Goal Setting: You Either Love it Or Hate it

With all the information available online and offline through books on goal setting you would think it was some mega topic that needed an MBA in order to set goals that you achieve.

I believe in simplicity and I also believe that goal setting and planning (another thing you either love or hate) are important.

If you know you want to make $50 a day in the next six months you have something to work towards. You have a purpose and a reason to sit down and blog, market your blog and keep up with your training.

Your goals don't have to be huge. Begin by setting goals for the next 7 days

1. Complete days 8-12 of the 60 day plan
2. Blog every day
3. Write at least one linkbait post
4. Comment on at least 10 blogs
5. Look in the forum and contribute where I can

A nice simple set of 5 goals you want to achieve in the week. Then you just go ahead and get them done.

This is goal setting basic level style of course because what you really need is a long term vision that feeds into a shorter term vision that has monthly targets set for which you have weekly goals.....!!!!!

But it is still a start. If you are not used to setting goals for yourself having this list and getting them down is at least something. It will keep you focused. Other wise you will find yourself reading emails for 2 hours, spending time chatting on IM for 30 minutes, watching videos on youtube before logging off and going to bed. Then 3 months down the line you wonder why you are not getting anywhere.

Set yourself some short goals and feel free to share them with us in the forum area because sharing them is another way to make sure you stay focused on them.


Jack Humphrey is the CEO of BlogSuccess.com, he is a pure blogger, has been teaching people how to make money with blogging since 2005 and has helped thousands of individuals and hundreds of small businesses succeed on the Internet. Join his free blogging community over at BlogSuccess.com TODAY!