New Years Greetings!
Do you make the annual New Year’s resolutions? Are you a goal setter? Is there a difference? In my opinion — YES. Permit me to share my thoughts . . . .
Many times we make a resolution, a “hope” to do something. That could include the ever popular lose weight, exercise more, spend less, visit family more often, etc. Webster’s definition of “resolution” is the act or process of resolving; to SOLVE. The definition of “goal” is the end toward which effort is directed; a PURPOSE.
I choose to begin 2008 with PURPOSE – with an ACTION PLAN. I have set goals, measurable goals, with projection dates that I can use to determine my progress and adjust my efforts to make them reachable.
My “short” list of Business Goals, in no particular order, are:
1. Complete my Grant Writing courses by February 28.
2. Network more often.
3. Gain two more retainer clients by June 30.
4. Submit more articles to online directories to boost my online presence.
5. Participate in at least one weekly seminar at VANA or another learning opportunity.
It’s not too late to make YOUR 2008 Goals. Don’t think of this as your to-do list but an Action Plan that will kick-start your direction in business this year. What a better way to get organized and manage your time for 2008? This may be the year that you take better control of your time and outsource work to a Virtual Assistant or the year that you finally clean out the file cabinet. Whatever your goals, I wish you only the best and hope, with confident expectation, that each and every one is within your grasp during this bright and shiny new year.
I’d like to hear from you to know some of your goals. Drop me an email at MaplewoodVA@myactv.net and tell me what kinds of efforts you have in store for the next 12 months.
Until the next leaf falls,
~Ruth
Maplewood Virtual Assistance
“Enabling businesses to work smarter, not harder”
