What Are The Steps Of Goal Setting Process

The Goal-Setting Guide

As the end of the year approaches and the new year is upon us. Everyone gets excited and starts setting resolutions but resolutions most often than not are ambiguous statements instead you must set goals.

In this blog, I will share my goal-setting process, system, and more

What’ll learn:

-how many gaols can you set in a year

-what are the different types of goals

-the goal-setting framework that works for perfectionists

-the goal-setting process 

– a resource to help you set your goals like a pro

let’s get started

As perfectionists, we love setting goals and planning them but if you set some before and didn’t achieve them

you won’t want to set goals again or you feel dread >> procrastinates, 

feel resistance ( see my previous post on how to get out of this) >>

procrastinate and do other things 

You are either excited about it or not 

so, which team are you?

Of course, you can set goals in many different areas of your life.

However, I want to focus here on business goals

and how many goals to set for a year

There’s a rule I follow which is not to have more than 1 big/impossible/stretch goal in a year

however, I can have different small goals

 but not big ones, why?

Because 

There is a difference between big goals and small goals

So, what’s the difference? Glad you asked⁣

what are the different types of gaols

1- big/impossible/stretch goals require more of you(changing your beliefs and who you think you are+effort)

it helps you grow beyond who you are now and they’re more challenging 

2-small/realistic goals require effort and work but they’re more easily done since they’re within your belief system and identity than the big ones.

They just help you improve a bit. improve what you know, improve your skills that are within reach of who you are now but a bit challenging.

3-effort /habit-based goals require repetition and tweaking as you go until it become part of you

The goal-setting framework

To set any goal I follow the SMART framework without an R & A. 

R stand for realistic I don’t set realistic goals

when it comes to my big goal if it’s realistic won’t help me grow

A stand for attainable and every goal is attainable 

so, everything you come up with is attainable there’s no true impossible goal, every goal is possible

no matter how big it is even if it takes time you’ll reach it if you don’t give up

So goals need to be

S: specific. You need it to be a clear goal 

M: measurable. How would you know if you have achieved it

T: timebound: when it’s due if it’s not tied to the time it’ll take years to happen if it does 

For instance 

The correct way of setting goals

Making $ 10 k in revenue by December 31st

Incorrect way of setting goals 

 Making money

Making $10k 

Making $ 10k in revenue 

the resource to help you set your goals like a pro

Before you start the goals setting process I want to share a resource that will help you with setting goals and planning them click here to get it or click the picture 

steps of goal setting process/ 10 goal setting steps

Just follow along and you are done

1-write one goal for each area(must be defined, measurable, time-bound ) ⁣

2-divide the goal into milestones

3-write your why ( make it painful not to do it and pleasurable to pursue it)

4-who you need to become in order to achieve your goal

5-Bounce: write what are you saying NO to when it comes to business

Eg, saying no to doing group coaching, selling a course, listening to marketing experts x,…

6-braindump everything you need to do in order to achieve your goal

7-organize these tasks into your quarter 1 plan

8-use your 1st quarter plan to plan January

9-schedule your tasks on the calendar

That’s it!!! You did it!!!

For easier application and more details download the goals setting & planning workbook here

To your greatest success 

Wafaa