Leadership Magazines doTERRA Issue 30 Gabriel and Holly Lo | Page 46

FEATURE ARTICLE
NEW YEAR
goals
New Year , New Goals
The beginning of the new year is a perfect time to reeval-
uate your life and set goals for the coming weeks and
months. What do you want to accomplish in 2018? How will
you stretch yourself?
Business Goals
As you consider goals for your dōTERRA business, be realistic,
but don’t forget to dream big. If you don’t set big goals, you’ll
never accomplish big things! When you set your goals for
your business, include a specific date you want to reach that
goal by, and plan out the steps you’ll need to take in order to
achieve your goal. After all, as the proverb says, a goal without
a plan is just a wish. Break down everything you’ll need to
do in order to reach your goal—how many enrollments, how
many classes, etc. This way you can make certain you stay on
track with manageable steps.
Personal Goals
You’ve probably noticed that business growth requires per-
sonal growth as well. Take some time to sit down and evaluate
your shortcomings, your limiting beliefs, and your weaknesses.
How can you turn those weaknesses into strengths? Make a
solid plan to work through your limiting beliefs and build more
confidence in yourself and your abilities. And just like business
goals, personal goals take some time. Don’t beat yourself up
if you fall short one day or if it takes weeks—or months, or the
entire year—to see noticeable changes. Patient, consistent
effort yields the best results.
Reach Your Goals
If you’re like most people, at one time or another you’ve set a
goal that you stuck with for a week or two, but then it fell by
the wayside as you got caught up in other responsibilities and
activities. Don’t let that happen with these goals! We want to
see you accomplish your goals, so we’ve included a handy goal
tracker for you to use as you work toward your 2018 goals.
Here are a few tips to help you reach your goals for this year:
■ USE THE GOAL TRACKER SO YOU DON’T GET DISTRACTED
FROM WHAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. If you put the
tracker in a stack of papers on your desk and never use it,
it won’t help you reach your goals.
■  REVIEW YOUR GOALS ON A REGULAR BASIS. Depending
on the goal, you might review it once a day or once a week.
If you remind yourself of your goals often, you won’t be
able to forget them!
■  HONESTLY ASSESS YOUR PROGRESS TOWARD YOUR
GOALS. Are you taking the steps you need to in order to
reach your goals in the timeframe that you set? If not,
analyze what you can do differently to effectively work
toward your goals.
■  FIND AN ACCOUNTABILITY BUDDY. This might be an
upline mentor, a team member, your significant other,
your best friend—whoever can check in with you, cheer
you on, and help you stay on track.
Now get out there and make your dreams reality!
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