Episode 17: Goal setting for 2020

Feb 06, 2020

Why you have to check out today’s podcast:

Learn why reviewing highlights from the previous year is always important in setting your goals for the new year and how to effectively do it
The reason why a written vision is beneficial in defining your goals
Discover the importance of identifying obstructions, distractions and any roadblocks that will keep you from reaching your goals and how to navigate past those

Summary

Now that we’re done in identifying the upcoming marketing trends for 2020, it’s now time to do another critical yet powerful task for your business – goal setting. When you set your goals, you are getting countless benefits for your business – focus, direction, clarity, control, motivation, personal satisfaction, purpose, etc. The list is endless.

With my mission to help you grow your business, I came up with this episode and workshop-in-one to discuss the highly regarded importance of goal setting. I’ll detail the three essential parts that you need to know, how to do and apply each step, plus the tried and tested tips and strategies that will work in reaching for your goals. I hope this will be a helpful and engaging activity for you. And oh, have your pen and paper ready since I’ll be asking you to write down a lot.

“It's important to start something, but what's important is to finish something. It doesn't count until it's finished."

- April Meese

Topics Covered:

01:43 – Part 1: Review - April details why reviewing highlights from 2019 is always important in setting your goals for 2020 and how to effectively do it

04:34 – Lessons learned from wins in 2019

04:58 – Losses in 2019 and lessons learned from those losses

05:50 – Part 2: Create a plan. – Why a written vision is very helpful

07:49 – April’s mantra for 2020

09:56 – Believing as if your visions already happened

11:09 – New habits and actions to get you reaching your goals including choosing the people you hang around

12:55 – Why it is important to get excited about your vision

14:10 – Identifying any obstructions, distractions, and roadblocks that might keep you from hitting your goals and how to navigate past those

17:06 – Part 3: Take action. – Identifying the critical tasks that will keep the needle forward in your business

21:16 – Options that will guide you on your essential tasks

Option 1 – Travel alone due to budget restrictions while taking advantage of free resources

22:20 – Option 2 – Go with a group to gain support and momentum

23:32 – Option 2 – Go with a guide to leverage that person’s experience

25:28 – April’s options for all three parts of your goal setting activities

32:26 – Exciting two new offers inside the Beauty Marketing Club

Key Takeaways:

“Sometimes, it's hard to reflect on the wins and the lessons that we had from the wins. But when you think about what lessons you learned from the losses, or the places that you fell short or things that didn't turn out the way you wanted them to turn out, what lessons did you learn from that? And remember it's not a failure. It's just learning. There are no failures. It's just all like figuring out a new way to do it.” – April Meese

“Your mission is about who you serve and what your business is about. That's your mission, what you are, and who you serve. Your vision is more of where you want to go." – April Meese

“There's no change without change." – April Meese

“You are the sum of the five people you hang around the most.” – Jim Rohn

“A vision with no plan will not work." – April Meese

“You can't steer a parked car." – April Meese.

“Connections are always key." – April Meese

“The bigger the dream, the bigger the team." – April Meese

“When you pay, you pay attention." – April Meese

“The transformation is in the transaction." – April Meese

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Resources Mentioned:

The One Thing by Gary Keller

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Episode 17: Goal setting for 2020

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