The Quick List: How to Reach Your 3-5 Year Targets

1. Hit Your 3-5 Year Targets 1.25.16
2. Why Aren’t You Reaching Your Goals?: • The plan lacks clear direction • Lack of who, what, when • Lack of intermediate goals and measurement We grossly overestimate what we can accomplish in 1 year, yet we underestimate what we can accomplish in 3-5 years.
3. Analyze Your Timeline Break your big strategic goals into smaller pieces. 3-5 Year Goals 1 Year Targets Quarterly Goals
4. Your Arrows: Clear Vision of Big Picture, Defined Target Market and Marketplace, Clearly Defined Value Proposition, Know and Understand Your Numbers, Put 3-6 Key Initiatives Into Place
5. Clear Vision of The Big Picture This should be your idea of what the finish line looks like. Where do you need to be in 3-5 years to be on track to attaining crossing it? Where do you need to be in 1 year? Where do you need to be tomorrow? How do you run a marathon? One step at a time. The first step counts just as much as the last.
6. Define Your Target Market & Marketplace • Who would find the most value in your product or service? • Where are these people living/working? • What type of lifestyle do they lead?
7. Clearly Defined Value Proposition Know the answers to these questions: • What is your brand promise? • Do you guarantee it? • How do you know when you’re keeping your brand promise?
8. Know Your Numbers • Where are you now? • What have your trends been? • What resources do you have available? Knowing the answers to these questions will help you determine: • Where you’ll likely end up in 3-5 years if you stay on the current path. • Whether you need to pick up the pace or if you’re smooth sailing
9. Put 3-6 Key Initiatives In Place Find out what the mile markers are that you must reach to ensure that you’re on your way to your quarterly, yearly, and 3-5 year goal.
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