How to Re-Evaluate and Re-Set Your Goals for Increased Success

Today we are talking about 5 Tips on How to Re-Evaluate and Re-Set Your Goals for Increased Success.As an entrepreneur, you most likely have a list of goals for your business. But setting it and forgetting it isn’t the way to go. It’s important to revisit your goals periodically to make sure they still align with your vision.The business landscape may change, or new trends may pop up, bringing new opportunities to re-examine your goals and shift your focus. Re-evaluating your goals also allows you to measure your progress and make adjustments where necessary.When should you take a closer look at your goals? You should be checking in with yourself and your team consistently, whether that’s weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Apart from the consistent check-ins, you can also revisit your goals when there are changes in your organization, such as a shift to remote work, new technology innovations, a growing team across multiple locations, or an acquisition or merger.Use these five tips, I’m about to share with you, to help you re-evaluate and re-set your goals!1. Start with your long-term, larger goals.What is the longer-term vision for your company? What is it that you want to accomplish or solve for? Write down your long-term goals, ideally documented for your team to look at also. A study conducted by Professor Gail Matthews found that people who write down their goals are 20% more successful in accomplishing them than those who don’t. Your team should be clear on what your company’s goals are, so that everything they do helps push the company forward towards those goals.Once you have a list of your larger goals, break them down into smaller goals with a milestone of when you want to achieve them. By having a milestone in place, it gives you an actionable date to work towards, and you can track your progress along the way.For example, if your long-term goal is to sell your business, a smaller goal might be to secure several major partnerships and clients. Set a specific, actionable goal for the quarter, such as “Secure [type of partnership] partnership with [target partner] by [date].” Hitting those smaller goals will help you to work towards the larger vision.2. Determine what’s working or not working.Do your business goals still serve your target audience in the best way possible? Are there new opportunities to better your business for your clients and prospects? As you track your progress with goal milestones, you can determine what’s working or not working. A good company is always striving to improve, and that means analyzing the initiatives that are enhancing your business, and learning from the ones that don’t. In fact, sometimes you learn even more from your mistakes than from your successes.If you learn that something is no longer working, don’t be afraid to let it go and adopt new processes. Often, the most growth is experienced with the most innovation. Reflect on both internal processes and systems as well as external ones. The success of your company is measured not just by revenue, but by the overall health of your company culture and its team.Elon Musk and Michael Jordan used metacognitive strategies or what could otherwise be called high-level thinking in their approach. This means not only choosing to plan, self-monitor, and change methods if needed, but asking themselves strategic questions, such as “What can I do to help myself?”, “How else can I do this?”, or “Is there a way to do this even better?”3. Track your goals on a weekly basis.If tracking your goals on a daily basis is what workUnlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today! Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog. Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve. I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.  Aim for what you want each and every day!  Anne BachrachThe Accountability Coach™Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform