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We Made Our Goal! Speaking of Goals…
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Thank you all! Thanks to you, MoneyBags reached its goal of 200 Facebook Likes by midnight on December 31, 2014! This shows the power of goal setting. With that in mind, the following statistics from Personalplan.com1, quoting a Harvard Business study, sheds light on the power of goals.
- 83% of the population does not have goals
- 14% have a plan in mind, but are unwritten goals
- 3% have goals written down
The study found that the 14% who have goals are 10 times more successful than those without goals. The 3% with written goals are 3 times more successful than the 14% with unwritten goal.
When thinking about goals, Dr. Edwin Locke’s theory of SMART goal setting is quite valuable and can help you create your goals. Under his theory, your goals should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time sensitive.
So, in 2015, here is your MoneyBags Mission: Welcome 2015 by thinking about what financial goals you would like to accomplish and write them down SMART-ly. Then, talk to your kids about setting up and writing down their SMART goal for 2015! Don’t forget to check in on your goals periodically throughout the year to see where you are in accomplishing them.
Here is to filling your MoneyBags!!!1http://www.personalplan.com.au/2_PersonalPlan/Goal_setting_Facts/index.html
