Leading up to the festive break, I was quite vocal in encouraging readers to spend time preparing and planing for 2010. These articles got you moving in relation to thinking about your goals and plans, but many have stayed in the space of inertia, when it came to actually putting your plans down on paper. This is not because of a lack of excitement but rather it seems by the over-analysis around how to do this the right way.

So I thought I would let you in on a secret:

Keep it Simple and don't over complicate the process.

So here is very simple process that you can use that will allow you to write your goals down.

Step 1: Determine your long term vision - 5-10 years.
Long-term vision is: (starting with a verb)
Eg., To be the leading provider of business mentoring services that allow entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.

Step 2: Bring yourself back now and focus on the next 12months but keeping in mind your long term vision.
Ask yourself: It is January 2011 and I have achieved the following in my business:
Then make a list of your achievements. Remember to make them specific.
Eg., I turned over "X amount" for 2010.
I facilitated "X amount" of total workshops; I mentored 'x amount' of 1:1 clients. Etc

Step 3: Break your 2010 achievements into smaller, measurable monthly action steps.
Eg., Each month I facilitate 3 workshops with 10 participants etc.
Keep working on step 3 until you have broken down exactly what you need to do each month to attain your overall 2010 goal.

Refer to my article on SMART goal setting to help you further and if you would like a simple goal setting sheet, please email info@debpilgrim.com and we will forward the form to you.
As always I would love to hear your comments and thoughts around these articles, so feel free to leave a comment below.