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Stop working on things that don't matter. Here's how👇 1️⃣ Write your mission/purpose statement Most companies have a mission statement. Most individuals do not. Create your own. It should be your why. Your North Star. 2️⃣ Determine where you'd like to be in 3 years Don’t worry about accuracy here. This is the area to dream big. Map this out in a few key areas. Personally, I have 7 areas of focus - Faith, Family, Career / Finance, Community, Mind (mental health), Body (physical health), Creative/hobby 3️⃣ Map your goals for the year  In order to achieve your 3-year goals, what needs to be done this year? Structure these within your key areas. Make them SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-based). 4️⃣ Break these into quarterly targets Take your 1-year goals and determine what needs to be done this quarter in order to pace toward them. Write them down. Keep them SMART. 5️⃣ Identify the top 3 milestones Once you’ve determined what needs to be done in a quarter, identify the top 3 things you must do to hit each of your quarterly goals. Assign dates to each of them. Add them to the calendar. 6️⃣ Block your weekly calendar Set aside 30-minutes each week to block your calendar for the week. Assign dedicated time to achieving the deliverables from step 5. 7️⃣ Reflect on the big picture daily Before you start your day spend 10 minutes reflecting on your goals. 👉 read your 3 and 1 year goals 👉 revisit your quarterly objectives 👉 review your deliverables for the week 👉 identify the single most important thing you can accomplish that day What do you like to do to stay focused on the big picture? #planning #goals

2024 is 3 days away, are you ready? Conducting a goals review for the current year is a valuable practice to assess your progress and make any necessary adjustments. Here are three steps to guide you through the process: Step 1: Reflect on Your Goals Take time to reflect on the goals you set at the beginning of the year 2023. This involves: Reviewing Your Goals: Look at the specific goals you outlined for the year. These could be related to your career, personal development, health, relationships, or any other aspect of your life. Assessing Achievements: Identify and celebrate the goals you've achieved. Acknowledge your progress and recognize your accomplishments, no matter how small. Evaluating Challenges: Consider any challenges or obstacles you faced throughout the year. Reflect on what worked well and what didn't, and be honest about the reasons behind any unmet goals. Step 2: Analyze Your Progress Once you've reflected on your goals, it's time to analyze your progress: Quantify Achievements: If possible, quantify your achievements. Did you meet specific targets or milestones? How far did you progress toward your goals? Identify Areas for Improvement: Pinpoint areas where you fell short or encountered difficulties. Determine whether these challenges were external or if there were aspects of your approach that could be improved. Evaluate Relevance: Assess whether your goals are still relevant. Life circumstances can change, and your priorities may shift. It's okay to modify or discard goals that are no longer meaningful. Step 3: Adjust and Plan Forward With a clear understanding of your achievements and areas for improvement, it's time to adjust your goals and plan for the future: Modify Goals: Based on your reflections and analysis, modify your goals as needed. This could involve adjusting timelines, setting new targets, or even setting entirely new goals. Establish Action Steps: Break down your modified goals into actionable steps. What specific actions can you take in the coming weeks or months to move closer to your objectives? Set Priorities: If necessary, reprioritize your goals. Focus on what truly matters to you and allocate your time and energy accordingly. By following these steps, you'll gain insights into your progress, learn from your experiences, and be better equipped to set meaningful goals for the upcoming year. Remember that flexibility and adaptability are essential components of successful goal setting.

We all struggle to keep New Year's resolutions. Here are 3 helpful ways I've found to stick with my goals. (1) QUARTERLY > YEARLY After choosing a goal for the year, divide it into quarters. Example: Instead of "I will lose 20 pounds this year," change it to "I will lose 5 pounds this quarter." Not only does this make my goal more manageable, but it helps me avoid procrastinating until the end of the year to work on it. (2) MAKE IT VISIBLE Write down your goals and post them somewhere you'll see them every day. I used to write my goals in a notebook...then I would forget about them until December. Now I write them on a piece of paper that I stick next to my desk so I'm reminded on a daily basis. Super simple, but super effective. (3) ADJUST > COMMIT This one may be a bit controversial. It's great to make ambitious goals, but often when we miss our targets, it can be easy to just give up entirely. That's why I've started re-evaluating my goals in June. If they're no longer aligned with what I truly want, I change them. 👉 It's better to achieve something than to stubbornly stick with achieving nothing. 👉 P.S. Do you have any tricks you use for achieving your goals or new years resolutions? ♻ Was this post helpful? Reshare it so more people can find it

Sticking to Your Life Goals!! I already discussed concisely the importance of having a purpose. ➕️ Plus, how to find it, with depth and actionable-steps. 🎁It was a 50 GRAND content, delivered succinctly in an LI post!! So, now I know my purpose. I also know my goals. But, how to stick? Get excited to know the trick with immediate actionable steps below: But make sure to balance the excitement until the end of the post (or till you comment). It's simple: ✨ ✨ Reverse Engineering ✨ ✨ Step 1: Break down your Yearly goal to Semi-Yearly. 🔺 Eg. Earn 1 LPM by 2024 End to 50K by May '24 Step 2: Further break it down to Monthly Goals. 🔺 Eg - Write all actionable steps that you'll take to achieve it. Step 3: Now, divide your Monthly action list into Weeks. Step 4: Oh yeah! Now, Daily!! Now you're in touch with your yearly goals on a daily basis. ✨Bonus✨ Have a simple notepad on your laptop, (or phone) to remind yourself of weekly and daily goals. I have a tracker notepad where I have jotted these to remind myself.And before starting work, I have to open it for various reasons. And yet, I keep losing the track 😮💨 It takes discipline! But reminders and trackers make the job easier, and keeps you focused towards your goals. That's why we have Accountability Partners, who remind us, if self-accountability is difficult 🙂. How do you plan to achieve your goals this year? Wait, this week! Are you on the track?? #writerslife #goalsettingtips #brainexpansiongroup

I have known about goals, habits, systems, schedules. I even tried projects, workflows, and management systems. 📉 Nothing worked for me! 🤯 It took me over a decade to figure out how to turn goals into accomplishments. I hope that this helps you in the next few minutes. Earlier this week, I had a conversation led me to realize that I had aligned my schedule with my goals. Is this what it means to have a system? 🎯 My goals have concrete results that I want to achieve. I want to reach a certain weight, read a certain number of books, and impact the performance of the company I work for. I can measure when I have achieved my goal. To achieve my goals, I set out to develop habits. I adopt the practices of people who have completed similar goals. Habits come into and out of existence through repetition. Small and consistent behaviors, day after day, turn actions into habits. ⚙️ Every great teacher of habits will tell you that you need to have a system. I didn’t understand this part for a long, long time. What type of system would I need to set up? What were the steps in setting up a plan? 📆 I heard someone say to avoid to-do lists and replace them with a schedule. My schedule isn’t focused on predicting how long it will take me to get to my desired outcomes. Instead, the schedule provides me with the time to do the work towards my goals. Things all fell into place for me. The system is about choosing the time to consistently do the work that will get you to your goals. Once an area of interest is on my schedule, it’s *ONLY* a matter of doing the work. ✅ I track the effort that I put in. Additionally, I track the results of doing the work. For example, with my reading, I track how many pages I read as well as how many notes I take. 4️⃣ Getting results comes down to 4 simple steps: 1. Identify your goals. 2. Find the habits. 3. Schedule the time. 4. Do the work. Four Simple Steps To Turn Goals Into Accomplishments

Have your New Year’s Resolutions -business or personal- made it past January? If the answer to the above question is yes, then give yourself a high-five…even if you’re reading this on your office computer; just ignore the funny looks from your coworkers. Every year, we set ambitious goals and objectives for ourselves, but how do we ensure we actually achieve them? Here are a few suggestions to help you get those goals through to the midnight champagne toasts on 31st December: Include clear measurements to track your progress - break those measurements down by shorter time periods, whether weeks or months, even days. Just make sure they’re realistic, achievable measurements and record your progress. This helps keep you going at a steady pace, and also has the added bonus of keeping you from doing last-minute procrastination homework. Regularly evaluate your results and adjust your execution accordingly - at the end of each period, evaluate how it’s going so far and where you might need to adjust in order to meet your objective. Make those adjustments without self-censure (slippage can happen, but the end goal is what’s important). And to stay motivated, be sure to celebrate the successes along the way. This post is not just about defining goals or making resolutions, it's about the well-earned satisfaction of achieving them. Commit to defining clear measurements and continuously seeking ways to achieve your goals. And come New Year’s Eve, cheers to the win!!! #GoalSetting #Achievement #Measurement #ContinuousImprovement Socias Ltd

Here are some strategies to help you stop procrastinating: 1. Set clear goals 2. Prioritize tasks 3. Create a schedule 4. Minimize distractions 5. Set deadlines 6. Break tasks into smaller parts 7. Use a timer 8. Reward yourself 9. Develop a routine 10. Seek support By following these simple strategies, you can overcome procrastination and achieve your goals. Whether you're struggling with a big project at work or just trying to stay on top of your personal to-do list, these tips can help you stay focused, productive, and motivated. So why wait? Start implementing these strategies today and see the results for yourself!

January 2024 and I am working on setting goals. Goals for me personally and my businesses. More than the customary lose weight, get rich and stop drinking wine (although those are still on my wish list) what are my actual goals for 2024? What do I want to achieve this year and how am I going to make sure I get it done? Sometimes it comes down to how bad do I want it? How much effort and energy am I prepared to put towards achieving this goal? How motivated am I? How challenging are the barriers? Life is really busy and without goals it can seem a bit like ‘groundhog day’. Same sh*t different day. Find yourself complaining about the same things? Do something to change it then! You can’t keep doing the things the same way and expect different results. I find it easier to set work goals than personal ones. I think that is because work ones have less emotion tied up in them. Personal ones are so much more meaningful though but I find often come with bigger challenges to overcome. I like to set goals. I function well with goals and get a great sense of achievement when I get those goals ticked off. Says something about my personality I’m sure but there you have it. Works for me. I think of it as problem solving. How do I solve the problem, what do I need to do to reach my goal? I plan. That’s how. I believe there are five key steps to goal setting. To read more see my blog... https://lnkd.in/gCzsvWJx

What is your plan for today? Is it realistic? How do you know if you've had a good day or bad day? If you set a goal that is too optimistic and you don't reach it you might feel disappointed. We are often misjudge how long something will take. In the past I struggled with this, particularly if I had a lot of things on the list. So, how to solve the problem? Use the 3-3-3 method from Oliver Burkeman (author of Four Thousand Weeks). This framework will help you have a quick daily goal. Here's how it works: → 3 hours of focused work • Work on a big project or important series of tasks that require concentration. → 3 short/simple tasks • Reply to emails, send the report out, plan the meeting. Things you can do in under 30 mins. → 3 activities • Not work related! Three things that are more like chores. For example: tidy the office, workout, or grocery shopping. If you stick to 3-3-3 every day then you know you've made progress. Easy, isn't it? What do you think? How do you know if you've had a good day? 👍 If you like today's post. 💬 To let me know what you think. 🔁 To help share.

Struggling with procrastination? This must-read book delivers game-changing strategies for mastering time management and skyrocketing your productivity! 🚀📚 Here's my take on it During my entrepreneurial journey, I discovered a game-changing book: "Eat That Frog" by Brian Tracy. The core idea is simple yet profound: treat your tasks like frogs. We all have numerous tasks on our to-do lists, and it's common to tackle the easy ones first, leaving the tough challenges for later. Tracy suggests a different approach—prioritise your tasks and focus on the most important ones first. Here’s a quick breakdown of Tracy’s method: 1. Categorise Your Tasks:   - A: Top priority tasks.   - B: Important but not top priority.   - C: Nice to do, but not essential.   - D: Delegate these tasks.   - E: Eliminate these tasks. 2. Apply the 80/20 Rule:   - Focus on the 20% of tasks that contribute to 80% of your success.   - Avoid spending too much time on low-priority tasks that have minimal impact. 3. Prioritise and Plan:   - List your tasks and mark them as A1, A2, A3, etc., within their categories.   - Always tackle the most challenging and important tasks (your "frogs") first. 4. Analyze Your SWOT:   - Understand your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.   - Use this analysis to focus on tasks that leverage your strengths and advance your goals. Tracy emphasizes the importance of being selective about your tasks. Focus on those that truly matter and make a difference in your life. Delegate or eliminate the rest. Lastly, always have clear long- and short-term goals. Develop a detailed plan to achieve them. Remember, failing to plan is planning to fail. So, when will you eat your frog? If you have read this book as well, lmk your key-takeaways and any more book recommendations that has helped you in your career journey. #Procrastination #TimeManagementTips #ChooseYourTasks #HRConsultancy #EatThatFrog #BrianTracy