The ability to set goals and effectively motivate yourself to 
achieve them are two essential skills that will help you achieve 
success in you home business.

To try and start a business without goals could be compared to 
throwing a baseball pitch, blindfolded in the dark. What would 
be your chance of getting your pitch on target? Never mind 
getting a strike-out. Unless you are very lucky it is unlikely 
that you will have any success without properly setting out 
goals.

If when you start your home business, in what ever field it 
maybe, if you have no goals and aim at nothing, is it not 
unlikely that you will hit nothing and achieve nothing?

To set effective goals there are a few things you need to know 
about yourself which will affect how you set your goals. You are 
affected by, the environment in which you live, your experience 
and knowledge, your attitude and dreams and visions for the future.

When you set your goals you need to decide what you want and 
when you want to achieve each goal. You should spend time 
writing down your goals and display them in a prominent 
position where you will see them daily to remind yourself to 
stay motivated and focused. Cross off your goals once they’ve 
been achieved, adding new ones to ensure your business keeps 
growing.

   "Don’t set your Goals to low. If you don’t need much, 
    you won’t become much." -- Jim Rohn --

I’m sure you will have come across the SMART analogy, with 
regards to goal setting. It contains the most important concepts 
to consider and adhere to when setting your goals.



Goals should be: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, 
Realistic and Time related.

For example it would be unwise to set a goal of making $10,000 
in a week. It’s just not a realistic goal for the average person 
unless you have a lot of experience and knowledge in your field 
or receive help from someone who has these attributes. When you 
failed to reach this goal your motivation would suffer and you 
would start doubting your decision to start your home business.

Before you start setting your goals I want you to write a list 
of all the things you want; whether it is a new car, watch, 
house, to send your kids through college or a successful home 
business, write them all down and say why you want them. When 
I did this I had a list the length of my arm and I’m still 
working through it. By doing this it will help focus your mind 
and motivate yourself to succeed.

Now set your goals, they need to be SMART and you need to set 
both short term and long term goals, and also daily goals. One 
of the best techniques I use is to set 6 goals before I go to 
bed for the next day and prioritise them so I know clearly in 
my mind what I have to do the next day.

All successful people set goals and prioritise them in order of 
importance. Remember your time is your most important asset; you 
simply cannot afford to waste it.

   "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is 
    not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle –-

When you are in business for yourself, you are the primary 
motivating factor, if your truly want your home business to 
succeed you will do whatever it takes to make it happen.

By making goal setting a habit there is no reason why you cannot 
achieve excellence.



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