Masterminds and Goal Setting

Guest Contributor: Janet Napora
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So A new year is upon us. Many people are making their New Year's resolutions. Some are about getting healthy, losing weight , improving financial situations, moving careers forward and so on. Unfortunately many resolutions will fall by the wayside before the year even gets going. A resolution is just an idea without a plan.

You can replace "resolution" with "goal" but again without a plan of action it's still just an idea. Start broad and then narrow your focus to accomplish your end goal. Whatever your goal is what result do you ultimately want one year from now? Nine months from now, six months, three months?

Break down your one year goal into manageable short term goals. Starting with your three month goal what daily actions do you need to do? Take the time and sit down with paper and pen-write it all out. Remember the plan you start out with is rarely the plan you finish with. At the end of the week review your plan. What worked well? What didn't?

Sometimes even the best laid plans could use some input from other sources. That's where your mastermind comes in. When someone else reviews your plan they often see things that you don't. Ways of improving your plan that you may not have thought of. A mastermind is a group of like minded people with similar goals. You are all individuals but in support everyone in your group.

Support, encouragement and sometimes a gentle reminder of the commitment you made to yourself can help you when things get tough. And yes it's about the core commitment to yourself to do the work that is necessary to reach your goals. If you don't have that commitment no mastermind will be able to help you reach your goals.

When you're part of a mastermind you are never alone. You are also in a mastermind to remind other people that they are not alone either. Take advantage of that community. Participate, see how you can help and others will be there for you when you need them. Whatever your goals for the future, here's to your success.