Once upon a time, one of my wisest mentors pointed out to me that when it comes to setting goals "hope is not a plan".
Think about that for a moment. How often do we actually say we "hope for this or that to happen" but we never really take any concrete action to make it happen? Or.... we think we have done things to make it happen but we haven't been clear and specific in our vision and therefore our actions are unclear and non-specific.
Success in accomplishing any goal is always in the details. Goals need to be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic & Timelinked (SMART) or they're not really goals at all. Once we have a SMART Goal, we can create a plan to achieve it. If we plan our work and then work our plan, it will result in success.
May you accomplish many SMART Goals in 2011.
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