Setting and achieving goals is the foundation of running any successful business. My favorite quote from Earl Nightingale summarizes its importance: “People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” Goals are the ultimate motivation for achieving success when created realistically and responsibly. Soar Higher Business Coaching prioritizes the goals and vision of clients to steer their careers in the right direction.
How to Set Goals
People often struggle when making goals because they think of achieving unrealistic ideals and don’t develop the habit of pursuing those ideals! In my comprehensive business and executive coaching, I implement a specific strategy to help my clients create tangible goals with satisfying results. I utilize the SMART method and it involves the following:
- Specific: make your goals as detail-oriented as possible.
- Measurable: the progress of your goals should be able to be followed over several months, a year, or more.
- Achievable: the goals should be realistic. They should challenge your capabilities but you are still able to reach them!
- Relevant: the goals should be related to the highest priorities in your life.
- Time-bound: your goals should have a time limit. Otherwise, you won’t be motivated to achieve them!
How to Successfully Complete Your Goals
Achieving those goals presents some complex challenges: setbacks can easily discourage and steer people off their path. One major setback to growth is when people think of vague and lofty goals that are difficult to reach. Instead, I encourage my clients to have specific and tangible goals which produce successful results! Another setback occurs when you compare your progress to influencers or celebrities because you hold yourself to unrealistic standards. It will only discourage and stunt you! Only compare your current position to your progress across a certain period to assess your growth.
You can proactively avoid setbacks by cultivating productive habits to stick with your goals. Initially, I suggest my clients create a block schedule and prioritize their goals first and foremost. Your goals prioritized will develop your habit of following the steps to achieve them! Most importantly, share your goals with people who can hold you accountable. Get a trusted mentor or coach who can provide you with an objective perspective on your progress. It’s essential to have someone who can honestly evaluate your growth and progress and ask you questions about your process to make sure you’re pursuing your goals realistically and sustainably!
I’m here to help foster your personal and professional growth! Call 719-640-8226 or click here to book a consultation with me! Need more inspiration, tips, and tricks to cultivate the most productive goals, personally and professionally? Click here to listen to the Soar Higher Podcast episode 15 where I offer guidance on how you can take leadership over your future!
