Simply put, goal setting is the selecting of a objective or target that you want to achieve. That’s easy enough, right? 

Sister, I would love to tell you that is all it takes, but you and I both know that that is not the case. Picking a goal is the easy part. Actually obtaining the goal is another thing. 

I have found knowing your internal motivation for why you want to achieve the goal is crucial. In the book Start With Why by Simon Sinek, he tells us “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it, and what you do simply proves what you believe.” From this I learned, it is not only the prospective client that needs to believe in what we are doing, but we need to as well. 

The second major part of this goal setting to being willing to make sacrifices to reach the goal. I find this is one of the biggest factors in finding success.  If you are not willing to make changes to your day, your life, then your goal will remain a simple statement of hope. 

The truth is building a business takes time, it takes resources, and it will require much from you.  At times it may even be uncomfortable and boring process.  So as a goal seeker, you will have to decide if you are willing to make the choices needed for success.  Are you willing to live a not so glamorous lifestyle that rests between setting the goal and achieving it.

Picture yourself driving a car.  You fingers are firmly wrapped around the steering wheel as you journey down the road of possibility.   

Think of your goals are like the steering wheel of a car.  They set the direction.  You use them steer you down the path.  When you decide on the goal you are seeking, the steering wheel points you toward it.  When you change goals, the direction of your travel changes. 

While you comfortably guide down any road that you chose, something else is at play.  It is the engine.  Without the engine the steering wheel would be nothing more than a toy.   Think of the engine as the system you use to achieve the goal.  It is the step by step plan that determines if you will be successful.  Without the engine you would never have the opportunity to travel to where your dreams come true.

Here is an example of how goals and systems connect:

As an new online entrepreneur your goal might be to make 10K a month.  But the step by step system is the daily action steps in marketing and sales that you take. 

Goals are directing you down the path and the system is action behind the goal that actually moves you forward toward success.   

Habit stacking is stacking (think legos) a new habit with an established habit.  Connecting the old with the new.  To try it complete this sentence.

Before/ While/ After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].

Here are some examples:

• Daily Devotional: While I brew my morning coffee, I will read my morning devotional
  
• Gratitude: Before I eat dinner, I will say one thing I am grateful for that day.
  
• Brain Dump: After I get into bed, I will write out and brain dump ideas from the day, and plan my top three actions for the next day. 
  
• Follow Up with Potential Customers:  Before I have a evening glass of wine and listen to music,  I will follow up with 5 potential customers.

Now it’s your time!  It’s time to unleash your success. You have been setting goals, but struggling to reach them.  So what could you lose from trying these new strategies. 

Don’t try to do it alone.  Download my Goal to Action Journal.  In it I walk you through setting smart goals, establishing habits, and getting into money making action. 

It is the start of my step by step system that will help you up-level your life and unleash your success.