If you’re a motivated mortgage professional, chances are you have a few goals that you’re working towards. Entrepreneurs know, however, that simply having goals isn’t enough to drive their success. So, how can you supercharge your goals to make them more effective and to support your achievement? Whenever you set a new goal or check in with one that you’re working towards, there are some key questions you can ask yourself to gauge the strength of your goal. From there, you can make some simple adjustments that can amplify your results. Here are some of the most important questions to ask yourself about your goals:
Are they clear?
This might sound like an obvious question, but hear me out. So often, we have countless ambitious goals floating around our minds. With busy schedules and demanding work, we don’t always carve out the time to clearly define them. Successful mortgage entrepreneurs know that to be successful, they need to get specific with their goals. “Improving” a skill or “growing” your business are great places to start, but they don’t give you anything to dig into. When you have an inspiration like that, make time to turn it into a goal. What do you want to achieve? Can you measure it? When do you want to achieve it by? The more specific you get with yourself, the more accountable you will be to your goal.
Where do you store them?
Like I mentioned above, many of us keep our goals in our minds. For some of us, this is probably because we aren’t making time to fully engage with these goals. For others, whether conscious or not, it might be that they don’t feel ready to take them on. It could be a fear of not achieving them or a concern that trying to achieve them would push their schedule to a breaking point. Getting your goals out of your mind is important. It encourages us to clearly define them, and it makes them feel more tangible and attainable. Writing them down is a great option, especially when you post them somewhere where you’ll see them every day. This visual reminder can be a small nudge to make time for your goals, even on your busiest days.
Have you identified daily actions?
So, you know exactly what you want to achieve, and you’ve written it down to clearly remind yourself. Now the question becomes, how do you get there? The most successful mortgage entrepreneurs know that if they want to achieve a goal, they need to create a path towards it. You might not know every step you need to take right away, and that’s ok. Start by identifying the actions you can take now that will move you closer. This way, you can include these specific things in your schedule. And as you move closer to your goals in a step-by-step fashion, the next steps tend to reveal themselves.
Have you made space in your routine?
Repeated action is powerful. When you make working towards your goal a part of your routine, you can often amplify your results. Whether it’s spending twenty minutes after lunch delving into your social-media marketing to build your brand or reaching out to three connections every Friday to strengthen your network, when you turn your goal-directed habits into actions, you can supercharge your progress.
When we set entrepreneurial goals, they can help us accelerate achievement. These are some great questions to help you get started with evaluating your goals. Don’t just ask them once at the beginning and forget them, though. Check in throughout the process of working towards a goal and ensure you’re on track. Do you have any other tips when it comes to setting effective goals? Please share them.
Kirk Brewer
Branch Manager | The Loan Geek | NMLS #150287