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When people are talking about goals for their life or their business, it\u2019s easy to keep things generic and bold. Saying \u201cI want to grow my business\u201d is less scary than \u201cI want to grow my business\u2019 income my five percent by the end of the year.\u201d One is easy to brush off and one requires a plan that can be tracked, measured and evaluated. One can be built into a strategic plan<\/a> and one is just a wish.<\/p>\n

Without Goals that are SMART \u2013 Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Based \u2013 it\u2019s hard to work toward meeting and exceeding your goals. But where do you start? We can help:<\/p>\n

Specific<\/strong>: Goals need to be specifically outlined. If you want to grow your business, do you mean you want to increase your profits? Add staff? Serve more clients? What is the end goal? While some of those boats may rise together, for you to measure your success, you have to get into the specifics of what \u201cgrowth\u201d means to you.<\/p>\n

Measureable<\/strong>: Profits, staff size, sales\u2026 those are all measureable goals. However, if your goal is around something like community impact, branding or staff training, things get a bit more nebulous. For example, let\u2019s look at branding. Are you going to send out surveys? Are you going to measure the growth of your social media channels? What\u2019s the number<\/em> for your goal?<\/p>\n

Attainable<\/strong>: Goals should be challenging, but attainable. If you\u2019re going to stay motivated, you need to be able to celebrate successes along the way. If you want to grow your business by five percent, consider the growth you\u2019ve had in the past and what you\u2019ll need to do to see that five percent increase. However, if your business has grown five percent every year, then maybe you can aim for a 7 or 10 percent growth goal.<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/strong>: Business growth<\/a> is likely a relevant goal because most people do want to grow their businesses, but what if that\u2019s not your end game? What if you want to be able to sell your business at the end of the year? In that case, business growth is important, but it might not be the goal you really need to work toward. Maybe your goal is to create a business handbook by the end of the year? Maybe you need to have a business sales plan in place by the end of the year? Goals aren\u2019t always percentage based.<\/p>\n

Time-Based<\/strong>: This one is easy \u2013 at what point will you measure your progress against your goal? A quarter, a year or two years? Whatever your goal is going to be, it needs a timeline for success.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s look back at our original goal statement: \u201cI want to grow my business\u2019 income by five percent by the end of the year.\u201d Is that a SMART goal? It\u2019s specific: You want to grow your business by five percent in a year. It\u2019s measurable: That\u2019s where the five percent comes in. It\u2019s attainable: This is subjective based on your past business year-over-year growth, but we\u2019ll assume yes for this exercise. Is it relevant: Again, this is subjective, but we\u2019ll assume you want to grow your business, since that seems likely. Is it time-based: Yes! The goal is to reach that five percent growth by the end of the year. How can you rethink your goals to be SMART goals so you can plan, track, measure and evaluate your progress and then take additional action? If you need help, contact your local Growth Coach<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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