Going Places: Setting New Goals for 2017 and Beyond

List all your goals first and then rank them in importance to you. Describe each goal with as much detail as possible. Decide when you will start and when you will finish each goal. Very often it will be possible to specify not only the year but also month and sometimes even the exact date as in the example of an event such as a family reunion or 25th Anniversary. We suggest you pace yourself with this exercise so you don’t get frustrated. Remind yourself that you are making a decision to be proactive in your life and perhaps for the first time. Having clear goals makes it easier to go through obstacle in life, knowing that they are only a temporary delay, not the end of your Life Plan. Having a Life Plan makes it easier to stay on track and if you fall off, to get back on track. The following information may help guide you with your goals and how to categorize them: Professional Goals – Continuing education, career path steps (job positions), job achievements (e.g. salary level, sales targets), professional status or recognition. Personal Goals – friends, hobbies, fitness, diet, extended education, training courses, financial goals, major purchases such as that special car. (Remember that you need challenges in your life that will maximize the use of your talents and interests and stimulate you). Family Goals – events with: parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, girlfriend, spouse, kids. Engagement or marriage, family vacations, family trips, family reunions, buying a house, cottage or pool.