Have you been setting your goals wrong?
Ever tried to set your goals at the start of the year, to forget about them 3 weeks later and barely
achieve any of them by the end of the year? Yes, me too. I realised that I had been setting goals
completely wrong and so may you. I’ve never enjoyed writing out goals each year, because by
the end of the next it was likely that I never achieved them. This made me feel unmotivated and
at a loss until I figured out the most important thing... forgetting about the goal and focusing on
the system and habits instead.
A really great book that I recommend reading is ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear. He mentions
that: “If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system
instead.”
In order to set goals we need a solid system in place. With just a written goal you are focusing
on the end result, rather than what you need to do in order to achieve this. This is where setting
habits comes in. This goal workbook will help you write your goals, follow a clear system and dig
deep into figuring out your habits to achieve your goals.
Keywords explained
Throughout this workbook these following words will be spoken about, so it’s good to fully
understand what they mean:
Goal: Set the overall direction and goal you want to achieve
Habits: Outline of behaviour that is repeated regularly. Doing small habits over a long period of
time can help achieve those bigger goals.
Pain Points: What may stop you from achieving your goal or completing your habit? Try and
figure out what’s going to get in the way.
Paint Point Solutions: Once you’ve figured out your pain points, you can try and solve them so
if they appear in the future you can refer back to this with the solution.
Business & Personal Goals
Firstly we need a brain dump session so you can get all of your goals and dreams down onto
paper, to then sort through. Split up your business and personal goals below.
Business Goals:
Goal 1
branding designs
Goal 4 consistent trading learning
Goal 2 ui/ux design (web and app)
Goal 5
Goal 3 interior design
Goal 6
Examples of business goals: Increase revenue by 10%, take on 3 clients per month, post
consistently on social media, create a course, start a new social media platform, rebrand, learn
web design etc.
Personal Goals:
Goal 1 wake up on time
Goal 4 read books
Goal 2 eat on time
Goal 5
Goal 3 stay hydrated
Goal 6
Examples of personal goals: Read more, start a new hobby, get fitter, eat better, start the
gym, move out etc.
Goal 1: Write one of you goals from your business or personal list here
Habits:
It’s time to set actions and write some habits. When writing your habit make sure you include
the ‘SMART’ rule. Make it; Specific, Measurable, Achievable Relevant, and Time-Bound. So if
my goal was to get fitter my habit is to go to the gym on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
at 6am and workout for 1 hour each day. By being specific & scheduling out a time adds
structure to your habit making it easier to achieve your goal of getting fitter.
Habit 1 brand design 5:30pm to 8:30
(all design basics first
Habit 3 u
Habit 2 trading all markets & stay hydrated 10
to 1pm thursday full time
Habit 4
Pain Points:
One you’ve figured out your habits for your goal it’s now time to think of the problems you may
face. For example with the habit of working out 4 x per week, your schedule may get busy
meaning you might miss a day.
Problem 1
Problem 3
Problem 2
Problem 4
Pain Point Solutions:
Now you know some problems you might face along the way, you can add the solution here.
Solution 1
Solution 3
Solution 2
Solution 4
DUPLICATE THIS PAGE FOR EACH BUSINESS & PERSONAL GOAL
Useful information:
YouTube video:
Watch my YouTube video where I go into a lot more detail about my 2022 goals, habits and how
to make them achievable.
Setting Goals Video: https://youtu.be/4TQ2-S-a78M
Habit tracker apps:
Using apps to keep yourself accountable across the whole year is important. Here’s some that
you can download:
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Habitify
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Habit Tracker
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Productive
Remember a goal without a plan is just a dream. Having a solid system and habits in place is
how you make your goal achievable. If you want to see what I get up to in 2022 and complete
my weekly habits, make sure you’re following me on Instagram where I show my day to day
runnings of my business and personal life. If you download and use this workbook make sure to
share on your instagram story and tag my account so I can see what you get up too!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsabiconnick/
Think BIG, back yourself and make this year, your year.
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