Goals are tricky. They often seem elusive and unattainable, yet all we want is to make them real.
How can you do that?
Don’t keep them hidden in your notebook in your desk drawer. Give your goals to your immediate team, your leadership team, and maybe even, when appropriate, share them with some of your family and friends. All of these groups can hold you accountable by checking in on your progress from time to time.
If you think of your year as a bowling lane, with all your goals as pins at the end, these accountability groups serve as bumpers on each side. When day-to-day situations and deadlines threaten to keep you from knocking those pins down, your colleagues and supervisors can help keep you moving straight ahead in the right direction.
Though your goals once seemed unrealistic, having a support system makes them much more attainable. Your team at work provides professional counsel and people to lean on, and your personal support, outside of work, can help you get back in there, day after day, to make it happen.
Your likelihood of success will drastically increase when you take these steps. Share your goals, and open yourself up to accountability.
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