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Full Focus Planner (annual goals (SMARTER (S-pecific (Identify exactly…

- - - - don't forget about them
        
        system for reviewing on a regular basis
      - the number one reason people fail to achieve their goals
    - - by a whopping 40%
  - - - lose focus
      - hinders the process of goal achievement
    - - no more than 2 to 3 per quarter
  - - - one-time accomplishments
        
        e.g.
        
        paying off your credit cards
        
        improving your personal best for a half marathon
        
        finishing your first novel
  - - - Identify exactly what you want to accomplish
        
        can't be
        
        general
        
        vague
        
        e.g.
        
        :red_cross: learn photography
        
        :check: complete John Greengo's fundamentals of photography course
    - - Quantify the result you want
        
        e.g.
        
        :red_cross: earn more money
        
        :check: earn $10,000 more this year than I earned last year
    - - Don't start the goal with a “to be” verb
        
        Use an action verb
        
        e.g.
        
        :red_cross: be more consistent in blogging
        
        :check: write two blog posts per week
    - - is in your discomfort zone
        
        e.g.
        
        :red_cross: increase sales by 3%
        
        :check: increase sales by 15%
    - - define a deadline
        
        otherwise, it's just an aspiration
        
        e.g.
        
        :red_cross: lose 20 pounds
        
        :check:“ lose 20
        pounds by April 1st, 2020
    - - make sure it
        
        is personally exciting
        
        is compelling to you
        
        gets you pumped up
        
        e.g.
        
        :red_cross: take one week of vacation this summer
        
        :check: Take a 30 day sabbatical this June
    - - appropriate to your season of life
        
        e.g.
        
        if you are the mother of three with a newborn baby
        
        :red_cross: go back to school and get my MBA
        
        :check: complete an online course in strategic planning
  - - - doesn't have to be something expensive
        
        e.g.
        
        take your spouse out to a really special dinner
        
        throw a party and invite some friends
        
        go to a concert and hear one of your favorite artists
        
        gp skydiving
        
        buy a PlayStation
      - should be motivational
- - - - the day is a success
    - - other items can be added