Goals = Purpose

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”

~Tony Robbins

Each year our department issues out a custom-made calendar specific to our department. Each employee receives one. The purpose of the calendar is two-fold. One, to communicate clearly to the team what our work game plan will look like month to month, and second, to give us a plan for departmental growth and change.

A few years ago, I added seven blank goal lines for our employees to fill in their own goals in these areas:

Personal _________________________________________________________________

Family __________________________________________________________________

Career ___________________________________________________________________

Financial _________________________________________________________________

Physical __________________________________________________________________

Mental ___________________________________________________________________

Spiritual __________________________________________________________________

I encourage our staff to think about what they want to accomplish in these areas in the next 12 months. The objective is to remind each of us that we can improve ourselves and bring positive change into our lives; if we want to make a larger impact, make more money, or just do something new. The point is to encourage our team to be their best selves. I share a few of my own personal goals in these areas and throughout the year I report to the team my successes and struggles in my goals journey.

“The real value in setting goals is not in their achievement. The acquisition of the things you want is strictly secondary. The major reason for setting goals is to compel you to become the person it takes to achieve them,”

~ Jim Rohn

If our people are getting better and accomplishing their goals, we are better as a team. If our people do not recognize their own need for growth/improvement and have the drive to get better, there can be a tendency to coast along in life and do just enough to get by. As a leader I want my staff to be successful, even if it means they move to another department or company. I want them to be highly successful. I must be willing to lose good people if I cannot provide the better opportunities for them. I want them to work toward promotion, to look for more responsibilities/opportunities, to learn more, to find ways to challenge themselves. And I want the same for myself. The real secret is to set the goals, work on yourself, and that will attract success. When you find yourself leaving your comfort zone to do things not in the job description, you are on the right road.

If you want my one page how to set goals pdf, send an email to jeff@jeffmcmanus.com.

Keep cultivating the best you.

Jeff