{"id":81,"date":"2009-12-15T07:03:40","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T07:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/success-secrets-set-annual-goals\/"},"modified":"2015-04-01T18:48:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T18:48:38","slug":"success-secrets-set-annual-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/success-secrets-set-annual-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Secrets: Set Annual Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Goal<\/a>Successful people set annual goals. They set a lot of goals, but in particular, they set annual goals. New Year’s Resolutions are a form of annual goals, but they have limitations. If you want to truly make progress in your life and in your business, then sit down each year and write down your goals for the next year.<\/p>\n

What do you want to accomplish in the next year? How much revenue do you want to generate? What income do you want to earn? What major projects do you want to implement? How many followers do you want on Twitter?<\/p>\n

Questions steer focus. When you set goals, you begin a process of asking yourself questions which will lead you to answering them.<\/p>\n

Read your Goals Daily!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Make your goals specific and timebound. Make them achievable, believable and conceivable.It’s okay to set stretch goals. Some people call them Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals (BHAGs).<\/p>\n

Keep your goals in front of you. Review them often. Ask yourself how you’re going to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Successful people set annual goals. They set a lot of goals, but in particular, they set annual goals. New Year’s Resolutions are a form of annual goals, but they have limitations. If you want to truly make progress in your life and in your business, then sit down each year and write down your goals … <\/p>\n

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