{"id":2736,"date":"2019-08-30T03:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T21:41:45","slug":"family-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/family-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eight Areas That Will Help You Set Goals<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Marketing Campaign For Your Life – Part 3<\/span><\/h3>\n

How we plan to promote what and who we are?
\n<\/span>Do you set and document goals you have for your life and your family for the year?\u00a0 If you haven’t, at the end of this year, plan to feel like you’ve failed, not accomplished much of anything this year.\u00a0 In other words, does your life have goals for this year? Family goals are important because they identify what you and your family will spend its lifetime doing.\u00a0 What will your family be known for? How will your family contribute to society? Think of the things your family needs or wishes to accomplish this year to get closer to what you wish to spend a lifetime doing.\u00a0 I know thinking like this sounds foreign. It’s not foreign, but it is uncommon. It\u2019s my job, my gift, to push you towards the uncommon because as I often say, <\/span>ordinary is no longer enough<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Thought or Concept:<\/span>
\n<\/span>Just like any business, you want to set goals, but not just goals for goal sake.\u00a0 You want to set goals that matter to you as if your life depends on it because it does.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been in companies where everyone was required to have a set of goals. No one wanted to draft their goals and the goals they drafted, they had no interest in performing.\u00a0 The only problem was this. They had to perform those undesirable goals because it was these goals that were used to evaluate the employees. I’ve learned and am sharing with you, never face goals with this mindset.\u00a0 Rather take on this mindset of setting goals you want desperately to accomplish.<\/span><\/p>\n

I remember sitting in senior leadership meetings when I worked in the telecommunications and media industries.\u00a0 We\u2019d sit around the table and create a handful or less goals that we all could be energized around. That\u2019s exactly what you must do with your life and your family.\u00a0 Find goals that energize you and goals that you think about daily.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What can we do now to get closer to what we envision for our life, our family, our business?\u00a0 This isn’t the stuff for ordinary people, but those who desire to be greater than average. Which are you?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Practice:
\n<\/span>Moving Forward This Year
\n<\/b>We have eight areas that will help you set goals that will push your life, your home, your family forward for the year.\u00a0 The <\/span>Family Plan<\/span><\/a> that we offer provides eight departments that are perfect for creating goals.\u00a0 Let\u2019s discuss them all and give a few examples of goals for each. Keep in mind that these goals should align with your <\/span>vision statement<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Executive Administration<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> Because this department focuses on the leadership of our lives and family, we must think of ways to improve or get more leadership to help direct us towards our destination.\u00a0 An example goal would be to set a goal to be intentional with small groups. Start a small group of like-minded individuals who have similar dreams and higher aspirations and meet regularly.\u00a0 If you have a group already, set a goal to have predetermined talking-points and questions you\u2019d like to know more about and share them with your group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Finance<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> This one might be the easiest department for a person to set goals.\u00a0 An example goal you might have is to create a monthly savings plan where you deposit funds to save for Christmas giving.\u00a0 In addition to this goal, we implemented an account to handle birthday and Christmas gifts for family members. These giving opportunities come every year.\u00a0 Why not have a plan for them? Start by setting just one financial goal for the year.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Facilities<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> If you don\u2019t have a plan, it will take a toll on your home.\u00a0 Home improvement needs to be apart of everyone\u2019s plan otherwise your home will become ruins.\u00a0 An example plan may be as simple as giving one of your bedrooms a makeover. We did this for our daughter\u2019s room and it made a world of difference for our family.\u00a0 It gave us all a project we could work on together as well as a way to improve our dwelling. Set a goal for your home that will inspire you to become a more cohesive family.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Office Administration<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> Your day to day activities are embodied with office administration.\u00a0 What\u2019s missing or what\u2019s lacking? I like to ask myself what can we improve in how we do what we do as a family?\u00a0 An example goal for this department could be to start a shared calendar for family shared events and load the calendar on everyone\u2019s phone.\u00a0 Everyone has something to contribute to the calendar no matter what age. Set a goal for your day to day activities.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Product(ion) and Development<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> No one can do what your family does.\u00a0 It\u2019s unique. So decide what you can produce as a family or improve what you all currently do.\u00a0 Maybe your family makes inspirational t-shirts, you could have as a goal to design two new shirts for the year.\u00a0 Our family creates content to share with the world. So our goal is to write another book this year. No matter what you do, set a goal for yourself to do something.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Marketing<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> How you present yourself is important and must have a plan.\u00a0 Every plan starts with a goal. What goals do you have to change how you see yourself?\u00a0 Each year our family has what we call a \u201c<\/span>Focus Statement<\/span><\/a>\u201d that helps us master one skill or area of improvement.\u00a0 One of our focus statements was this \u201cunder commit, but over deliver.\u201d\u00a0 We wanted people to see us as people who come through on our promises. Set a marketing goal for your family today and change how people see you.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Human Resource<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> This one, too, is easy.\u00a0 The focus here is on how we care for people including ourselves.\u00a0 We create a plan for our vacations and what we plan to gain from those vacations.\u00a0 An example goal maybe to take shorter trips so that your family can enjoy more vacations together.\u00a0 How will you care for the people in your family this year? Set a human resource goal for the year and see how your family can become closer.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Legacy<\/b><\/a>:<\/b> Sidenote – we used to call this our legal & political department, but have since renamed it to \u201clegacy.\u201d\u00a0 This department handles what we wish to have in the future and leave for our children and their children. An example goal would be to create a mock \u201cwill\u201d.\u00a0 In it think of things you\u2019d like to leave your children and grandchildren that you don’t have yet. One of our goals was to draft our own obituaries, so that we can live up to the standards that we wish for people to say while we were on Earth.\u00a0 What legacy do you wish you could leave? Set a legacy goal today that helps you reach this desire.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Before any plan can be achieved, goals have to be set.\u00a0 What can you accomplish within a set amount of time? And to add to it, there must be a plan for setting goals.\u00a0 In everything we do, there must be a plan if you plan to succeed. No plan means we plan to fail which is the default; it’s normal.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Today is Friday!
    \n<\/span>We\u2019ve given you eight areas in which to make at least one goal for your year.\u00a0 In fact, I don\u2019t recommend having a goal for each area unless you have help completing your goals.\u00a0 For beginners, take only one or two of the areas, set a goal, and execute. Build some confidence in creating goals and following through with action.\u00a0 Lastly, remember, this is your life, the business of running your life, if you don\u2019t run it well no one else will.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Until next week, share, share, and share this message again and again.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve not already done so head over to <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> and follow us.\u00a0 Thanks for visiting <\/span>kerryaclark.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Planning requires us to set goals to get the plan done. Without goals, we won\u2019t achieve very much. This happens in the life of ordinary people every single day. The business of running your life needs goals set for its various departments. Find out more and how these departments impact your plans, in \u201cFamily Goals.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,253],"tags":[291,339,294,254,292,290],"class_list":{"0":"post-2736","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-marketing","8":"category-marketing-campaign-for-your-life","9":"tag-finance","10":"tag-human-relations","11":"tag-legacy","12":"tag-marketing","13":"tag-office-administration","14":"tag-production-and-development","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190830-TIF-Blog-Family-Goals.png?fit=760%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4jb7V-I8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2736"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2741,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2736\/revisions\/2741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}