Achievable Goals Are Success-Driven and Motivating
The next part of The SMART Goal Framework is to make sure your goal is something that is actually achievable in reality. Believe it or not, many people set goals that are far beyond their reach. This keeps you in a perpetual state of failure and frustration.
Human beings need to have moments of wins in order to help them move forward and keep going. Part of the problem is that those who have come before you and are trying to teach you are accustomed to using so much hype in their sales letters that they make you believe this is an easy, push button business to be in.
They will tell you that you can become rich overnight with very little, if any work at all. These are people who are actually making money, but instead of telling you what it actually took to launch the product that they are hyping, they want to sell you the dream instead.
In order to have attainable and achievable goals, you have to think about a variety of factors. Do you have the skills to achieve the goal that you are setting for yourself?
Not everyone is adept at web development or becoming a coach for other people, for example. You have to analyze and tap in to your particular strengths and know where your weaknesses lie so that you can avoid a business model or even a niche that is not well-suited for you.
Another thing you want to consider in terms of achievable goals is whether or not there is demand for whatever you’re planning on doing in the marketplace. There are some people who mistakenly pick a niche that will not have very much interest, so their goal of making six figures a year selling private label rights about plumbing topics is not going to work.
You even need to be honest with yourself about time. As I have said, some marketers know how to hype up the dream. Avoid these immoral marketers at all cost! Be realistic about how many hours you can honestly contribute to this business.
If you can only work part time, which might mean five hours per week, you need to select a business model that will be in line with the energy you can devote. If you try to pretend that you can launch one information product every week, only being able to work 30 minutes per week, you are not being honest or realistic with yourself.