This week my accountibility group is talking about setting and reaching goals. Before I joined the group, each January I’d make a long list of the things I wanted to accomplish that year. When Decemeber rolled around, only a few items, if any had been crossed off my list. I repeated this process for several years until I learned the proper way to set goals.

Here are my Top 5 tips for setting and achieiving goals:

1. Make sure your goals are S.M.A.R.T..

2. Break each SMART goal into steps or smaller goals.

3. Be accountable to yourself and to someone else. A good accountabiltiy partner will cheer you on, challenge you to keep moving forward and won’t let you make excuses.

4. Track your goals. There are several ways to do this. In a notebook or spreadsheet. Websites like Joe’s Goals. Programs like Evernote.

5. Review your goals at least once a week.

If you’re interested in learning more about goal setting, check out Brian Tracy and Getting Things Done by David Allen for info and tips.

To read some more goal setting tips, check out the links below:

Alexia Reed
Kristen Koster
Danie Ford
Emma G. Delaney
Angeleque Ford