The Importance Of Goal Setting

Have You Set Your Goals?

Now is the time you want to setgoals for your network marketing business.

Waiting until the last minute will cost you both time and money. For some this will be easy simply because you are accustomed to setting goals.

For others, you may need to set a goal to set your goals. Either way it should get done.

Why have goals? A Harvard study showed that out one graduating class, who returned for their 30 year reunion, 3% of the class accomplished more than all the rest combined.

Here are a few recommendations

Take out a pen and a sheet of paper to make a few notes of what you want for the year 2009 in your business.

This is just for brainstorming. Once you have finished this, I recommend that you use a bound journal in which to keep your goals.

You will want to refer to them often and something as important as your streams of revenue for the year, are too important to leave on a single sheet of paper.

Break down your goals into 3 months or four 90 day periods. Have a goal for each of those.

Secondly, begin with the end in mind. Determine what you want to achieve. How many new distributors do you plan to enroll for the year.

How much income would you like, and how much product sales will you team generate. How many leaders will you develop.

Set a goal for winning trips and events and for training you will attend.

Next break that down into your quarterly, then monthly, then weekly goal.

For example, if you plan to personally enroll 36 people during the next year, then you’ll want to set your goal for first each 6 months for 18.

Your quarterly  goal is 9, your weekly goal is approximately 2.4.

Third, list all the strategies you will use to obtain those goals. Identify the obstacles you will face then create plans to overcome them.

Once you have your strategies in place, identify the people you will need for support. Be sure to indicate how and when you will contact them and what each person’s role is.

Make your goals a S.M.A.R.T goal.

It should be:

Specific - know what you want

Measurable - know how much you want it

Action-oriented know what you must do and do it

Realistic - know your limits

Time-sensitive - know when you want it.

Finally, organize and commit your goal to a permanent written record in your goal journal. Read it a minimum of twice daily, morning and evening.