Goal Setting and Re-Setting

norene — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:53:57 +0000

Like most entrepreneurs I am thinking about my business almost all of the time. I have ideas while sleeping, eating, showering, and driving so I always have a notebook close by to jot the ideas down as the come to me. I work on my business every day, but weekends I reserve for reflecting on what has worked and what hasn’t worked, as well as planning and goal setting, or as is often the case, goal re-setting.

Has this ever happened to you? You plan, you set goals, you feel all pumped up and you start working toward your goals and then you are sidetracked. Before you know it, you are somewhere, but not where you had planned. And often not in a good place at all.

When this happens to me, it is often because I did not have my goals planted firmly in my mind to remind me of where I was going. Or I kept hammering away a goal that no longer suited my purpose. I didn’t take time to re-evaluate the plans and the goals periodically as I was moving forward. When this happens I often become derailed or overwhelmed or stuck.

This is why I have begun to re-evaluate on a weekly basis. The benefit of this is that if things begin to go off-track you can get back on track fairly quickly. It also allows you to relish, if only for a moment, all that you have accomplished that week and celebrate any and all successes you have had.

I recently read an excellent blog post by Paul Norwine called, “Goal Setting for Dummies Part Two — Honing in on the Target.” In this post Paul talks about the importance of “whittling all the numerous (and sometimes overlapping) goals you may have down to the ONE main goal that will most improve the quality of your life,” an epiphany that he had after reading a post on ZenHabits.

What happens when you get stuck? Overwhelmed? Tired and confused? How do you refocus and get back on track?

I found this great, short video from the GoalGuru on youtube that talks about just moving forward. If you get confused or overwhelmed, just take action, even if it is just a small step toward your goals.

The only way you can truly fail is if you just stop trying. By moving forward, even a little, you will get the momentum to keep going. Taking the time, weekly, monthly or whatever best suits you, is critical to keeping on track and monitoring and adjusting to what is working for you and what is not. It also gives you a great perspective on where you have been to recharge you to move forward.

I hope you enjoy the video as much as I did.

Let me know — what you do when you feel that your are stuck or your goals are not materializing fast enough?

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Goal Setting and Re-Setting