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It’s the end of the year. You know what that means for you, right? It’s time to set your goals for 2022.

Setting Goals Requires You to Reflect on What You Did and Did Not Accomplish in 2021

What new tools did you learn to use?
What new experience did you gain about working with clients?
What accomplishments are you most proud of?

Take time to reflect on your wins.

Then Turn Each of Those Questions Around to Ask Yourself What You Want to Accomplish in 2022

What new tools do you want to master?
What new interactions can you have with clients?
What accomplishments do you want to brag about at this time next year?

I’ve learned certain goal-setting strategies will help me — and you — be more successful. And as one CEO told me recently, “The difference between having goals and not having goals is results.”

This is a guest blog by Pamela A. Scott

Several years ago, we took a family vacation to Maine. Being a savvy professional, I set official goals for the trip. I wrote them down, of course. Goals aren’t real unless you write them down.

I shared my written goals with a peer group. I even wrote them down in the visitors’ registration book at a Maine information center.

“Goals for Maine trip: to get a green tourmaline ring and to see a moose.”

Before I tell you what happened, let’s look at how to set goals using the SMART method, a tried-and-true model for goal setting. And very fitting for this time of year.

How to Set SMART Goals in 2022 and Make Them Achievable

Setting Goals Requires You to Reflect on What You Did and Did Not Accomplish in 2021

Then Turn Each of Those Questions Around to Ask Yourself What You Want to Accomplish in 2022

How To Write SMART Goals, Courtesy of a Moose

This is a guest blog by Pamela A. Scott

Identify Your SMART Goals

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