Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Hello everyone! We hope you had a great Superbowl Sunday! Did anyone make the Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls? Let us know what you thought if you did! This week we're focusing on goal planning, since this is around the time many people have given up on their New Year's Resolutions. How are you doing with yours?


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Running a functional company takes a lot of effort, and here at Mortensen Custom Plumbing we enjoy helping our employees and our customers achieve their goals. That's why we ask on every call if there is a "wish list" you'd like to fulfill at some point for your home. Visit us here for more details.

One thing that we have our new employees do is fill out 30 things they want to Do, 30 things they want to Be, and 30 things they want to Have.
Dr. Richard Harris of BusinessExpertsWebinars.com wrote this about the Do-Be-Have goal setting:

BE focused. This is a state of “BE-ing”. Without focus your future, whether it is for today, tomorrow, next week or next year is foggy.

DO target. Targetting requires action or “DO-ing”. A target is specific and often has associated time commitments. In business a target is often stated as something that is set so that all efforts can be made to achieve that on the way to goal i.e. a target is a short-term specific step on the way to a longer-term goal. Sales targets are commonly set in business.

HAVE a goal. The end result. Something to be achieved. BEING focussed and DOING targetting lead to HAVE-ing that goal.

Pretty wise words, Dr. Harris.

So once you set your sight on a goal, how do you achieve it? This is where most people get stuck.

Step it up & backtrack

Goal achievement is difficult. What you do is "backtrack' which means you evaluate your circumstances and then write out a to-do list leading up to your goal. There are several technological resources that can help. See the links at the bottom for them.

After you have your to-do list, there you go. Just work your way down it and adjust accordingly. Remember, just because there is a setback doesn't mean you should quit entirely. It means you need to adjust your to do list to get over the obstacle and succeed.

 Measuring Success

A lot of people set deadlines for their goals ("I want to lose 30 lbs in 3 months") and measure success that way. I see deadlines as a good way to have motivation, but success is measured by how much is done within a certain amount of time, rather than if you "made" your deadline.

If you only lost 15 lbs in 3 months, celebrate that you're 15 lbs lighter and can adjust your to-do list to lose more weight and reach your ultimate goal of losing a total of 30 lbs.

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Links:

43 Things

How to make a Vision Board

Mint.com for financial tracking

My Life List

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