5 Different Goal Setting Systems - Which One Works for You?

Editor's Note: This is an abreviated version of 5 Different Goal Setting Systems posted on Marketing Artfully by Tara Jacobsen. The link to the entire post is at the end of this article. Goal are different than your business New Year's Resolutions although they can be closely linked if your resolutions come with a plan of action.  

There are so many different ways to set goals! Today we are going to talk about tips and ideas that you can use to find YOUR way of goal setting that will help you be successful (and happy!)

1. 10X or Big Hairy Audacious Goals

The 10X goal or Big Hairy Audacious Goal setting method means you take whatever goal you think you can accomplish and then ten times that goal into what you are shooting for.

What I love… I love the enthusiasm of this system! It is fun to dream of a world where you shoot for the stars and even if you miss you succeed greatly by only getting to the moon. Also, to attempt these goals you have to have a mindset bigger than what your world is now!

What I dislike… for me, failing at a big goal just feels like failing, I don't get a rush from having succeeded partway. Also, since I got the kids it is not possible to spend all my time in pursuit of just my business goals so this is one is out of reach for me right now. I also think this is not a good long term strategy because you will burn out fast!

Book recommendation 10X goals, Grant Cardone

2. Slow and Steady Wins The Race

Slow and Steady Wins the Race is to work a little bit each day, week or month towards that goal.

What I love… nothing…ha! This is NOT the way that I accomplish goals, but that doesn't mean it won't work for you! You can achieve success over the years by doing “baby steps” along with Dave.

What I dislike… I am more of a task oriented person and this doesn't have any breakdown of what you are supposed to accomplish. Instead you have a big goals and do little things every day to work towards it.

Book  Total Money Makeover Dave Ramsey 

3. Super Structured With Charts and Graphs

Super Structured with Charts and Graphs is super slow, deliberate and structured method of goal setting. 

What I like… I do like the idea of keeping track of my goals and progress. That old saying, “Inspect What You Expect”, is so true. If you are aren't tracking and measuring, it is hard to tell if you are making progress.

What I don't like… if goal setting becomes too complicated I do one of two things… 1) I get so involved in the minutia of figuring out what my goals should be that I forget to do them or 2) if I have to take more time recording my goals than doing them I get grumpy. That said, there are MANY more people who love checking things off and making spreadsheets of their goals so I am probably in the minority.

Book Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want — Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible, Brian Tracy

4. ALL The Things

All the Things method encourages you to write every single thing you want to do each day and week written down and planned out so you can just run on autopilot. All the big decisions have been done and it is just implementing against the plan.

What I like… I love the comprehensiveness of this. Having this many tasks written down means that there has been some careful consideration of goals and then a detailed path laid out to getting there.

What I don't like… having that many things to do on a list everyday would be seriously de-motivational to me. Huge amounts of things to do all in one place would probably seize me up and I would do any of them.

5. Just One Thing Every Day, And Then One Thing More

This is the way that I do goal setting! At the first part of each month I decide a few things that I am going to do everyday. This month I am writing a blog post every day and posting a pretty picture every day. That's it.

This type of goal is called a “performance goal” or “activity goal” because it doesn't require you to guess about the outcome or project. You just commit to doing the activities to achieve success.

What I LOVE… I am a pretty simple person who doesn't like to have millions of things to do in a day. I am super happy to feel accomplished if I get my few things done and then fit all the other parts of my business around them.

What I don't like… sometimes Tara feels like that is not enough. Like I should be packing my day with things or that I am not working hard enough. However, the cumulative result is pretty spectacular.

There you have it! Get going on a system and no matter how much or how little you do, it will be better than doing nothing!

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