Monday, October 27, 2008

Set your SMART goals as soon as humanly possible!

One cannot HIT the target unless one HAS a target! Over the years, I have read many ways to developBold business goals, but I think the SMART approach is my favorite (and easiest to remember).
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T= Timely

Specific -be precise, clear about your goals. What are you going to do, why are you going to do it and how?

Measure - set goals that you can measure. For example, increase sales by 20% over last year.

Attainable - Your goals need to be reasonable, but stretch you.

Realistic (or reasonable) - Devise a plan or a way of getting there which makes the goal realistic.

Timely - Give yourself a deadline. If you don't set a time, the commitment is too vague.

Happy goal setting - if you need help, let me know!

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