July 24 – Are you exceeding or surrendering? It’s the midyear mark! How are you tracking with reaching your goals? Are you ahead of the curve or falling behind in your projections or expectations? Are you gaining momentum or feeling slowed down in ways you had not anticipated or expected? Have you been broadsided by other priorities or demands that have derailed your ability to even focus on some of your goals? Are you feeling discouraged and as though you just must surrender to your current reality?
Too often, when it feels like too much time has been lost, so you begin thinking the goal may no longer be viable or worthy of pursuing at this juncture, no time is spent to see how you can revitalize your focus and empower your resolve to achieve it. Don’t just give in and surrender to your current reality. Before you accept defeat, take some time to examine any small shifts you can make to bring momentum toward that goal or goals back into being.
Take an MM&I Moment to reawaken to why you desired that goal in the first place and why it is still worthy of your pursuit. Get out a sheet of paper with four columns. In the left, write the goal. In the second column, write why it is important to you. In the third column, write what has caused you not to focus on or reach the goal. In the fourth column, note some actions you could take to make it a priority once again. Could it be you need to delegate other things away from your responsibility? Could it be you need to explore further some of the unexpected things that have occurred that threw a curveball in your plans? Are they really a factor or only perceived to be a factor? Goal getting begins with your mindset and is realized through your consistent unwavering action.
Wide Awake Quote of the Week
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
Yours in dreaming WIDE awake,
P.S. How are you and your business tracking on your goals? On my last stint this past Monday as co-host for WSIC Radio’s Local Biz Now, we discussed points from my Forbes article entitled “5 Keys to Everyone Embracing Company Goals.” The overriding key is to shift from merely Goal Setting to a Goal Getting approach that everyone can get excited about achieving. To read my Forbes article, CLICK HERE. As mid-year looms, it may be the perfect time to reassess your approach to achieving your goals company wide. To listen or watch the radio interview, CLICK HERE, where you will also enjoy a great interview with the president Grant Henegen of Viridien Patio + Fireplace.
