7 Factors to Consider When Creating Strategic Action Plans to Reach Your Goals

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Dreaming big dreams is the first start towards achieving a fulfilling goal. The main difference between a dream and a materialized goal is that goals are specific things written down with a specific plan to achieve that. When you have a clear picture of what you want, your mind begins to look at the world differently. Through these new lenses, you begin to notice the people, resources and ideas that will help you get closer to your goal. However, if your goal is not specific enough, your mind might not know exactly what to look for that will help your each your end destination.

That is why you need to have a specific plan of action to get your to your goals, which is similar to having a map that will guide you to your final destination. There are seven things to keep in mind when you are creating that strategic action plans:

1) Know your time frame – when do you want to reach your goal? For example, if your goal is to lose weight, decide on a specific time you want to achieve that goal, such as July 31 of this year.

2) Map your route – ask yourself questions like what courses will you take? What are your milestones that lie intermediate between now and your time frame?

3) Who will be involved in your journey – perhaps it’s your spouse or kids? A friend or a business partner?

4) Who do you need? Have you decided on a mentor or coach? Or a friend that has been in your shoes before, and knows how to get to your final goal?

5) What research is needed? In order to get to your goal, what type of research do you need to undertake to provide you with enough knowledge and know-how on getting to your destination?

6) What resources are needed? Just like taking a road trip where you need gas, a map, and a functional car, list the resources you need to get you to your final goal.

7) What training do you need? When taking a road trip, you may brush up on how to use your car’s GPS or navigation system. What skills do you need to brush up on, or learn, to get you to your goal?

Now that you have taken these points into consideration, think of your goal and start creating your action plan to get there. Good luck!

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I am the Founder and CEO of KDL Interactive LLC, a Las Vegas based online marketing consulting company. As a Social Media Strategist, my expertise lies in helping small businesses build their online presence and generate leads and customers through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Blogging. My blog, krisdeleon.com, is geared to help entrepreneurs and business owners overcome their challenges and achieve success.

Here are some of the challenges and problems I help solve for entrepreneurs and small business owners:

- Help them gain clarity on their target market and ideal customer profile, and making sure their marketing message is crystal clear to them
- Help them to drive targeted leads to their online profiles
- Help them create an engagement strategy that gets their followers to actively participate, and rave about their business to their network of followers
- Help them convert their followers into paying customers, and get their followers to spend with them time and time again.
- Help them measure the results of their online marketing and social media campaigns so that their time and money is best spent on activities getting them results

Prior to my career in online marketing and social media, I have strong international experience with a solid track record of building businesses in Japan and the U.K.

I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000, and have a strong passion for adventure travel and learning new cultures. I speak business-level Japanese after living over 5 years in Japan, and I am also a certified Scuba Diving Assistant Instructor with PADI.

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