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posted on: 6/14/2012 10:55:02 PM EST
Time for a Mid-Year Goal Check!
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I just got my Jim Rohn Newsletter today and the subject was “Time for a Mid-Year Goal Check!” Yes folks, his legacy lives on and that is something that we can all be eternally grateful for.

I realize that not everybody sets their goals to coincide with the calendar year. In fact I know some people that specifically avoid doing so to avoid branding them with the stigma of “New Year’s Resolutions.” If your schedule is different just make the adjustments that work for you.

The exact process of doing a mid-year review will depend a lot upon how well you defined your goals in the beginning. I’m going to give some examples based on my goals sheets ( ibourl.net/GoalWS ) of the most important things to cover.

Start with an environmental scan. This means take a look at the world around you. Are the things and situations that you based your goals on still relevant? In your personal life, if you have had to deal with personal tragedy or exceptional fortune does either impact your goals? The loss of a loved one or adoption of a child may not have been on the radar. Some things are beyond our control. What about your job and career, have there been any changes that might affect your goals? Finances? Health?

Next, review the individual goals. If you started with SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) goals, this should be a relatively easy process. Check out the measurable aspect against the time-bound one. Are you on schedule? Have you completed any of the goals that you set for this year? If so, celebrate.

Were your calculations and estimates accurate? If not you may need to recalculate? Is there anything from your environmental scan that affects the relevance of your goals? Along the same lines if you had certain career goals and got caught up in down-sizing, this may be a good time to rethink what direction you want to take your career.

Take a look at the things that you said you would do (Go to the gym 3x/week) or replace (smoking with chewing gum). Have you followed through on them?

If you’ve gone off track, what is your recovery plan for getting back on track? This can be one of the most important answers. Getting started the first time might have presented a challenge. Getting started a second time always seems to take a bit more oomph.

Make any updates needed and add the date last reviewed. If there is one goal that has been extremely challenging, schedule more frequent reviews.

Move forward with your refreshed goal plan forgiving yourself for any steps that did not work as originally planned.




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Adrian Frank   142 day(s) ago
GREAT Press Release about time for a mid-year goal check, Marian, fellow Empower Network-er! See ya in Austin, TX where we will RELEASE our Inner BA$$! GO EMPOWER NETWORK!!! Thanks for sharing, so back to da top with ya! God bless! :D
 
Kenneth Leon   338 day(s) ago
Marian read your blog. Liked and tweeted
 
Sigurd Skeie   338 day(s) ago
Nice Post Marian. Goal setting, is one of the First thing we should do in business. Good written info here, that people should look into Sig - TeamSig
 
Marian Gurowicz    338 day(s) ago
Great comments everyone. Stretch goals are important as even if you can't make them, you are still capable of more than you were in the beginning.
 
Phil Kent   339 day(s) ago
Many people simply do not realise the importance of goal-setting. Also, it is of value I believe not to be afraid to set yourself high, ambitious goals as this gives you more chance to achieve what you really want to.
 
Bruce Ashman   339 day(s) ago
Goal setting is important to being able to measure where you are at, and what you need to do. It is also a way to rejig goals both current and future. Excellent article. TB&L on its way
 
Dennis Thorgesen   339 day(s) ago
The main goal we set for ourselves six months ago has been achieved in spades. We are well ahead in some aspects and found we were behind in others. We had people tell us that our goals were unrealistic and not achievable. The new goals would seem to these people even more so. You can reach for the stars and achieve them if you choose.
 
joseph moran    342 day(s) ago
Great blog, you can never talk about goals too much, they are our purpose for doing things. I have to agree with Anne Long My goals are to first thing on my mind when I wake up, I review them, then decide what I'm going to do today to get closer to fulfilling them.
 
Don Fodor   342 day(s) ago
Well said, Marion. I certainly reviewed all my goals and options when I retired last year. New goals are very exciting when they start to develop. Wishing you the best.
 
Bill Bateman    342 day(s) ago
The "take away" for me was your reflection on environment. Yipes was my first response. Working on that now.
 
Larry `thePCGuy`   342 day(s) ago
Things around us are constantly changing and many of those changes do impact our personal and business life. By regularly reevaluating ones goals you stay proactive which is always better than constantly reacting to things.
 
Albert Morin   342 day(s) ago
I had to stop in for the read as I feel life goals are important and just as important is to know where we stand in that process if getting what we want accomplished done.
 
Robert Cooper   342 day(s) ago
Good suggestions the review will be helpful in changing plans.
 
Annemarie Berukoff   342 day(s) ago
Great advice, Marian. You are the mistress of your own destiny but once in awhile you need to reset the sails depending on how the wind blows. Love Jim Rohn, too, his legacy lives on! Enjoy your day.
 
Anne Long   342 day(s) ago
Every day can be a good day to re-examine and re-new our goals and our commitments. Great blog, Marian. Thanks for sharing.
 
Marian Gurowicz    342 day(s) ago
Thank you all for taking the time to read this. It's a great day to take action.
 
Johnny Lee   342 day(s) ago
Excellent post Marian. Unless to stop occasionally and see where you are and re-focus on your goals, you don't know the steps to take next.
 
Sharon Berry-Lawrence   342 day(s) ago
Great Blog, Awesome
 
Andrew Taylor   342 day(s) ago
Awsome post Marian, we always must be reavaluating our motives. Thanks for the reminder.
 
ralf dooley   342 day(s) ago
Great blogpost.Thanks for sharing such great content.Have a great Day.
 
~* SUSAN CALDWELL*~   342 day(s) ago
Great Post Marian! Tis true, if one fails to plan, one plans to fail! Lil' Cliches that we never forget! Thanks for this mid year goal reminder, you can never have too many checkups as goals tend to change so fast!
 


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