August 30th, 2008
(myorganizedbiz.com) - The last few days we’ve concentrated on setting SMART goals. Sitting down and thinking about what you want to accomplish is an important part of your business.
The acronym SMART stands for:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Timely
Each day we went over ways that you can improve your goals by really thinking about what you want and then setting yourself […]
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August 29th, 2008
(myorganizedbiz.com) - Our final piece of goal-setting is making sure your goals are timely. Yes, goals must incorporate an element of time in order to be tangible.
When you set a goal, you must have a starting time. When do you plan to start working on your goal? If you never give it a starting point, […]
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August 28th, 2008
(myorganizedbiz.com) - We’re getting close to the end of our series about setting goals. And today the topic is making your goals relevant.What comes to mind when you think of a relevant goal? First, it must be relevant to you. It must fit you. And it has to be something that you have control over, […]
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August 27th, 2008
In this next piece of our SMART goal series, let’s talk about making a goal attainable. What do you think is attainable for your business goals? Try for something that makes you stretch a little, but doesn’t put the goal out of your reach. For instance, learning to speak Italian in two months is not […]
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August 26th, 2008
(myorganizedbiz.com) - To continue our series on SMART goals, we’ll talk about designing a measurable goal. What is that, anyway?
A measurable goal should be quantifiable. You, and your employees, need something to work towards. You need milestones. How will you measure progress if you don’t have milestones?
For example, which of these goals is measurable?
In […]
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August 25th, 2008
(myorganizedbiz.com) - In order to set your goals and achieve them, you have to be SMART in your planning. And it starts by being Specific.
Goals that are vague are goals that just sit around. You can’t work towards something nebulous like “success” until you’ve defined what success means to you. Is success working less […]
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August 22nd, 2008
(myorganizedbiz.com) - Goals are an important part of our businesses. If you don’t set goals, how will you know if you’re progressing? How will you measure your business success?
In order to remember your goals, you should write them down. Make yourself accountable by putting them on paper, on your computer, in your PDA, on […]
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