step, be sure to tune into the corresponding training video to this blog that breaks everything down in detail for you.
3. Connect with your goals on an emotional level. As you're writing out your S.M.A.R.T. goal, you're going to notice an excited feeling and a motivation that you can't explain. Yeah, that's not going to last at 1 am when you're working on your business goal after a long day at your 9-5. You need to connect deeper to your goals on paper by attaching them to an emotion. When your motivation waivers, read through your connections sheet a few times in order to reignite that feeling of excitement toward your goal. I'm not using my current goal as an example because I'm not ready to share my emotional connection with it publicly. This step is going to be a very personal one for you, and that's the point. It needs to be deeply personal to YOU. What I did share was a goal I had (and hit) in 2016. I've been setting goals using the S.M.A.R.T. system since I was in college. I didn't create this system, I just created the planner that goes with it.
4. Take action. Once you have your S.M.A.R.T goal, it's time to break it down into actions goals with manageable task lists attached to each. You may need to print out more than one sheet for you goal depending on how large it is. For my goal, I'll need multiple action sheets. My goal is to have a new planner out each month, so in 7 months I'll have all 7 planners finished. Month 8 I will use as a research month to reach out to friends of mine that have products available on Amazon to see the steps needed there. Month 9 I'll fill out the necessary forms to put my products on Amazon and then the ball will be in their court. All the while I'll be selling digital copies as well as copies that I make myself, so I'm not waiting to make money until my goal is reached. I'm simply learning to work smarter not harder AS I'm making money doing what is currently working for my business. Your goal should be one that you can work on WHILE making money doing what currently is working for you until you can replace one with the other.
5. Run a monthly assessment on your goals. This sheet you use once a month and you assess every part of your life. Start by writing down all the different goals from the previous month under the "area" column. Then to the left of each goal, rate yourself 1-10 for how well you hit those goals (or the part of the goal designated for that month). 1 being I sucked and 10 being boom, killed it! To the right of the goal write ONE THING that you can do over the next 30 days to move the needle closer to that goal. In addition to goals, I write every hat that I wear under the "area" column as well (mom, teacher, coach, musician, etc.) and I rate myself in that category as well as identify one thing I can do better in that specific area of my life over the next 30 days. At the top of the assessment sheet write AT LEAST one area you excelled in in the last 30 days. Celebrate your wins! Then out of all of your goals and areas of life, choose three that you want to focus on for the next month. These could be three that you fell behind in the previous month or something you have a deadline for. As I said up top, average people set New Year's resolutions; high performers assess their goals monthly and sometimes even weekly.
6. Create a vision board! Put your goals in a place where they're visually appealing, and you can see them every single day. Read them out loud and visualize yourself hitting them.
Now, you an absolutely grab a notebook and do this all completely for free, OR you can grab the BossMom Goal Planner and let me do all the heavy lifting for you, so you can focus on achieving YOUR goals and growing YOUR paycheck. This will go for well over $35; HOWEVER, that's not what you're paying today, not even close! So let's talk a minute about what you get with this.
You get all of the pages we've already shown you PLUS you get 7 complete color schemes that you can pick from. You get all of them when you order, so you can use a different color for each goal, you can pick one set and use it all year, or you can let your kids pick their favorite color and help them learn to set goals as well. You get everything! It's 2023, make this the year that you choose to put yourself and your business first. Yes, it takes a little time and money to invest in your business and really propel it forward, but it's worth it.
Use the button below to order your Goal Planner today and don't hesitate to reach out to me @thebossmomco and let me know what your goals are for 2023. I'm cheering for you, and I hope you get everything you want and more this year.