What’s Your Bold Money Goal?

As coaches we are often very good at helping our clients set goals. We know better than most how powerful it is to set specificgoals, put them in writing, and then work toward them.

Yet, sometimes we neglect to set our own. Many coaches I speak with have only a vague idea of the financial goals they want to set for their business. They may have a feel for what kind of business they want to have, but no concrete timelines for achieving that business.

Many of them reason that with a newer coaching business, they have no idea what to expect, so they can’t set a financial goal. But that’s putting the cart before the horse.

Successful goals aren’t determined by external circumstances. They are determined by choice, your choice.

Miracles rarely happen when we look to see what’s going on outside of us, then base a goal on thatbecause we can see it will likely be met.

No, miracles happen when look within, choose a goalthat makes us gulp, and then poor our hearts and souls into achieving thatgoal. When we commit to it, the Universe scrambles to get into alignment and make it so.

Financial goals are really no different than any othergoal. So where does our reluctance to set them come from?

Fear. Fear of failure, to be exact. If we set the goal, and then we don’t make it, then we’ve failed. If we don’t set it (reasons the gremlin), then we can’t fail if we don’t achieve it, right?

Wrong! If there is any such thing as failure (which there really isn’t, but for the sake of making the point), the failure is in not setting it . . .  in notgiving it our all, in not being inspired and motivated and challenged and flat out going for it!

Because no matter how short of your goal you fall, if you do, it’s bound to be a whole heck of a lot more than it would have been if you hadn’t set it and pushed for it in the first place. In my book, thatmakes you a winner.

So, how do you set your winning “Bold money goal” for 2013?”

1. Start by picking a number you want to make for the year that seems reasonable.
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2. Now double it. Does it make you gulp? If not, double it again. Here’s the deal: you need a number that gets you to think creatively and expansively, because you have to. Otherwise you’ll just do what you already think you can. This is about s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g.
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3. If it sends you into hopelessness, adjust it a bit until it feels exciting and scary, but just barely within the realm of possibility. You want to gulp, not give up. 
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4. Break it down by month. Write it down. Post it. Create affirmations. Meditate on it. Tell your friends and loved ones. Make it real.
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5. Now, plan your coaching programs and offers, price them, and figure out how many you need to do per month in order to achieve your goal. 
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6. Create your marketing plan to bring in ideal clients to take advantage of your offers, including any “launches” for the year. 
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7. Determine what kind of help you’ll need: Marketing coach? Virtual Assistant? Babysitter? Household cook or errand runner? Accountant? Financial Planner? Calculate your return on investment over time, and then make the investment. 
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8. Go for it!!!