Goal setting is something that many of us do, but maybe others consider it to be unnecessary or perhaps even a bit cheesy! So is it something you really need to be doing? From experience, I would say, absolutely yes. Both in your personal life and as a business owner, goals are what will help you take steps towards your aspirations. So what makes goal setting so important?
- Helps focus
Goals are useful to help tie together your efforts into ordered processes and outcomes. It can help you to look in more depth at each action you take to ensure it’s contributing to meeting your goals. Goals keep you focused and on the right track, for faster progress.
- Measures your progress
Having goals allows you to measure your progress, which is impossible if you haven’t decided what you’re progressing towards. This is also rewarding, and it’s encouraging to be reminded of where you are up to because you’ve not reached the full goal yet.
- Builds motivation
Goal setting helps to keep up your momentum and motivation as you work towards your targets. During times that you’re tempted to skip any actions or postpone taking actions, goals can help to keep you motivated, especially when they are time-sensitive.
- Stops procrastination
Everyone can find themselves procrastination from time to time, but specific goals can help to avoid this. If you have deadlines for your goals, you can’t put them off, so having these specific goals set from the beginning is a great way to avoid the trap of procrastination.
- Achieves greater results
Reaching goals gives you a great sense of achievement, which can be addictive. Once you reach one goal, you can find yourself already working towards the next. Goal setting, therefore, helps you to achieve even greater results than you initially set out.
- Establishes what you want
The process of setting goals helps you to establish what you actually want. It helps you to find what you want your personal life and business to look like, and plan how you can get to these goals.
Goal setting is very important for moving forward in many areas of life. If you’re looking for help or advice with goal setting for your business, give me a call today on 07703 107070 and I’d be happy to see how I can help.
