What are your goals?

“Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.” – Albert Einstein

What are your goals? What fuels you? What lights you up?

I wanted to take a moment about goals and setting goals. We all always hear about SMART Goals:

S- Specific

M – Measurable

A – Attainable

R – Relevant

T – Time Bound

But really what does that mean?!

To me, your goal should be specific to YOU and what YOU want. No one else. It should be your driving force, what gets you fired up, what pushes you out of bed a 4:30 AM. It’s your purpose. It’s what dictates your actions.

Your goals should scare you but not because you are afraid of what others think. But because it is so huge. Don’t sell yourself short because someone else doesn’t believe in you. Believe in yourself. Quit thinking small. If everyone thought small the world and technology wouldn’t have advanced like it has.

Don’t be afraid to fail. You can choose to fail forward and learn.

You should have a clear picture of your goals and what it looks and feels like to achieve it. It shouldn’t be this fuzzy picture of “I think” this is what I want or “if I am able to”. It should be a strong vision of “I WILL”.

Most importantly, you do not need a new year, new month, new week, or new day to set your goals. You can do it NOW! You can start working NOW!

When this if figured out, your actions will follow your vision. You will do things with intent and a purpose.