10 Planning tips for the new year

ELEVATE YOUR
LIFE & BUSINESS
10 Tips for Setting & Achieving Your Goals
© Anza Goodbar

CREATE YOUR
LIFE’S VISION STATEMENT
• Write a short paragraph for how you want your life to be.
Make it short and easy to commit to memory. This
statement will be the guiding force behind your future
choices.
• You may want to go a step further and create a vision
board that represents different aspects of your life.
Post it near your work space so you see it daily.
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CREATE YOUR
PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
• Write a short paragraph describing how you plan to
contribute to the world. Again, make this short and easy
to remember. These activities may be a part of your
life’s work or how you plan to volunteer in your
community.
• Gaining clarity on how you want to spend your time will
help you focus on your REAL priorities throughout the
year.
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CREATE 50 BIG
LIFE GOALS FOR 2018
• Create a mind map of your goals. Include goals for each area
of your life: Spiritual, Personal Growth, Relationships,
Business/Career, Health, Family, Money/Finances and Fun &
Recreation.
• Be artistic and make this fun! This map will be your path for
success in 2018!
• Some goals will be easier to achieve then others, but they
need to be BIG enough to make you stretch beyond your
accustomed to zone.
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CHOOSE YOUR TOP 5 BIG GOALS
FROM YOUR LIST
• Examine your list. Ask yourself these 2 questions for each goal:
• Is this what my heart truly desires
• Why?
• Once you identify your top goals, ignore the rest of your list until
these 5 goals are completed.
• Eliminate any goals that do not resonate with your heart’s desires
• Fully commit your time and focus to these 5 goals
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MAKE YOUR GOALS
S.M.A.R.T.
• Goals should be simplistically written and clearly defined.
• Specific is the What, Why and How of your goal
• Measurability breaks the goal into smaller chunky pieces
• Achievability is having the knowledge, skills and abilities to
complete the goal
• Results focused shows an outcome once the goal is
completed or implemented
• Time-bound creates a timeframe for completion
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S.M.A.R.T. GOAL WORKSHEET
State your goal:
1. Specific: What will the goal accomplish? How and why will it be accomplished?
2. Measureable: What 2 indicators will validate the goal was achieved?
3. Achievable: Is it possible? Have other’s successfully done it? Do you have the
knowledge, skills and resources to get the job done? Will achieving the goal challenge
you and not defeat you?
4. Results: What is the benefit of accomplishing the goal? What outcome will be gained by
achieving the goal?
5. Time-bound: What is the due date? What urgency exists? Is this goal isolated or are
there other tasks that need to be completed first?
Revised Goal:
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SET A NONFOOD BASED REWARD FOR
CELEBRATING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS
• Rewards drive motivation
• Choose something that you wouldn’t ordinarily spend
money on to increase your enthusiasm and
commitment to the goal
• If the goal is large, choose smaller rewards for meeting
smaller milestones to keep you on track
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UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL
• Examine any fears associated with completing a goals
• Create positive affirmations to combat those fears, repeat daily
• Eliminate distractions
• Create a workable strategy to cut out distractions from your
daily routine – email, social media, noise, etc.
• Schedule your priorities
• Get rid of busy work
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BUILD A TEAM
• No one ever achieved greatness on their own, it takes a
team
• Add people to your team who you can delegate to – hire a VA
• Add people who complement your skills – staff your
weaknesses
• Add someone you can be accountable to like a coach or mentor
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CHOOSE YOUR INNER CIRCLE WISELY
• Let’s face it, not everyone gets the entrepreneurial
mindset or lifestyle
• Choose to surround yourself with people who will encourage
the pursuit of your dream
• Choose people who have growth mindset and impact you in a
positive way
• Choose people who energize you rather than drain energy
from you
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CREATE A GROWTH PLAN
• We don’t grow without taking intentional actions
• Create a reading plan
• Sign up for conferences/workshops that support your goals
• Make a list of new habits or skills to learn
• Schedule time to think and plan
• Make self-care a priority
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BONUS: LIVE OUT YOUR SIX
1. Choose to embrace a positive attitude despite
circumstances
2. Be intentional with your words and actions
3. Develop good thinking habits and practice daily
4. Demonstrate gratitude for people and opportunities
regularly
5. Boldly live out your values and faith
6. Invest in and strengthen personal & business relationships
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BONUS: MAP IT OUT
• Take your top five goals and chunk them into smaller
goals. If your goals will take you a year to complete,
break it into 4 quarters, then from there break it down
in to monthly, weekly and daily tasks.
• Create a chart that lists your goals, your timelines, your
”Why” and your rewards.
• Give up your “to-do” list and start plugging in your
priorities into your calendar.
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BONUS: WHAT ARE YOU
WILLING TO SACRIFICE?
• Pursuit of a dream takes sacrifice. What are you willing
to give up to achieve your goals?
• TV time?
• Recreations time?
• Family time?
• Acknowledge there is a cost and determine the price
you are willing to pay.
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