October 30, 2018
Have you ever gotten excited about a business goal … only to find your enthusiasm wore off after a few months? You’re not alone. I was speaking to a group of entrepreneurs about goal setting. Several were concerned because they had started with such robust passion for their goal, only to find they lost their taste for it shortly thereafter. What does this mean? Am I lazy? Not cut out to be a business owner? No. The approach you’re using to setting goals is broken. Lots of business owners I know follow the “S.M.A.R.T.” goal framework. Many business coaches swear by it. Consultants recite it like a mantra. S.M.A.R.T. goals and actions are: Specific. You know exactly what you want to accomplish Measurable. You identify how will you know you met your goal Achievable. You evaluate that it’s not too far to reach, but far enough to be challenging Relevant. You link the goal to something important, something that inspires you Time-Bound. You set a deadline for when you want the goal to be met…
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