I’ve heard it said before that “What gets measured gets done.” Very true!
At the beginning of the year, I set several business/personal related goals for myself and I’m at the point now, where I’m sitting down and reviewing them and the progress that I’ve made. It feels great to see how far we’ve come in a variety of areas, but now I’m beginning to look towards 2009.
And as I create goals for the New Year, I’m keeping in mind how I will measure progress. A lot of times we set goals, but we never determine how we’re doing in accomplishing those goals.
We say things like, “My goal is to make more money.” Good, the rest of us want to do that too! Or “I want to get better grades.” Great, so does everyone else. Or “I want to lose weight.” You get the idea…
The point is unless you are being specific enough that you can measure progress, you won’t accomplish that goal. If your goal is to make more money, determine how much more money you want to make. Better grades? Make it measurable. “I want to have at least a 3.5 GPA.” Now you can track if you’re making progress. Interested in losing weight? How much weight? Put a number with it.
Once you begin paying attention and make your goals measureable, you’ll pay closer attention and work harder at accomplishing them.
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