Last week, we talked about effective goal planning for busy professionals, creatives, and entreprenuers, and this week, we’ll delve into a concise yet crucial aspect of goal planning that often goes overlooked.
I refer to it as the art of intelligent goal planning.
Simply put, this is the art of ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ to encompass all ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ needed ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น, thus ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Now, this doesnโt mean you must have every detail of your goal provided upfront, but rather ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ, and ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Essentially, it’s about anticipating challenges and making provisions for them along the way. Planning intelligently for your goals is useful for all goals but ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐.
To intelligently plan for your goals, here are 12 strategic questions you should consider to help you cover much base, thus preparing for an ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐.
To begin, pinpoint the specific life area you’re concentrating on (e.g., career, family, faith, etc.), and then ask:
โ๏ธWhat goal do I want to achieve?
โ๏ธWhy do I want this goal (your why is very important because it will be the strength you need to keep going when the journey becomes rough)
โ๏ธWhat actions do I need to achieve this goals (e.g research, study, call, design etc)
โ๏ธWhat resources do I need to achieve this goal (e.g knowledge, financial, material, tech, human etc) โ๏ธWhat is my plan to get these resources
โ๏ธSize of the goal – in hours
โ๏ธExpected duration of goal
โ๏ธProjected due date
โ๏ธPossible risks/challenges
โ๏ธrisk mitigation plan
โ๏ธ What milestones do I want to celebrate
โ๏ธHow often do I want to track my progress (weekly, monthly etc).
I understand this might sound technical, but for high achievers with ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐, being intentional about setting and attaining goals is crucial. With ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, minimizing avoidable mistakes and maximizing time is essential.
While mistakes happen and growth occurs, employing a strategic approach ensures more ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, which is what an intelligent goal plan offers.
So, have you ever planned like this before, and what are your most significant takeaways?
Next week we will discuss systems of execution later, but for now, take out your big, audacious goals and utilize the framework to craft an intelligent plan for them. Talk soon
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You definitely can be all you were born to be
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