Five Strategies to Achieve Your Goals (Part One)

Even when you’ve set a “good” goal – one that adheres to your higher objective and is specific and measurable – you can run into some issues along the way… namely, staying motivated. Without motivation, even the most ambitious person will get...

Six Mistakes We Make When Setting Goals (Part Two)

Last time we addressed three of my Six Mistakes – not being realistic, challenging or specific enough.  Here are the final three mistakes to avoid when setting your goals. Not under your control. Several years ago, I set a goal to publish a book with a major New...

Six Mistakes We Make when Setting Goals (Part One)

In my experience, these are the main mistakes we make when setting goals. Not realistic. Sometimes, you set goals that are perfectly reasonable – until you set a timeline on them. For instance, losing 20 pounds. is great. Doing so by next Friday? Probably not very...

How to Set Attainable Goals

Unfortunately, not every goal is a good goal. Goal-setting is a skill which can be broken down into three easily defined, concrete steps: Brainstorm your big objective. What are you trying to accomplish professionally or personally? Create a new product line?...

Why Set Goals? Do Goals Matter?

I didn’t set goals when I first started my practice in 1998, but I did reincorporate them into my business plan several years later.  That, along with a new marketing plan, and my business started to consistently grow each and every year, including these past two...