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Talent Trade Tidbit - Start Strong
How do you get your year off to a strong start? What's the difference between a goal and a dream? Stephanie explains...
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Hi, this is Stephanie Maas, partner with Thinking Ahead search firm.
Speaker:I was at a conference a couple weeks ago and heard a really neat speaker talk about goal setting and getting things off on the right foot for the year.
Speaker:So I decided to bring it back and share it with you.
Speaker:Their advice was you got to have a strong start to your year.
Speaker:You can always have a strong finish, but your year will always be okay unless you have both a strong start and a strong finish.
Speaker:So here was their advice for a strong start.
Speaker:Number one, you got to have a goal and you got to write it down.
Speaker:Any goal setting book, Website, speaker, whatever will tell you, you got to have one and you got to write it down.
Speaker:Second thing, the difference between a goal and a dream is one has a plan.
Speaker:A dream is just that, it's a dream.
Speaker:A goal is a dream with a plan.
Speaker:So how are you going to accomplish that goal?
Speaker:And again, I recommend writing it down.
Speaker:The third piece is action.
Speaker:You gotta take action.
Speaker:Most of the time, it is not big, huge, boulder sized actions that make a difference.
Speaker:It's everyday, itty bitty little decisions that ultimately have boulder like effects.
Speaker:So set a goal.
Speaker:Make a plan.
Speaker:Take action.
Speaker:What you will find at the end of the year is the execution.
Speaker:All thanks to a strong start.
Speaker:Also, what happens is you make no excuses and you have no regrets regardless of where you actually end up in achieving your goal.
