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Why a blog about Goals? That’s a pretty reasonable question to ask. Also, what kind of person would have a blog about goals? That’s pretty reasonable too.

I am getting close to being a “senior citizen.” I find the topic of goals and how they relate to our success interesting because I believe that we are designed to be goal achievers. I have seen how having definite goals helps people succeed in their personal lives and in business.

So, I guess I’m a goal enthusiast!

Personal Goals

I haven’t always set goals in my personal life. I have for somethings (like dieting) and they have definitely helped. But it’s interesting to look back and see that sometimes I had goals that I was pursuing and I didn’t even realize it. For example, my wife (of over 41 years) and I dated in high school and college. We became engaged while I was in college but we knew I needed to finish college before we married. Now, there was a goal! That was a goal I wanted to reach…and the sooner the better. The desire for that goal helped me finish my degree in less than three years! By the way, it was worth it!

Business Goals

I’ve worked in corporate America in a product development environment for almost 40 years. A product development process is based on a set of goals with work plans for achieving them. When the goals are well understood and good work plans are followed, success is usually the result. I’ve also seen how work plans can be improved when there’s a good understanding and definition of what the desired improvement is. The desired improvement is simply a goal.

For the last few years my job responsibilities have involved helping other departments in the company improve their operations. I’ve helped them clearly identify and write out improvement goals. Once the goals have been clearly identified, they have made operational changes to help reach the goals. Then, and this is a key ingredient, I’ve helped them learn to measure their progress to ensure the changes they’ve made actually move them toward the goals. I’ve also been able to see their satisfaction with their success!

Moving Forward

My plan for this blog is to discuss goal-related topics to help myself and my readers better understand the importance, power, and utility of goals. As we better understand the use of goals for success, we improve our ability to reach our goals.

So, the point of this blog? Simple, to help you Launch Your Goals and blast off to your dreams!