As a small business owner, the start of the year brings motivation and inspiration, along with new routines and goals. This is great, until your clients get demanding, admin tasks take up a ton of time, and you end up spending more time putting out fires than working on generating revenue. Managing a business is tough and it’s easy to get sidetracked from the goals you set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you know that 80% of people abandon<\/a> their New Year’s resolutions by February? However, the issue isn’t that the goals are too lofty or people simply give up. It’s the system behind the goals that aren’t sticking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Setting goals shouldn’t stress you out and just become one more thing on your list. Let’s talk about a few intentional planning techniques and habits, that can help you transition from abandoned goals, to actually building your business consistently, sustainably, and without burnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s touch on why setting goals matter and then get into some top frameworks like SMART<\/a> (S<\/strong>pecific, M<\/strong>easurable, A<\/strong>ttainable, R<\/strong>elevant, and T<\/strong>imely) and The Quarterly Planning Process, that can help set you and your business up for success throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all small business owners are busy, but sometimes that ‘busyness’ can interfere with you actually being productive. Clearly defining your end goals for yourself and your business and then following a plan to attain them, is what can drive productivity and ensure that all the time you are spending is driving you towards your goals and not away from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Setting Business Goals Matters<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n