I’m taking a brand new approach to my goals.

See, I’ve tried lots of goal setting techniques over the years.

Last year I had a spreadsheet with goals split by month and category.

Before that I had a “top 10” list of goals.

And for a couple of years I also tried using a word to set my intention for the year, alongside my goals.

These approaches have plusses and minuses, but they never totally hit the mark.

So this year I’m setting two goals – and that’s it.

But there’s something special about these goals.

They’re what I call Chain Reaction Goals.

The idea is very simple.  Rather than set ten or twenty goals in different areas of my life, I set one.

And if I hit this goal, I’ll automatically hit a host of other goals too.

Let me give you an example.

My big focus this year is growing my business.  And there are bucketloads of goals I could set.

Goals like a certain number of Discovery Calls.  Coaching a certain number of clients.  Or generating a certain amount of income. 

I could divide each of these into sub goals.  And things quickly start to spiral out of control.

So instead I’m setting myself one goal and one goal only. 

And it’s this:

I want to grow my email list to 1,000 readers by the end of 2023.

(I’m at 57 today)

That’s it.

I know if I achieve this goal, other short term business goals will follow. 

Growing my email list will automatically lead to more calls, more clients and more cash.

It’s also keeping an eye on the medium-term by building an asset for the future.

Plus if I build my list, a load of other cool stuff is likely to happen too (which I won’t go into here).

So this is a neat little goal setting trick.

And if you’re thinking about 2023 goals right now, it might be worth asking the same question.

Pick an area of your life like your career, relationships or health…

And then ask yourself this:

Hitting what goal will naturally mean you achieve all sorts of other goals too? 

Even if you’re not setting goals, it’s an interesting question to ask. It can help you focus on the right things.

I’ll be back with another example tomorrow.  

And I’m pretty sure tomorrow’s goal will be my toughest goal of 2023.

Catch you then.

- Tom 

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