Realistic Goals a Brand New Start To 2009

Realistic goals are goals that are attainable, trackable, measurable,
relevant and they also Must be SPECIFIC.  Without a goal set like this
is is most likely to fail.  Unfortunately most people’s goals sound
like this "I want to make more money!".  That’s great but it’s missing
a lot of variables.

For instance a goal set like that doesn’t tell us what we are going to do
to make money, you can’t track it, you surely can’t measure it unless you
are making no money right now and then you make your first $1 but even
so it would be a waste of time.  That goal also isn’t rel

So let’s just break it down here.

Attainable means that the goal can actually be ahchieve.  Setting high goals
is good but if you haven’t experienced alot of success yet setting a goal
like " I want to make 1 million dollars this year" probably isn’t going to happen.
So just make sure that it’s a goal than can be achieved.

Trackable – can you chart your performance?  Do you have a way to track
your goal?  For instance using a program like quickbooks can help you track
your performance and I find works better than just jotting it down on paper.

Measureable means that you have to have something to compare it to for
the most part.  For instance an unmeasurable goal I "I want to increase
my income".  However, this would be an example of a measurable goal
"I want to increase my income by 15% per month".  If you can’t measure
a goal it’s less likely to be effective.

Relevant goals are goals that can be applied to your business model.
The goal must be meaningful to your objective.  Of course in the line
of being relevant the goal must also fit the other categories listed above.

Specific – this is my favorite value for a goal.  A specific goal should tell us
EXACTLY what we want to achieve.  First here’s an example of unspecific
" I want to earn my living online" but here is a specific goal "I want
to make $5000 (a 15% increase over current earnings)a month by creating
7-10 niche sites and marketing them through organic search engine rankings".

Notice that goal tells us how we’re going to do it and gives us a specific amount
of values to achieve.  Now also notice that it falls into all the other values
a goal should have as well.

If you plan your goals like this RIGHT NOW before 2009 starts, you will see more success.

What are your thoughts?  Have more to add?