14% of people set goals in their heads and are 10 times more successful than those with no goals.
3% of people who write down their goals are 30 times more successful than those with no goals.
83% of people do not set goals
Statistics from “Goal Setting Statistics” by Naveen Raju on YouTube
Goal setting and being detail-oriented also fuel personal growth and development. When you set expectations and evaluate them regularly, there’s no reason to feel unfocused or unguided ever again. Constantly planning and aiming means you are using time and energy wisely. And as the habits of planning become ingrained into your DNA, you build greater capacity to create and carry out new goals in your professional and personal life.
all the associated goals, big or small. Having a bird’s eye view of your goals is empowering. Daily and weekly monitoring keep you on track and moving forward as efficiently as possible. Tracking is not just about check lists, either. Use tracking to better organize schedules and budget time for other meaningful activities that can often spend too much time on the backburner. Who couldn’t allocate more time for social media or writing that next email blast? Above all, tracking goals reflects your desire to pursue excellence. Yes, tracking’s granularity could fog up your perspective as you focus on smaller tasks. It’s natural to feel that way. In reality, tracking is about the end goals. The success you create is made possible through an understanding that each process is valuable — otherwise, it wouldn’t be part of your plan. But the goal, as a whole, is greater than the sum of single pieces and processes. Getting control of all the pieces and processes in a systematic way within a business plan is what can elevate loan officers to new heights both in their professional and personal lives.
Achieving your goals
A strong business plan is informative. You can turn to it the next time a big decision stares you in the face. That’s why we encourage you to look at what you did last year and challenge yourself to grow in the new year. While a business plan won’t have every answer, it should contain the key elements and other objective materials to guide decision-making at all levels, even when confronted by the most daunting dilemmas. Let’s face it: Even the greatest prepared will stumble. That’s just part of beinghuman. Goal setting, however, can give you seemingly super-human strength to anticipate the future and continually improve. Jotting down plans and setting goals of all sizes cement life-changing habits. Ideal planners are people who separate the big picture from all the intermediary steps. As you assess your progress and work on the next move, growth, and success soon follow. Remember that planning isn’t a magical formula. Instead, it’s a reflection of you in the past, present and future. With this type of perspective, you can have full control and continually reach goal after goal.
ABOUT MANDI FEELY
Mandi Feely is the Senior EVP of Premier Mortgage Resources. Mandi’s experience in the mortgage industry has included loan processing, document preparation, loan originating, and management. The position she have loved the most for the past 20 years has been Loan Originator. Mandi was born and raised in Idaho and is a proud graduate of Boise State University. Mandi and her husband, Cory, share a home in Eagle, Idaho.
Track everything and get ready for lift off
With a keen skill for planning, you can also perform check-ins on yourself. Effective goal tracking provides a dashboard view of the big picture and
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