Resolutions, Goals and Projects

We have successfully slid into the last half of January 2019 without batting an eye, barely noticing how fast this month has gone.  What January of a new year traditionally means are new resolutions, goals, promises to make changes and this is the week that 78% of us have quit on ourselves already. 

As Direct Support Professionals, we are nose deep in goals all career long. Not our goals, but the goals of those people that we have chosen to serve and support.  We have to write new goals, track performance data, write objective information for other people to review. We are charged with collecting enough information to show that the person we are supporting is making progress. 

What about you?  Do you take the time to set a goal for yourself? This second half of January I want to challenge you to develop one goal/project that you have wanted to accomplish for a long time. Is it a course at the local community college, is it that last ten pounds, climb Mount Everest, run a marathon? 

You know how to write the goal, now start thinking about the format. First up are DUMB Goals.

If you are not familiar with D.U.M.B., Brendon Burchard teaches this concept of developing goals.

Goals that are:

Dream-Driven, Uplifting, Method-Friendly  and Behavior-Driven

A great starting point

If you are in Nebraska you know that we are charged with writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals for the people we serve. 

Specific, Measurable, Achievable,  Relevant and Timely

Easy right?  As a Direct Support Professional,  the goals you propose and write should not only be S.M.A.R.T. they should be S.M.A.R.T.E.R.  They should always be ETHICAL and you should always get them RECORDED

Now that you have looked at the DUMB and SMART goals consider the STRETCH Goal.

Setting a STRETCH Goal is a push goal. It is a goal that you aren't sure that you could master but if you implement all the techniques that go along with writing a goal you will get it accomplished. Small incremental steps, objective data, timelines/deadlines and most of all that team of people who will support you, push you and stretch you all the way to your goal. My STRETCH Goal for 2019 - 4 paid speaking engagements. 

What will it be for you in 2019?  

How far are you willing to stretch? 

The world will look so very different. to you 

from the achieving end of you STRETCH goal.

 Let's get moving. 

Share your goal with us, we will cheer you on!