Goal Setting Spreadsheet

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IF YOU DO THE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO WHEN YOU NEED TO DO THEM, THEN SOMEDAY YOU CAN DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU WANT TO DO THEM.

-ZIG ZIGLAR

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As business owners who also are responsible for the success of our business, setting goals is important. That is how you convert great ideas that are dreams into specific, measurable targets. Setting goals is the core from which all things great are accomplished. Goals equal Success! It should be noted that there is no small coincidence between the one percent of companies that actually write goals down and the highest achieving, highest income-earning men and women around the world.

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Unwritten goals are nothing more than wishes and we know the world is full of people with plenty of wishes. Some studies show that the real reason most people – the ones who bother to set goals – will never achieve them is that they don’t write them down but rely on their memory to bring them to light each day. Goals left only to our memories are destined to fade like so many wishes. Like setting personal goals, setting business goals provides us with direction and motivation. Goals must be well thought out and written down. Then an Action Item List, with supporting actions to attain each goal (with due dates) must be created and followed.

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Set goals today. Keep in mind the following when setting goals:
• Put Some Thought into Your Goals-Take your time; make realistic goals, ones that you have considered and you believe can be accomplished. They can be simple goals.
• Make It Realistic-Do not set goals that are unreasonable or next to impossible to obtain, you are only setting yourself up to be discouraged and disappointed.
• Set Firm Goals-Most goals fall into one of two categories, you either want to start doing something new or you want to alter something. The major challenge with both types is they focus on the action of stopping or altering something and typically lack exact specifics. Take for example the goal of wanting to spend more time with your teams. Not only does this goal lack specifics, but it has no positive focus on true accomplishment. It is better to be specific regarding meeting with your teams, like once every other week,  placing the focus on the work rather than the outcome.
• Set a Timetable-What is the difference between a goal and a dream? A goal is a dream with a deadline.
• Make a Plan-It makes sense that if you are serious about achieving your goals a little pre-planning might be a worthwhile effort.
• Find Resources-If you are setting a new goal, it stands to reason that it most likely is something you have never accomplished before. So, if this is a new challenge, or something that you have been unable to accomplish in the past, does it not stand to reason that you may need some help to ensure your success?
• Remind Yourself Every Day-Your goals may have been near the top of your list of things to do when you set them, but after a few months they have a tendency to slowly work their way down the ‘things to do list’ as we feverishly put out fires each day. In many instances, our goals actually fall off our ‘to-do’ list.
• Don’t Give Up-Most companies start working their goals with lots of enthusiasm and energy to ensure their goals will be a success. Then after a while, the excitement goes away and the fires start burning. Not long after you realize you have not sat with a team for 2 months. Don’t panic, your commitment to your goal is not destroyed. There is no reason you cannot start up again where you left off. You can start a goal any day you want to.
• Find A Goal Partner-A great way to ensure success is to find a goal partner. It may be a business friend, another cleaning service owner or Rags to Riches. Call around and find someone who is serious about setting and making their goals a success. Make an agreement to talk at least once a month to discuss your goals, provide updates and to give each other support. Exchange e-mail updates on a weekly basis. Having someone to talk to about your goals and hearing about someone else’s goals is a powerful motivator and it keeps you accountable.
• Reward Yourself-Don’t forget to reward yourself for achieving success. You have made a significant commitment to bringing about the success of your company and you need to be commended for your initiative and must be rewarded for your effort

Goals equal success. Since we go to the trouble of having goals because we want to achieve them, an automatic outcome is that we automatically become psychologically motivated, activated and success oriented individuals. Those without goals, more often than not, find themselves directionless relying mostly on things like luck. Of course, goal setting is only the first step. Constant goal review is the activity that ensures goal achievement and success!

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