Goal Setting Reinvented For Our Times!!!

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1.  ___I know my values and I apply them to every decision in my business.  My business has defined its values as well

2.  ___I have a clear short-term and long-term vision that pulls me toward financial results, fulfilling business practices and daily satisfaction with my business.

3.  ___I apply the principles of professional ethics and integrity to my business dealings on a regular basis.  I know what this means.

4.  ___I know my customer/client, what they want,   and I have designed my service or products to serve them 100%.

5.  ___I designed my business so it integrates with my life and my family.  They are supportive of each other 100%.

6.  ___I have all of my financial projections, daily and monthly expenses under complete control, and because I understand them they are not draining my energy in any way. I am completely confident with them.

7.  ___I can pull up an immediate P/L, Balance Sheet or comparative year budget.  I know my % of expenses to sales.

8.  ___I assess the financial health of my business weekly, and I include those close to me (including my spouse) in the status.

9.  ___I know exactly what it costs me to operate my business. I am realistic and make money work for me. 

10.  ___I am cutting costs in every way to end the drain on my employees, my family, and me. I am frugal and smart with money. I make it work for me.

11.  ___I create an atmosphere of openness, straight forward simple truth and facing everything head up with those people who work for me.

12.  ___I am a good listener and hear what my employees are saying so I can address their deeper potential, ideas, concerns and desires to participate fully in this company.

13.  ___I respect my employees so much, and have such good communication skills,  that if we do not understand each other, we sit right down and work it out to both of our interests.

14.  ___I have a clear plan of action so my employees know what is expected of them and they can work on their own as much as possible and feel in charge of important responsibilities.

15.  ___I keep employees contributing at their highest potential by asking them how they would solve their own dilemma's. I challenge them to come up with great answers and reward them for having the courage to participate with me at this win-win level.

16.  ___I am honest with employees or partners about what is possible to pay or not pay, and I share the wealth with them when possible.

17.  ___I am a consistent leader who is willing to listen to input from others, but I am usually the final decision-maker.

18.  ___I am an incredible problem solver. I always stay in solution mode and not problem mode.

19.  ___I never rage, blame, criticize or in any other way create human chaos deliberately in my business.

20.  ___All those working with me know my vision, their vision with the company, their vision for themselves.

21.  ___Trust is the foundation of our working relationships, and if something needs to be said we get to it immediately.

22.  ___I am on the cutting edge of everything important to grow my business and my people. I get help immediately on everything.

23.  ___I see people loaded with potential and deserving of opportunity; not as arms, legs and energy I want to take to serve my own needs.

24.  ___I don't believe it is possible to fail. Failure does not exist in my business. Mistakes, yes. Failure is success in action.

25.  ___I am a life-long learner and I am interested in every opportunity to expand my thinking and doing.

26.  ___I have a strategic plan on paper. It is so dog-eared from use I have to redo it often. I continue to refine it, as there is no right way to develop a strategic plan.

27.  ___I have a business plan I used to start the business and it is revised when necessary. I use it to continue creating goals.

28.  ___I love my business and I am overwhelmed with what this survey and what it has brought to light.  I need help. 

Goal Setting Reinvented For Our Times!!!