Setting Goals

I came across this comprehensive article on setting goals, which is something I'd recommend that everyone do in order to create a path for yourself:

Personal Goal Setting - Goal Setting Tools from MindTools.com



MindTools.com highlights some great categories to consider when setting your goals:

• Career - What level do you want to reach in your career, or what do you want to achieve?
• Financial - How much do you want to earn, by what stage? How is this related to your career goals?
• Education - Is there any knowledge you want to acquire in particular? What information and skills will you need to have in order to achieve other goals?
• Family - Do you want to be a parent? If so, how are you going to be a good parent? How do you want to be seen by a partner or by members of your extended family?
• Artistic - Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?
• Attitude - Is any part of your mindset holding you back? Is there any part of the way that you behave that upsets you? (If so, set a goal to improve your behavior or find a solution to the problem.)
• Physical - Are there any athletic goals that you want to achieve, or do you want good health deep into old age? What steps are you going to take to achieve this?
• Pleasure - How do you want to enjoy yourself? (You should ensure that some of your life is for you!)
• Public Service - Do you want to make the world a better place? If so, how?

Once you set your goals, you need to determine steps on how you're going to get there...

For example, here's a rough sketch/action plan to reach the highest level of the bamboopink compensation structure (Pink Diamond) by July 4, 2012:

Goal: Average Party $500-1000 in sales
Goal: Coach each new team member to begin their first month as a Pearl (2 recruits, $500 in personal sales)
Goal: ***Promote to a new title every 4 months until July 4, 2012

Apr 2011 - Ruby $1500 Personal Volume (buy a Couture Box), 1-2 parties/events
May 2011 - 3-4 parties, add 2 personal team members (Pearls, each with 1-2 parties)
Jun 2011 - 3-4 parties, add 2 personal team members (Pearls, promote 1 Sapphire, with 3-4 parties)
Jul 2011 - ***Ruby $1500 Personal Volume, 4 team members (3 Pearls+, 1 Sapphire), Team Sales $100K, 3-4 parties/events
Aug 2011 - 3-4 parties, add 2 personal team members (Pearls, promote 1 more Sapphires)
Sep 2011 - 4-5 parties, add 2 personal team members (Pearls, promote 2 more Sapphires)
Oct 2011 - 4-5 parties, add 2 personal team members (Pearls, promote 2 Sapphires to Rubies)
Nov 2011 - ***Emerald $2500 Personal Volume, 6 team members (4 Pearls+, 2 Ruby), Team Sales $200K, 5-6 parties/events
Dec 2011 - 5-6 parties, add 4 personal team members (Pearls, promote 2 Pearls to Sapphires)
Jan 2012 - 5-6 parties, add 4 personal team members (Pearls, promote 2 Pearls to Sapphires, 2 Sapphires to Rubies)
Feb 2012 - 5-6 parties, add 4 personal team members (Pearls, Promote 2 Sapphires to Rubies, 2 Rubies to Emeralds)
Mar 2012 - ***Diamond $3000 Personal Volume, 10 team members (4 Ruby+, 2 Emerald), Team Sales $400K
Apr 2012 - 6-8 parties, add 4 personal team members (Pearls, Promote 4 Pearls to Sapphires, 2 Sapphires to Rubies)
May 2012 - 6-8 parties, add 4 personal team members (Pearls, Promote 2 Sapphires to Rubies, 4 Rubies to Emeralds)
Jun 2012 - 6-8 parties, add 4 personal team members (Pearls, Promote 2 Emeralds to Diamonds, 2 Rubies to Emeralds)
Jul 2012 - *** PINK DIAMOND $3000 Personal Volume, 20 team members (6 Emerald+, 2 Diamond), Team Sales $800K, 6-8 parties/events