Do you spend most of your time in your comfort zone doing things you are confident about? Where does that get you? I suspect not much further than you’ve already been. Your business might grow. A bit. Your personal skills might develop. A bit. Your achievements might increase. A bit. In 12 months time, when you review your year, will you be happy with just a bit of progress?
If you’ll be satisfied with just modest progress then that is fine but in today’s increasingly competitive world you will probably have to work harder just to maintain the status quo. If you are going to have to work harder why not go for some goals that are more challenging and potentially more rewarding?
Challenging goals should generate momentum. They should motivate you to focus, to do more and to work harder and smarter. The goal should be challenging but achievable. When you set the goal you should be able to see what action will be required to achieve it and what the milestones are along the way.
Maybe your challenging goal is a significant increase in turnover. In this case you should be able to work out how much more business you will need to do each month, week, day and hour to make your target. How much product will you have to shift? How many chargeable hours will you have to work? Is this realistic? If not how else can you increase turnover? Maybe you should consider increasing your rates or getting help. Perhaps you should develop some new products or services. Is it time to develop a premium, high ticket product? Alternatively is there something you could sell in greater volume?
I have set an ambitious target for increased turnover this year and have identified a number of actions that will be required to make it happen. This is the first step in my plan to open a ‘Centre for Learning and Inspiration’ in 2014/15. What are you aiming for? Why not share your goals here and then we can help you maintain the momentum to achieve them? Use the comment button.
If you want to be bold this year you might be interested in our ‘Full Steam Ahead’ personal and business development programme launching this month. Email me for full details. Alternatively I offer one to one mentoring so get in touch if you would like details.
Wow! this is great! Will my dream become true in so little time. A Centre for Learning & Inspiration. Oh Yes!!! But what about development of those ideas?
Our goals should be to Heal & to Help the Humanity the Harmony. Or to help the harmony to heal the humanity!
And Spa Maroc aim to work toward a centre to help children in need & street children in Rabat-Sale- Morocco.