Who needs Goals?

I do!  You know, after almost calling it a night writing my last blog (which took me 2 times and several hours to write phew!), I realized I forgot to do this and do that and do this and do that...I came to the conclusion that: I need to write down goals and lots of them, so I can be PROGRESSING!  Let me give you a quiz-  Mark did what in the month of June:  a)  did not meet all my goals for the month of June, or b)  did not have proper goals for the month of June, or c) I did not have enough guts to execute the goals of June, or d) combo of all of the above.  I think it is probably d.  But I think one that is overlooked the most is the answer B.  Why is that?  I think the reason that I did not meet all my goals and did not have enough guts to execute them is due to the fact that I did not have "proper goals".  Before I get into what "proper goals" are, I think it is safe to say that we get caught up in trying to do too much, and feel we have to dump on more to make up for what we did not do.  We need to look at the simple cliche when we look at goals: "Quality over Quanity".  I will give a helpful hint that I was taught to give an idea of how to come up with a 'proper' goal, whether it is for a week, a month, or a year, etc.  We can turn to an acronym: S.M.A.R.T.  We need SMART goals!

S- Specific (Get to the point- what do you want to achieve)
M-Measurable (It has a number or an end result in mind)
A-Attainable (Is this realistic or am I just setting myself up?)
R-Relevant ( Can I feasibly do this with what I have? Will it help where I am at in life? )
T-Trackable ( Write it down!)

I think these are pretty self explanatory, but I believe the biggest key to success is making sure they are ATTAINABLE haha!  Goals consists in two ways, but work hand in hand: Activity and Results Goals.  Results goals are the destination, where you are going; activity goals are the how-to get there.  So make sure you use both when you want to get better at something.  But in the end, even after coming up with a SMART goal, you do need to train your 'will power' and get the guts to execute it!

Goals are important because they give us a "yardstick" to measure how we are doing, and where we want to go, but most importantly motivate us to be better versions of ourselves. 

What are some goals you want to accomplish this month?  Try to use SMART and guts!