Inspired by Jack Daly who publishes his yearly goals, I’ve decided to do the same.
I personally like to use Tim Ferriss’s Dreamline tool (Excel Spreadsheet – 448KB) to set goals for each quarter (90 days). I set up to 5 goals for HAVING, BEING & DOING. Plus I like to document annual goals at the start of each year.
My process:
Every quarter, I set my goals, show my ‘council’ — two friends who I trust — and at the end of each quarter sit down with each of them to evaluate how I’ve gone. I do the same for them. We usually do this ‘off-site’ as an excuse to get away!
GOALS 2013:
The big goals for 2013 are:
- Write and publish a book with Toby [Business]
- Travel to USA & Peru with Mark [Travel]
- Run PBs for the half marathon (sub 74), City2Surf [sub 61] marathon (sub 3:34) [Fitness]
GOALS 2012:
Bluewire goals:
| Launch Social Media DIY Toolkit |
| Release Social Media Planning Template |
| Write, Launch and Sell ‘Secrets of Social Media for Business’ e-book + bonus video. |
| Launch Website Blueprint DIY Toolkit |
| Get 10 good affiliates for our 3 DIY Toolkits (via e-junkie and Click-bank) |
| Launch Business Cloud Web Strategy tool |
| Breakfast Show spot |
| Write for Kochie’s Business Builders |
| Publish book “Web Strategy Secrets” |
| Birthday card system |
| 10 public speaking gigs at $3k + GST |
| Roll out managed services for all VIPs |
| Mobile friendly website |
| Bluewire app in iTunes |
| Launch v2 of my blog |
Fitness:
Runs and swims:
| Canberra half marathon (sub 90) 15 April |
| Gold Coast Marathon (sub 3:30mins) 1 July |
| Melbourne Marathon (sub 3:15mins) |
| SHM Half Marathon (sub 90mins) 20 May — may need to pull out if I can do the 10km swim |
| City2Surf (sub 55 mins) 12 August |
| North Bondi – 8 Jan |
| Palm to Whale – 29 Jan |
| Cole Classic, Manly – Feb 4 |
| North Bondi – Feb 12 |
| Malabar – 19th Feb |
| Bondi Blue Water – Apr 9 |
| 5km Coogee to Bondi 25 Apr |
| 10km Southhead Roughwater (Bondi à Watsons Bay) 20 May |
| Bondi 2 Bronte |
| Coogee Island |
Personal:
Travel:
| Hunter Valley (Rod Stewart) |
| Burning Man, USA – September |
| Business Growth (Oct) or Leadership (May) USA |
| Winery tour, Marlborough NZ |
| Bali or Maldives surfing |
Personal
| Live with Tom |
| Have an iPad |
| Start taking Stem Cell 100 tablets |
Quarterly Goals:
September – December 2011
HAVING:
| EMSA presentation – done |
| Social Media workshop – 20 tickets sold – done |
| 100 Drag + Flys sold – ~80 sold |
| New jeans, jumper, shorts, shoes – done |
| Perth workshop – postponed |
BEING:
| Locked in for NYE & NYD – done |
| In touch with friends for Xmas (20 phonecalls) – done |
| Less than 80kg after Xmas – done |
DOING:
| Melbourne Mara sub 3:30 (Done — 3:34:42) | |
| Bondi to Bronte swim (sub 40) — no, but Coogee Island Swim instead (44 mins) | |
| SMB 2011 Fridge to Fridge — Organised then postponed | |
| Beach House holiday — DONE | |
| Oaks Day + Elton John in Hunter Valley — BONUS!! |
Quarterly Goals:
July – September 2011
HAVING:
1. Done my tax
2. Launch Bluewire’s DIY Web Strategy Tookit – our 1st digital product
3. Buy a new Panasonic Lumix camera
4. Write down my Bucket List + Medium term goals (5-10 year) + Long term goals (20+ years)
5. A wine collection – 5 cases
BEING: (DESCRIPTION + TO MAKE IT HAPPEN…)
1. Be sub-73kg in time for Melbourne Marathon – by sticking to Slow Carb 4 Hour Body program. Run 1 x 25km+ run per week after City2Surf.
2. Able to do 100 push ups + 100 sit ups – by practising at the gym
3. Registered & licenced to drive in NSW – by calling RTA, getting green + blue slip, go into RTA and get new plates + licence.
4. Able to do 20 dips, 20 chins – by practising at the gym
5. Part of Steve’s Bondi Surf Swim classes – by contacting Steve.
DOING:
1. Run Gold Coast marathon in sub 4hours + City2 Surf 14km in sub 75 mins
2. Strategic ‘off-site’ with Tom to set medium term, long term + bucket list goals
3. 8 paid ‘social media’ speaking events
4. Allocate one day per week to read, blog + think
5. 2 platelet + 3 plasma donations at Red Cross