Hi, this is Stephanie Maas, partner with Thinking Ahead search firm.
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I was at a conference a couple weeks ago and heard a really neat speaker talk about goal setting and getting things off on the right foot for the year.
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So I decided to bring it back and share it with you.
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Their advice was you got to have a strong start to your year.
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You can always have a strong finish, but your year will always be okay unless you have both a strong start and a strong finish.
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So here was their advice for a strong start.
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Number one, you got to have a goal and you got to write it down.
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Any goal setting book, Website, speaker, whatever will tell you, you got to have one and you got to write it down.
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Second thing, the difference between a goal and a dream is one has a plan.
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A dream is just that, it's a dream.
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A goal is a dream with a plan.
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So how are you going to accomplish that goal?
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And again, I recommend writing it down.
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The third piece is action.
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You gotta take action.
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Most of the time, it is not big, huge, boulder sized actions that make a difference.
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It's everyday, itty bitty little decisions that ultimately have boulder like effects.
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So set a goal.
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Make a plan.
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Take action.
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What you will find at the end of the year is the execution.
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All thanks to a strong start.
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Also, what happens is you make no excuses and you have no regrets regardless of where you actually end up in achieving your goal.
