Goals For March

So I talked of setting goals for March in my previous post. The trick in setting goals is being ambitious, but not too much. I'm good at setting the bar too high, and then being disappointed when I can't reach it. So I'm going to try a different approach.

I learned an interesting technique for setting daily goals from Jack Canfield. He sets really small ones. He'll have a goal to, for example, exercise five minutes a day. That's nothing, right? There is no logical excuse to not exercise at least five minutes a day. So what that does is get him started. Then guess what? He rarely ends up doing just five minutes. Most of the time, he'll exercise say 30 min., but if he does only do 5 one day, then he has still fulfilled his goals.

The hard part in having a daily goal is getting started. Some days you just don't feel like it. So if you keep the goal easily attainable, then your chances of doing it everyday increase tremendously. Consistency becomes possible. Progress becomes a reality. I've tested this out over a few days and it works. So now for the whole month !

Daily goals:
-two phone calls to potential clients.
-15 min. of database work on my potential client list.
-5 min. of organizing.

Weekly goals:
-surf and yoga twice.
-one product shot.
-1 networking meetup.

I will keep my word. Some days may be more difficult than others, like Wednesday when I go snowboarding on my birthday. I could plan it out ahead of time though, and call from the car on my way to the mountain. This is all about going above and beyond, getting past my 'excuses.'