05.20.09
mini-goals for faster results
I was reminded today of the effectiveness of setting goals that are bite sized.
Like many of you, sometimes I have so many new ideas and so many goals on the list that my energy and focus get diffused among them. Or worse yet, the goal appears to be a bit too time consuming for the present moment, so I put off tackling it until a more opportune time. Meanwhile opportunity passes!
When you take a larger goal and break it into mini-goals, everything becomes a bit more manageable. So, yesterday I set about taking my larger goals and breaking them into bite sized chunks. Then I put a reasonable and realistic timeframe on each of the chunks and calendared them into my Outlook through the remainder of the year.
When I went back to my “e-mails” and my “tasks” and my “to do pile” this morning, it was much easier to push some of the accumulation out into the future for later consideration (without feeling guilty and without worrying that an opportunity would be missed.) It was even possible to discern things that don’t even need to be on the radar screen right now because they are not part of my current, calendared mini-goals.
Large ambitious goals are VALUABLE. It is important to think and play BIG. However, if the size of your goals is keeping you from executing on them, mini-goals can help overcome the stagnation.
If you have been struggling with finding the time to put together your business development plan, or compile your contact list, or draft your marketing materials, or update your website, etc., consider setting smaller, bite-sized mini-goals with reasonable timeframes to help you reach your bigger goals. Together they will help you achieve your bigger goals faster than you ever imagined.
