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SMART Goals

Happy 2017!  A new year brings an opportunity to reflect on goals from the past year, and to set goals for the next one. Though I certainly love the rest and relaxation that come with the holiday season, I eagerly anticipate the busyness and excitement of the first month of a new year! Each year, I challenge my team to develop three to five individual goals. In our year-end reviews, we reflect on those goals and create strategies for achieving them. Unfortunately, these well-planned, carefully considered goals are often discussed, written down, and then forgotten over the course of the year. I want 2017 to be different! Setting and achieving personal and professional goals can fundamentally change your journey toward success. But if you do not regularly put them in front of you and if you do not create accountability for achieving them, then you are unlikely to accomplish them. What separates good from great is the ability to grow through setting goals. I don’t want to settle