Business Goal Setting

by: Jeff Schuman
How many times have your decided to set a goal for your businessand set it aside because the task seemed too huge or difficultto begin? I have seen this happen over and over so I decided towrite and article on business goal setting. When setting your business goals it is interesting to see thatthe thought process is no different than personal goal setting.You have to clearly define your goal and write it down. Here are7 steps that will help your business achieve th goals you aresetting for it. - Think about the goal you want to set for business - Write the goal down as soon as you visualize it. Writing thegoal on paper for posting on a wall or desk where you may reviewit daily is very important. - As you develop and write your goal, make room for changes andput it on a type paper that can be easily updated as needed.This just means you will need to be ready to revise and changethe written procedures as you move forward with theimplementation of your goal. Change is inevitable a necessity oflife. - Start taking the steps neccessary to implement your goal. - Be sure to write down the date you want the goal to becompleted! Also write down the time and day of the week you willstart working toward the goal! - Begin reflecting on how you are doing working towards youbusiness goal. You can always make adjustments as needed.- Develop an attitude of I will do whatever it takes. Too manybusiness owners set goals and then give up do to laziness orthey just get to busy to follow thru. Business goal setting is a long term process and you are goingto have to work at it to make it happen. It's your business soyou determine the success and failure. Business goal setting isone step that will help you fall into the success category.