198 - Good, Better, Best Goals

<p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> On the podcast this week, I talk about goal setting.</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> Goal setting is one of my favorite things. I may even like it more than organizing!</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> The kind of goals that I love to set are BHAG – which stands for big, hairy, audacious goals.</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> To put this into context, when I was 16 my goals were: to be a stay-at-home mom, home-school my kids, and grow all my own food, own a business AND be the President of the United States!</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> I have always had really high expectations for myself and others around me.</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> When I was graduating from college, I was told I had "unrealistic expectations."</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> I think it’s fair to say that I do often have unrealistic expectations.</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> I usually don’t achieve my goals in the time frame that I originally set. But that is because they are so big that they require extra time, resources, and personal development in order to achieve them. But I DO achieve them!</p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> <strong class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> Examples Of Big Goals That I Have Achieved</strong></p> <p class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-text-block m_-3321764748832707303style-scope"> In summer 2016, one of my big goals was to create an Amazon number 1 bestseller by the fall… and I did!<strong class= "m_-3321764748832707303bard-tex