"Communicating with IMPACT" - Patrick Donadio, MBA

Excerpt from Donadio’s most requested keynote and new educational DVD, “ Belief-Driven Success ” Step one was to 1. Start at the END! (see previous postings) Here is the next step in the process.... 2. Write down your goals . Writing down your goals makes them real. Be specific. "I am going to increase revenues this year." This is too general. "I am going to increase revenues 5 percent by June 31st”. Now you can measure your progress and see results. Set deadlines and develop action steps for each goal. This will be your "success plan". Refer to it often and it will keep you focused. Come back to learn step three … make your goals challenging.

Excerpt from Donadio’s most requested keynote and new educational DVD, “ Belief-Driven Success ” Whether setting personal, professional or organizational goals, now is a good time to compare where you are with where you would like to be in the future. I usually set/revisit my goals quarterly but since many people set goals in January I thought would share my eight step process. It is a simple process, yet still do many people do not spend the time to do it... Here is step one: 1. Start at the END! Work backwards from the goal. Ask yourself, "Where would I (my company) like to be a year from now?” The sky is the limit! Visualize in your mind that it is December 31st and you just achieved your goal. Ask yourself, "How did I do it?" Now speculate all the steps you would have had to take to achieve this goal. Then write down all these activities. Come back to read the other seven steps…