Goal Setting – Conclusion

LESSON 7

Congratulations on completing the CRUSH Your Financial Goals Course!

I hope you’ve found this information useful in your goal-setting journey, we’ve covered quite a bit.

My primary objective for you is that you’ve taken the time and the steps to have a fully developed, SMARTER Goal and a supporting Action Plan that is:

• Specific and well-defined, giving you a clear direction towards what you want.
• Measurable, either by standard units of measurements or a ranking type system.
• Action-orientated, with a set of clear step-by-step actions.
• Reasoned, relevant, and meaningful to you.
• Realistic.
• Time-bound, with step-by-step actions having a set timeframe or deadline.
• Ethical, exciting, and enjoyable.
• Resourced.

As you’ve worked through these tools and techniques, I’m sure you will have found some more helpful than others and these are the tools/ techniques that you need to add to your arsenal of life planning tools. Not all analysis tools will suit everyone – but when you find one that works for you, stick with it!

Now, did you notice I only listed GOAL — Singular — meaning ONE GOAL? It’s intentional. In my group coaching program, we call it a Power Focus Goal and map out a plan of action split up into 90-day intervals.

Some final tips before you go:

• Practice makes perfect – goal setting is a skill, so don’t worry if it takes a couple of goals to get the hang of it
• If at first you don’t succeed, try again! (but learn from your mistakes)
• Know yourself. Keep goal setting personal and meaningful to you – the ‘Why” is more important than the ‘What’
• Put it in writing and don’t forget the action plans.
• Don’t lose sight of the ‘Big-Picture’, but don’t be afraid to shift the goalposts if you have to.
• Enjoy the journey too!

So, be prepared to reap the benefits of your efforts as you take control of your life with goal-setting success!