Make your goals SMART: Specific
(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 than 40 hours while still caring for you and your family? Is it a certain dollar amount in the bank? Is it just doing something you love?
Clear, specific goals give you something to work towards. You are setting your expectations of things. Of yourself. If you don’t have an end (or a goal) in sight, it’s easy to get distracted or not realize how much (or how little) progress you’ve made.
Every business needs goals. You want to measure your business’s progress, right? And if you have employees you’ll want to measure their progress as well. Make sure they know what is expected, when, and how much. Specific expectations will help avoid any confusion.
In our next part of the series, we’ll talk about making your goals measurable.