October 29, 2024 • 22 mins
As the year winds down, it’s tempting to write things off—but now is the time to start building momentum for 2025. In this episode of Deep Dive Dialogues, Dan walks you through a 7-step goal-setting process that goes beyond typical “SMART goals” to help you achieve lasting results. Discover how to define your vision, overcome limiting beliefs, and create a plan that keeps you motivated when things get tough. This episode is your roadmap to start the year ahead with purpose and clarity.
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Dan Woerheide (00:00):
Welcome back to Deep Dive Dialogues.
I'm your host, D Warheide.
Today I want to dig into goalsetting.
I say because maybe that's noteverybody's favorite topic, or
maybe you feel like you've got agrasp.
Either way, I hope you'll stickaround and hear me out.
Before I get into the heart oftoday's content, I want to take
(00:24):
just a moment to say that Iwould love to hear from you
right, I've asked the samequestion and I'll ask it again
today.
As a coach or consultant orcreator, what is the greatest
challenge, the single biggestfrustration that you face right
now when it comes to growingyour online business?
(00:46):
I'd love to hear from you.
You can visit my podcastwebsite, podcastdanwus, and
there you can leave me avoicemail, send me a note.
You can also sign up to receiveupdates about the podcast and
anything else that I promotespecifically to that email list.
(01:07):
I'd love to hear from youeither way, even if it's just to
offer some feedback, or maybeyou want some specific help
answering a question.
Feel free to shoot me a notethere and I'll hopefully be able
to create some content in thatregard in the future.
(01:28):
So back to what I was saying.
I want to focus on goal setting, but not just for the rest of
this year, of course to add itas a framework to help you move
forward into next year withpurpose and clarity.
I know it's really tempting toease up as the year wraps up,
but this is the perfect time toget real about where it is that
(01:48):
you want to go.
We're going to talk aboutbuilding lasting goals that work
, so you're not just setting upa new year's resolution that we
all know fades out by February.
If you go and look at thestudies, they show that most new
year's resolutions fail becausethey're not grounded in
actionable, realistic plans.
They lack the structure neededto keep you motivated over time.
(02:10):
That's what I want to help youavoid in today's episode.
So let's talk about why goalsetting matters.
Most people set resolutionswith the best of intentions, but
only about 9% of them feelsuccessful by the end of the
year, and again, a majority dropout as early as February.
That's because they often relyon willpower alone or an overly
(02:35):
simplistic plan.
They don't have the support ortools to get through setbacks,
distractions that inevitablycome up.
Today, I want to guide youthrough some more meaningful
processes that go deeper thanthe standard SMART goals that
you may be familiar with or haveheard about.
Smart goals, as we all know,are a great place to start right
(02:59):
.
If you're not setting goals atall, smart goals absolutely
Start somewhere.
Write those down, meet thoseintentions.
They cover the basics, thespecificity, the measurability
and so on and so forth.
But to make lasting progress,we need to go beyond that.
In my opinion, it's what I havelearned and I have a profound
(03:21):
respect for the process that Iwas taught and I'm going to
introduce you here.
And we need to get into theheart of why we're setting these
goals, how we're setting thesegoals and how we'll overcome the
inevitable challenges along theway.
So I'm going to walk youthrough a seven-step
goal-setting process that I haveused.
(03:41):
I learned this process in themilitary when I became a master
resiliency trainer.
I use this in my own coaching.
I use these personally.
This process does go beyond thebasics and will help you dig
deeper into creating a planthat's aligned with your values
and built to keep you movingforward right, taking regular,
(04:05):
intentional action.
That's the key.
So let's jump in Step number one.
Let me back up and share withyou.
First of all, the source ofthis seven-step goal-setting
process really comes fromUniversity of Pennsylvania that
delivered the model that wetaught in the Army around the
(04:27):
Master Resiliency Program.
It's a really great process.
I have adapted these stepsbased on the real world, the
real life experiences that I'veencountered in my business and
some of the things that I havelearned along the way.
So what you're getting today ismy version, but the foundations
came from the University ofPennsylvania.
(04:49):
So, step one defining your goal.
What do you want the end stepto look like?
That's the first step to defineyour goal with absolute clarity
, not just a broad wish, like Iwant to get in shape, but a
clear vision that you canpicture achieving, asking
yourself things like what doesmy successful outcome look like?
(05:09):
This is what we call your endstate what will be true about
your life, your work, yourhealth, etc.
When you get there.
And then, to make it real,align it with your personal
values.
Take a look at any onlinevalues sheet or chart that help
you identify the things that aregoing to be most important to
(05:33):
your goal.
Why way that reflects yourvalues, gives it staying power.
Values like these drive youforward even when things get
tough.
So see, we're already goingdeeper than what smart goals
(05:54):
address.
Step two know where you areright now.
You have to understand where itis that you're coming from
before you can get to the endstate you desire.
So get a realistic look atwhere you are right now.
This is the energized phase,because it's about taking stock
(06:15):
of where you're starting andfinding the motivation in that
awareness.
What strengths and resources doyou already have?
What obstacles might you face?
Think through categories likeyour mindset, your physical
readiness, the support systemsthat you have.
What are your finances lookinglike?
Any other areas that may impactyour ability to achieve that
(06:38):
desired end state?
This step grounds you in thereality and helps you anticipate
those potential roadblocks sothat you'll be ready to address
them as they come up.
Next we need to take a look atour priorities, how we set them,
or the priorities we set andthe challenges you've identified
(07:07):
.
You want to break that goaldown into three to four broad
areas that are going to beessential to achieving that
desired outcome.
If your goal is to start abusiness, these priorities could
include building a networkright who am I connected with?
Securing financial stability,or maybe even outside funding,
whatever that looks like for you, and developing your skillset
(07:29):
so that your business in theright place by the time you get
to the end state, to help youachieve it.
These become your focus areasto make sure that you're not
spreading yourself too thin orgetting distracted by other
things.
So these are basically three orfour mini goals within the
(07:54):
overall goal.
By the way, I failed to mentionthat when you're getting
specific about your goal,defining that end state, you
want to include things like timeright.
When do you want to achievethis end state?
I failed to mention thatearlier on, so I just backed up
to step one for a second.
(08:15):
So bear with me Moving onthough step four, making a plan
for steady improvement.
This is actually where the smartsteps come in.
Most goal setting processeswill teach the smart steps, but
they don't break it down into aproven framework or process.
(08:36):
That makes smart steps only asingle part.
So we start building the actionsteps here.
Remember, we're not stopping atsmart goals.
We're adding that layer ofpower to these.
Power.
Statements is what we're goingto develop here.
These are phrases that willhelp you keep focused and remind
(08:56):
you why you're doing whatyou're doing.
So let's say, one of your smartactions is I'm going to drink
80 ounces of water every day.
That's a start, but when youcouple that with a power
statement like I'm fueling mybody so that I can feel my best,
it adds a layer of purpose andkeeps you motivated.
It adds a layer of purpose andkeeps you motivated.
(09:19):
These SMART and PowerStepstogether give you the roadmap
and the motivation to keep going.
Now, smart, as you may or maynot recall, specific, measurable
, actionable, relevant and timebound.
So if you and there's a couplevariations of what r and t
(09:41):
actually stand for, but they'rerelatively the same.
So keep that in mind as you'rebuilding these action steps, so
you take those.
Let me explain this a littlebit better.
In step three, you decided whatpriority those three to four
broad areas that are going to beessential to achieving your
(10:02):
desired outcome.
So once you've identified thosethree to four broad areas, step
four is really about takingthose broad areas and defining
specific action steps to addresseach of those throughout the
process.
So here you're adding actionsteps used using the smart steps
(10:25):
process.
So these action steps areclearly defined like mini goals.
Again, I will drink 80 ouncesof water every day.
It's specific, it's measurable,it's actionable, it's relative
(10:50):
and it's time bound.
So, using that process, youcreate these steps and then you
build these power statements.
The power statements supportthose action steps, those many
action steps that you're goingto take to help keep you focused
when things don't feel perfect.
Right, I am fueling my body sothat I can feel my best, and the
reason you're doing that is soyou can achieve the overall
(11:14):
desired outcome you defined instep one.
Step five pursuing regularaction.
Once you've got your plan, thekey is to act intentionally and
consistently.
You focus on what's importantnow.
There's an acronym called it'sWIN.
That is simply what's importantnow.
(11:35):
This is where you take actionevery day, even if it's small
steps.
You set up a daily routine.
You check in with yourself eachnight or each morning and ask
what's the most important thingI can do right now to move
closer to my goal?
Holding yourself accountable tothese small, steady actions
(11:56):
will add up over time and keepyour momentum strong.
So the real focus for step fiveis deciding what's important
now, writing that down andholding yourself accountable
towards those daily steps ortime bound steps that you
outlined in accordance with eachof the three or four broader
(12:17):
categories.
You see how these steps kind ofwork off building one another.
So step five is defining yourregular actions right?
Cliff Ravenscraft.
I heard him talking recently ona podcast episode, and it may
have been in a coaching sessionas well, but the word decide
(12:38):
isn't enough by itself.
I think he attributed this toTony Robbins even.
But the word side is the rootof the word decide, and to side,
if you go back and look that up, is to kill right.
Kill off any other options, andin order to achieve success,
(12:59):
once you've made that decision,you have to commit to taking any
action that is relative rightnow, in this moment, or as soon
as possible in the next 24 hours.
That's going to help drive youin the direction towards being
successful at whatever it isthat you have set out to achieve
.
Now.
(13:21):
Step six commit yourselfcompletely To see this through.
You need to be fully committedto this.
That goes back to what I wasjust saying about deciding.
Motivation can fade, so it's anessential requirement to create
systems that remind you whyyou're working on this goal,
what it is that you're aimingfor, find someone to share your
(13:44):
goal with and who will help holdyou accountable.
Sharing that goal with someoneelse will, you know, inspire
them to take action in their ownworld, potentially, but in this
particular case, they're moreinclined to check in on you and
say hey, you know, you told methat you were working on this,
(14:04):
how's that going?
That helps with anaccountability piece.
Set up cues in your environment, right.
Posting your goal on a mirroror someplace that you're going
to see it every morning whenyou're brushing your teeth or
blow drying your hair orwhatever it may be that you do.
Putting that goal up indifferent areas of your house or
your living arrangement so thatit's in front of you.
(14:27):
It's a reminder.
Maybe you add a reminder toyour phone you know sticky notes
in your workspace, but findingways to stay connected to your
goal throughout will help youstay motivated, especially when
those challenges arise that weall know are going to present
(14:48):
themselves.
Step seven consistently monitoryour progress right.
Part of setting goals ismonitoring where you're at in
the process of achieving thatgoal.
Monitoring your progress isessential.
This is where you're going tocheck in with yourself regularly
Whatever makes sense to yourgoal.
(15:10):
Maybe it's weekly, maybe it'sbi-weekly, whatever works for
you and the goal that you haveset to achieve.
Whatever works for you and thegoal that you have set to
achieve right.
You're not going to bedeveloping a goal of running a
10 mile.
Run a 10 mile like the army orMarine Corps 10 K.
It's a 10 K, not a 10 mile.
Anyway, army has a 10 miler.
(15:30):
Uh, you're not going to set upa goal to run a marathon period
if you've never run before andexpect that you can just do it
without checking in.
And a goal like a marathon, ifyou've never run before, might
require weekly check-ins.
What was my progress this weektowards being able to complete a
(15:52):
marathon?
How many days this week did Irun?
How far did I run?
Things like that.
It's all about determining areyou making progress?
What is working?
What adjustments do I need tomake to what I'm doing to ensure
that I'm staying on track?
Be sure to lean on your valueswhen things do get tough.
(16:14):
They'll help you find thesolutions that you're looking
for and to remind you of thebigger picture in the first
place, this regular review again, whatever you set up that makes
sense, keeps you on track andallows for small adjustments or
tweaks as you go, helping youstay focused, stay in tune and
(16:36):
grow, continue towardsprogressing and achieving your
desired outcomes.
So there it is.
Pretty simple, pretty short adeeper seven step process to set
and achieve meaningful goals aswe head into the next year,
think of this as a start of yourjourney, not just making a
(16:58):
resolution.
Not just making a resolution.
Instead of setting a goal thatfizzles out by February, start
with building the foundationthat's going to help you sustain
for the long haul.
This is when it's time tofinish strong this year.
Now is that time.
Get clear, build momentum andcontinue to carry that forward.
(17:20):
And before I go, let's just goback and revisit, in summary,
right step one.
Step one is defining yourdesired end state.
Define your goal.
What is it you want to achieve?
Now?
An important note here is justto say that it's not enough to
define your goal and when you'dlike to achieve it by, but you
(17:44):
also want to ensure that it is agoal that is worthy of going
through a full seven-stepprocess to achieve.
You know, if it's, I want to doX by next month.
Does it require a full onevaluation to help you maintain
motivation over the duration ofthe next 30 days?
(18:05):
Maybe not.
That's for you to decide.
The seven step process, though,that I've outlined and I'm going
to summarize here in a secondis really designed to help you
achieve the bigger, morelong-term goals.
It doesn't have to be a year,maybe it's three years, maybe
it's six months, but the goalthat you decide here to use this
(18:28):
process for should be somethingthat's worthy of going through
a seven step goal settingprocess to achieve.
So, step one defining that andstate your desired goal or
outcome.
Step number two takinginventory of where it is that
you're right, where it is thatyou are right now.
Knowing where you're comingfrom will help you develop the
(18:50):
rest of this process.
Step three decide what you needto develop.
What are the priority areas?
Again, this is three to fourbroad areas that are going to be
essential to your overall goal,breaking it down into things
like mindset, physical,financial, etc.
Step four make a plan forsteady improvement.
(19:12):
This is where the smart stepscome in.
These are designed to createminiature steps that in each of
those three to four broad areasdefined in step three.
Step number five what are yougoing to do now?
What are the regular actionsteps that you're going to take?
(19:32):
What's important right now?
Step number six commit yourselfcompletely.
Decide and fully commityourself to.
These are the things, thedesired outcomes, that I am
going to achieve.
And then, step seven monitoryour progress, check in, decide
(19:53):
how often you need to check into determine your progress and
then what adjustments need to bemade along the way if you're
not achieving the track that youhave set out.
So there it is.
Seven-step goal setting process.
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If you have questions, I'm hereto help.
I'd love to talk with you or,you know, join you to walk
through setting some realisticgoals, helping you develop this
plan and to continue to carryforward as you grow your
business.
Thanks for joining me today.
As always, I want to wish you agreat week and, before I go, I
(20:41):
want to remind you I'd love tohear from you, you know.
Do you have ideas or somethingspecific you'd like to hear
discussed in an upcoming episode?
Is there a specific challengethat you're facing?
And the question I ask there iswhat is the single greatest
challenge that you're facingwhen it comes to growing or
(21:03):
starting your business?
Right now, you can visitpodcastdanwus, get on my mailing
list, hear updates about thepodcast and other things.
I do have something that'scoming up.
I'm going to put a date of thefirst week of December as a
five-day challenge.
I'm going to be walking peoplethrough only by email and only
(21:27):
available to people who are onmy email list for this podcast,
so I hope that you'll sign upthere, but you could also send
me a short voicemail or a noteon that page and share your
thoughts or your answer to thequestion.
I'd love to hear from you, andif there is someone you think
can benefit from settingachievable, realistic goals and
(21:50):
could benefit from a seven-stepprocess, I'd love it if you'd
share this episode with them.
So until next time, have agreat week.
Welcome back to Deep Dive Dialogues.
I'm your host, D Warheide.
Today I want to dig into goalsetting.
I say because maybe that's noteverybody's favorite topic, or
maybe you feel like you've got agrasp.
Either way, I hope you'll stickaround and hear me out.
Before I get into the heart oftoday's content, I want to take
(00:24):
just a moment to say that Iwould love to hear from you
right, I've asked the samequestion and I'll ask it again
today.
As a coach or consultant orcreator, what is the greatest
challenge, the single biggestfrustration that you face right
now when it comes to growingyour online business?
(00:46):
I'd love to hear from you.
You can visit my podcastwebsite, podcastdanwus, and
there you can leave me avoicemail, send me a note.
You can also sign up to receiveupdates about the podcast and
anything else that I promotespecifically to that email list.
(01:07):
I'd love to hear from youeither way, even if it's just to
offer some feedback, or maybeyou want some specific help
answering a question.
Feel free to shoot me a notethere and I'll hopefully be able
to create some content in thatregard in the future.
(01:28):
So back to what I was saying.
I want to focus on goal setting, but not just for the rest of
this year, of course to add itas a framework to help you move
forward into next year withpurpose and clarity.
I know it's really tempting toease up as the year wraps up,
but this is the perfect time toget real about where it is that
(01:48):
you want to go.
We're going to talk aboutbuilding lasting goals that work
, so you're not just setting upa new year's resolution that we
all know fades out by February.
If you go and look at thestudies, they show that most new
year's resolutions fail becausethey're not grounded in
actionable, realistic plans.
They lack the structure neededto keep you motivated over time.
(02:10):
That's what I want to help youavoid in today's episode.
So let's talk about why goalsetting matters.
Most people set resolutionswith the best of intentions, but
only about 9% of them feelsuccessful by the end of the
year, and again, a majority dropout as early as February.
That's because they often relyon willpower alone or an overly
(02:35):
simplistic plan.
They don't have the support ortools to get through setbacks,
distractions that inevitablycome up.
Today, I want to guide youthrough some more meaningful
processes that go deeper thanthe standard SMART goals that
you may be familiar with or haveheard about.
Smart goals, as we all know,are a great place to start right
(02:59):
.
If you're not setting goals atall, smart goals absolutely
Start somewhere.
Write those down, meet thoseintentions.
They cover the basics, thespecificity, the measurability
and so on and so forth.
But to make lasting progress,we need to go beyond that.
In my opinion, it's what I havelearned and I have a profound
(03:21):
respect for the process that Iwas taught and I'm going to
introduce you here.
And we need to get into theheart of why we're setting these
goals, how we're setting thesegoals and how we'll overcome the
inevitable challenges along theway.
So I'm going to walk youthrough a seven-step
goal-setting process that I haveused.
(03:41):
I learned this process in themilitary when I became a master
resiliency trainer.
I use this in my own coaching.
I use these personally.
This process does go beyond thebasics and will help you dig
deeper into creating a planthat's aligned with your values
and built to keep you movingforward right, taking regular,
(04:05):
intentional action.
That's the key.
So let's jump in Step number one.
Let me back up and share withyou.
First of all, the source ofthis seven-step goal-setting
process really comes fromUniversity of Pennsylvania that
delivered the model that wetaught in the Army around the
(04:27):
Master Resiliency Program.
It's a really great process.
I have adapted these stepsbased on the real world, the
real life experiences that I'veencountered in my business and
some of the things that I havelearned along the way.
So what you're getting today ismy version, but the foundations
came from the University ofPennsylvania.
(04:49):
So, step one defining your goal.
What do you want the end stepto look like?
That's the first step to defineyour goal with absolute clarity
, not just a broad wish, like Iwant to get in shape, but a
clear vision that you canpicture achieving, asking
yourself things like what doesmy successful outcome look like?
(05:09):
This is what we call your endstate what will be true about
your life, your work, yourhealth, etc.
When you get there.
And then, to make it real,align it with your personal
values.
Take a look at any onlinevalues sheet or chart that help
you identify the things that aregoing to be most important to
(05:33):
your goal.
Why way that reflects yourvalues, gives it staying power.
Values like these drive youforward even when things get
tough.
So see, we're already goingdeeper than what smart goals
(05:54):
address.
Step two know where you areright now.
You have to understand where itis that you're coming from
before you can get to the endstate you desire.
So get a realistic look atwhere you are right now.
This is the energized phase,because it's about taking stock
(06:15):
of where you're starting andfinding the motivation in that
awareness.
What strengths and resources doyou already have?
What obstacles might you face?
Think through categories likeyour mindset, your physical
readiness, the support systemsthat you have.
What are your finances lookinglike?
Any other areas that may impactyour ability to achieve that
(06:38):
desired end state?
This step grounds you in thereality and helps you anticipate
those potential roadblocks sothat you'll be ready to address
them as they come up.
Next we need to take a look atour priorities, how we set them,
or the priorities we set andthe challenges you've identified
(07:07):
.
You want to break that goaldown into three to four broad
areas that are going to beessential to achieving that
desired outcome.
If your goal is to start abusiness, these priorities could
include building a networkright who am I connected with?
Securing financial stability,or maybe even outside funding,
whatever that looks like for you, and developing your skillset
(07:29):
so that your business in theright place by the time you get
to the end state, to help youachieve it.
These become your focus areasto make sure that you're not
spreading yourself too thin orgetting distracted by other
things.
So these are basically three orfour mini goals within the
(07:54):
overall goal.
By the way, I failed to mentionthat when you're getting
specific about your goal,defining that end state, you
want to include things like timeright.
When do you want to achievethis end state?
I failed to mention thatearlier on, so I just backed up
to step one for a second.
(08:15):
So bear with me Moving onthough step four, making a plan
for steady improvement.
This is actually where the smartsteps come in.
Most goal setting processeswill teach the smart steps, but
they don't break it down into aproven framework or process.
(08:36):
That makes smart steps only asingle part.
So we start building the actionsteps here.
Remember, we're not stopping atsmart goals.
We're adding that layer ofpower to these.
Power.
Statements is what we're goingto develop here.
These are phrases that willhelp you keep focused and remind
(08:56):
you why you're doing whatyou're doing.
So let's say, one of your smartactions is I'm going to drink
80 ounces of water every day.
That's a start, but when youcouple that with a power
statement like I'm fueling mybody so that I can feel my best,
it adds a layer of purpose andkeeps you motivated.
It adds a layer of purpose andkeeps you motivated.
(09:19):
These SMART and PowerStepstogether give you the roadmap
and the motivation to keep going.
Now, smart, as you may or maynot recall, specific, measurable
, actionable, relevant and timebound.
So if you and there's a couplevariations of what r and t
(09:41):
actually stand for, but they'rerelatively the same.
So keep that in mind as you'rebuilding these action steps, so
you take those.
Let me explain this a littlebit better.
In step three, you decided whatpriority those three to four
broad areas that are going to beessential to achieving your
(10:02):
desired outcome.
So once you've identified thosethree to four broad areas, step
four is really about takingthose broad areas and defining
specific action steps to addresseach of those throughout the
process.
So here you're adding actionsteps used using the smart steps
(10:25):
process.
So these action steps areclearly defined like mini goals.
Again, I will drink 80 ouncesof water every day.
It's specific, it's measurable,it's actionable, it's relative
(10:50):
and it's time bound.
So, using that process, youcreate these steps and then you
build these power statements.
The power statements supportthose action steps, those many
action steps that you're goingto take to help keep you focused
when things don't feel perfect.
Right, I am fueling my body sothat I can feel my best, and the
reason you're doing that is soyou can achieve the overall
(11:14):
desired outcome you defined instep one.
Step five pursuing regularaction.
Once you've got your plan, thekey is to act intentionally and
consistently.
You focus on what's importantnow.
There's an acronym called it'sWIN.
That is simply what's importantnow.
(11:35):
This is where you take actionevery day, even if it's small
steps.
You set up a daily routine.
You check in with yourself eachnight or each morning and ask
what's the most important thingI can do right now to move
closer to my goal?
Holding yourself accountable tothese small, steady actions
(11:56):
will add up over time and keepyour momentum strong.
So the real focus for step fiveis deciding what's important
now, writing that down andholding yourself accountable
towards those daily steps ortime bound steps that you
outlined in accordance with eachof the three or four broader
(12:17):
categories.
You see how these steps kind ofwork off building one another.
So step five is defining yourregular actions right?
Cliff Ravenscraft.
I heard him talking recently ona podcast episode, and it may
have been in a coaching sessionas well, but the word decide
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isn't enough by itself.
I think he attributed this toTony Robbins even.
But the word side is the rootof the word decide, and to side,
if you go back and look that up, is to kill right.
Kill off any other options, andin order to achieve success,
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once you've made that decision,you have to commit to taking any
action that is relative rightnow, in this moment, or as soon
as possible in the next 24 hours.
That's going to help drive youin the direction towards being
successful at whatever it isthat you have set out to achieve
.
Now.
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Step six commit yourselfcompletely To see this through.
You need to be fully committedto this.
That goes back to what I wasjust saying about deciding.
Motivation can fade, so it's anessential requirement to create
systems that remind you whyyou're working on this goal,
what it is that you're aimingfor, find someone to share your
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goal with and who will help holdyou accountable.
Sharing that goal with someoneelse will, you know, inspire
them to take action in their ownworld, potentially, but in this
particular case, they're moreinclined to check in on you and
say hey, you know, you told methat you were working on this,
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how's that going?
That helps with anaccountability piece.
Set up cues in your environment, right.
Posting your goal on a mirroror someplace that you're going
to see it every morning whenyou're brushing your teeth or
blow drying your hair orwhatever it may be that you do.
Putting that goal up indifferent areas of your house or
your living arrangement so thatit's in front of you.
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It's a reminder.
Maybe you add a reminder toyour phone you know sticky notes
in your workspace, but findingways to stay connected to your
goal throughout will help youstay motivated, especially when
those challenges arise that weall know are going to present
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themselves.
Step seven consistently monitoryour progress right.
Part of setting goals ismonitoring where you're at in
the process of achieving thatgoal.
Monitoring your progress isessential.
This is where you're going tocheck in with yourself regularly
Whatever makes sense to yourgoal.
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Maybe it's weekly, maybe it'sbi-weekly, whatever works for
you and the goal that you haveset to achieve.
Whatever works for you and thegoal that you have set to
achieve right.
You're not going to bedeveloping a goal of running a
10 mile.
Run a 10 mile like the army orMarine Corps 10 K.
It's a 10 K, not a 10 mile.
Anyway, army has a 10 miler.
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Uh, you're not going to set upa goal to run a marathon period
if you've never run before andexpect that you can just do it
without checking in.
And a goal like a marathon, ifyou've never run before, might
require weekly check-ins.
What was my progress this weektowards being able to complete a
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marathon?
How many days this week did Irun?
How far did I run?
Things like that.
It's all about determining areyou making progress?
What is working?
What adjustments do I need tomake to what I'm doing to ensure
that I'm staying on track?
Be sure to lean on your valueswhen things do get tough.
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They'll help you find thesolutions that you're looking
for and to remind you of thebigger picture in the first
place, this regular review again, whatever you set up that makes
sense, keeps you on track andallows for small adjustments or
tweaks as you go, helping youstay focused, stay in tune and
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grow, continue towardsprogressing and achieving your
desired outcomes.
So there it is.
Pretty simple, pretty short adeeper seven step process to set
and achieve meaningful goals aswe head into the next year,
think of this as a start of yourjourney, not just making a
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resolution.
Not just making a resolution.
Instead of setting a goal thatfizzles out by February, start
with building the foundationthat's going to help you sustain
for the long haul.
This is when it's time tofinish strong this year.
Now is that time.
Get clear, build momentum andcontinue to carry that forward.
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And before I go, let's just goback and revisit, in summary,
right step one.
Step one is defining yourdesired end state.
Define your goal.
What is it you want to achieve?
Now?
An important note here is justto say that it's not enough to
define your goal and when you'dlike to achieve it by, but you
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also want to ensure that it is agoal that is worthy of going
through a full seven-stepprocess to achieve.
You know, if it's, I want to doX by next month.
Does it require a full onevaluation to help you maintain
motivation over the duration ofthe next 30 days?
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Maybe not.
That's for you to decide.
The seven step process, though,that I've outlined and I'm going
to summarize here in a secondis really designed to help you
achieve the bigger, morelong-term goals.
It doesn't have to be a year,maybe it's three years, maybe
it's six months, but the goalthat you decide here to use this
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process for should be somethingthat's worthy of going through
a seven step goal settingprocess to achieve.
So, step one defining that andstate your desired goal or
outcome.
Step number two takinginventory of where it is that
you're right, where it is thatyou are right now.
Knowing where you're comingfrom will help you develop the
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rest of this process.
Step three decide what you needto develop.
What are the priority areas?
Again, this is three to fourbroad areas that are going to be
essential to your overall goal,breaking it down into things
like mindset, physical,financial, etc.
Step four make a plan forsteady improvement.
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This is where the smart stepscome in.
These are designed to createminiature steps that in each of
those three to four broad areasdefined in step three.
Step number five what are yougoing to do now?
What are the regular actionsteps that you're going to take?
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What's important right now?
Step number six commit yourselfcompletely.
Decide and fully commityourself to.
These are the things, thedesired outcomes, that I am
going to achieve.
And then, step seven monitoryour progress, check in, decide
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how often you need to check into determine your progress and
then what adjustments need to bemade along the way if you're
not achieving the track that youhave set out.
So there it is.
Seven-step goal setting process.
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If you have questions, I'm hereto help.
I'd love to talk with you or,you know, join you to walk
through setting some realisticgoals, helping you develop this
plan and to continue to carryforward as you grow your
business.
Thanks for joining me today.
As always, I want to wish you agreat week and, before I go, I
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want to remind you I'd love tohear from you, you know.
Do you have ideas or somethingspecific you'd like to hear
discussed in an upcoming episode?
Is there a specific challengethat you're facing?
And the question I ask there iswhat is the single greatest
challenge that you're facingwhen it comes to growing or
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starting your business?
Right now, you can visitpodcastdanwus, get on my mailing
list, hear updates about thepodcast and other things.
I do have something that'scoming up.
I'm going to put a date of thefirst week of December as a
five-day challenge.
I'm going to be walking peoplethrough only by email and only
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available to people who are onmy email list for this podcast,
so I hope that you'll sign upthere, but you could also send
me a short voicemail or a noteon that page and share your
thoughts or your answer to thequestion.
I'd love to hear from you, andif there is someone you think
can benefit from settingachievable, realistic goals and
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could benefit from a seven-stepprocess, I'd love it if you'd
share this episode with them.
So until next time, have agreat week.
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