Michael Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article is titled “How to Make Setting Goals Simple”. [‘e-Wealth Daily’ Article]


Michael Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article:

How to Make Setting Goals Simple

You’ve probably heard it before, but it’s always something you want to hear again: the best way to achieve success is through calculated steps and an organized plan. It’s possible that your attempts at running a successful business in the past may have failed because you were unprepared and unorganized and lacked a clear vision or path.

Without established goals and a clear idea of your priorities and what you’d like to accomplish, it becomes very difficult to achieve success. This is mainly because you are unclear about what you’d like to achieve, or, you know what you’d like to achieve but have no idea of how you’re going to get there. A successful business requires various objectives, processes and vision. Of course, in order to stay on point you’ll also need patience and a willingness to work hard and make tough decisions when the opportunities present themselves.

Setting goals isn’t as simple as just saying, “In five years I want to be the richest guy in town.” It takes much more than that. So let’s start from the beginning. Let’s say your end goal is to have the most successful online pet store in your city. Now that we know what you want to do, all you have to do is figure out how you’re going to get there.

The first thing you’re going to want to do is come up with your long-term goals. Generally speaking, your long-term goals are the objectives you’d like to achieve in about five years; perhaps slightly shorter, perhaps slightly longer. Either way, they are goals that will take lots of work and time to realize. Long-term goals may be things like reaching $1.0 million in sales, developing your own 50-piece pet clothing line, expanding to neighboring towns, or selling franchises.

Once you’ve come up with some of your more farsighted goals, you can start thinking about your short-term goals. Short-term goals are generally things that you can achieve within a few months to a year. They will include things like coming up with a business plan, coming up with marketing angles, scheduling meetings, getting your business up and running, and all the little things that will get you closer to achieving your long-term goals. It’s very important that you don’t overlook the magnitude of setting short-term goals because they often play the most important role in your business’ development.

In my next article, I’ll be back with some more tips about what it takes to effectively set and reach goals.

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