Do You Need a Plan B?

This past week I had the pleasure to hear Motivational Speaker, Angela Cassel with TLC Moments, talk about setting goals.  There are all kinds of goals that we set for ourselves.  During the early part of the year, these goals could be attached to getting healthy.  This could be in change of diet, loss of weight, or increase of exercise.  Yearly business goals are often set to reach a particular sales figure for the year.  A personal goal could mean a career change, such as a different job or going back to school.   Many times when we look back at these wanted changes, we often wonder did we reach our goals.  Did we attain the end result that we set out to accomplish?  I have learned that there are times that when we do not reach our first goal or "Plan A", that very often we will ditch our original plan and go for "Plan B".   Should Plan B be so different from Plan A?  Or maybe do we just need to analysis Plan A to see what is working and what is not working with it.  Make some needed changes and keep working toward that goal.

Angela spoke of instead of a totally different Plan A, you should go for a "Better"  Plan B.  A plan that reworks Plan A into a "Smarter" plan.

S -  Be Specific about your goal
M - Is your goal Measurable
A -  Is your goal Attainable
R -  Is it a Realistic goal
T -  Have you set a Time to reach goal

So, instead of ditching Plan A when the going gets tough, get smarter about setting those goals.

Angela Cassel can be found at www.tlcmomentsllc.com

Time to Set Goals for the Year

The new year has started and it is time to set goals. Every year many of us make our New Year's Resolutions. These can range from weight loss, to getting fit, to reading more, to spending more with family and friends, to finding a new job. Whatever we decide on, we are setting goals. Some goals are easier to reach than others. I have found that if I want to accomplish something, writing it down makes the goal come to life. To make reaching my goals more attainable, I will place my long term goal at the top of the page. Below this goal, I will write in my "baby step" to reach the goal. When I complete or reach each baby step, I am able to feel good about it. Often, one of the baby steps may change, but my long term goal is still there. To reach any of my goals, I know that I must dream about my goals and imagine myself at the finish line. The only way to reach this finish line is to work. So it is time to get to work on my goals for 2009.

Simple Truth Video 212 degrees makes a difference. Set your goals and put in the effort to reach them.