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#DaveCast #21: Setting Your 2012 Goals the Right Way

A month or so ago, I sat down with Leanne Hoagland-Smith, Chief Results Officer at ADVANCED SYSTEMS and professional, while we talked about Local Social Mobile

@CoachLee

Marketing for small businesses in Northwest Indiana. It was then that she offered me a chance to take her coaching assessment. I jumped at the chance. I will admit to everyone that I have struggled since I shuttered my mortgage business in 2008 and left the industry in 2010.

I found ways to make money, but I struggled to find a footing or an attitude that best suited my needs. However, even after she sent me all that I needed to fill out which was essentially two pages and bout 10 to 15 questions. I dragged my feet. Well, within a few days, she had called me back to schedule a time for her to go over my assessment.

As we went over the assessment, I was literally floored. What I had always thought to be my strength was really a weakness and the reverse was true, and it brought a few things into a clearer view, which is helping me set my goals for the New Year. (She is offering a performance appraisal special to the listeners of the #davecast)

As the New Year approaches, most of us turn to create resolutions and set goals for the coming year. The New Year tends to kick in ideas of starting anew. Coach Lee talked about how some “do” their goals. We are taught or told to set goals and then we move right into action steps or developing a plan. We are not taught to “emotionalize” our goals, but without adding some sort of emotion to a goal. You have less of a chance of meeting your goal. The thought is that if we do not have a reason to achieve them; we will never achieve them.

We talked about the goals that we had made at the beginning of the year, and while I had not achieved all the goals that I set in beginning of 2011. I had made some great strides here in late 2011. She told that some goals do to longer for us to achieve. She had made a goal in 2010, but did see it come to fruition till late 2011 and will not happen and that was to speak internationally, and that is India at the Techniche Conference.

Several weeks ago, I did a video asking for accountability in helping me lose weight. I laid in bed one morning while my family was out doing some errands that I was not needed for. I tried to envision myself 20 years in the future at the Girl’s wedding, and I was not there. Well, not as fat diabetic man. So, I am tying in the emotion of possibly not being there for my family if I do not lose the weight.

Also, another component to keep your goals in 2012 is writing them down and posting them someplace that you see every day. I keep mine in two places, in my bathroom mirror and over my computer monitor. You need to visualize your goals, by seeing them every day and what you need to do to meet your goals.

Coach Lee shared with me her method of setting her goals, which is WAY SMART!

ready for 2012

Written down

Aligned to your passion, purpose and plan

Yours

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Realistically set high

Time frame

I believe that if you set your goals via this method. You will experience success in achieving your goals and success in 2012.

As for me, I am below 270lbs. for the first time since this Spring and with a very well envisioned goal of hitting 225lbs. by this Summer.

I hoped you enjoy this episode of #DaveCast. Please take the time to leave a review over at iTunes.

I wish you all the success in 2012.

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