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637. Mastering Success: How SMART Goals Turn Intentions Into Achievement · Daily Influence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to Daily Influence, your daily dose of positive influence.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Brian Smith founder of IA Business Advisors and co-author of the Iain team series.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Welcome back to Baby Influence.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The podcast where we explore intentional actions, everyday leadership, and practical tools that help you live and lead with clarity.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm your host Greg Polina, and I'm thrilled you're here today.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Whether you're checking in on your morning routine, going for a walk, or multitasking between meetings, this is your moment to pause, breathe, and refocus.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Today, we're diving into one of my favorite frameworks for creating meaningful progress, smart goals.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Let's see what don't fall short because if they lack motivation, they fall short because their goals lack clarity, structure, and intentional timing.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals transform ambition into action and action into measurable results.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Let's explore how the spring work to change the way you approach success moving forward.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So to begin, let's define Smart goals clearly because each component has a unique purpose.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Each piece works together to create a goal that is not only inspiring, but executable.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So we're gonna break it down by each part, specific, a specific goal answers the questions.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: What do I want?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Why doesn't matter?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: How will I work toward it?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Think of a vehicle is trying to hit a dartboard in the dark.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You might get lucky, but clarity dramatically increases your odds.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So instead of saying, I want to get better at networking, try a 10-3 networking events per month and schedule five one-on-one conversations to deepen professional relationships.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: A specific goal gives you direction, not just intention.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: measurable.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: A medical goal includes a clear way to track progress or success and you can't measure it, you can't celebrate it and you can't adjust it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Here are some examples for a business could be increased monthly revenue by 15% through a new referral program.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: A personal example could be walk 8,000 steps a day five days a week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Measurement brings your progress into something visible
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's one step at a time.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Achieveable.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And Achieveable Gold challenges you while remain realistic.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This is the sweet spot where confidence grows.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Achieveable Gold pushy forward without overwhelming you.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When we started daily influence, we didn't try to release 100 episodes immediately.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Instead, we said, smaller, more Achieveable Gold.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Achieveability builds trust in yourself and the process, relevant.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: A relevant goal aligns with your broader vision, your values, and the direction you're headed.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: If a goal doesn't connect to your bigger picture, it becomes something you push instead of something that pulls you.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: For example, increase what's I traffic by 20% over six months through a targeted social media campaign.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: relevance ensures your energy is supporting what actually matters, timely.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: A timely goal is anchored in the right moment and supported by a meaningful timeframe.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This is more than just adding a deadline.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's about choosing a time that aligns with your priorities, capacities, and rhythm, a timely goal supports you instead of stressing you.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So for example,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When we at IA Business Advisors launched a new newsletter, we chose a goal that made sense for our schedule and audience.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Send the first edition out via specific date and continue monthly, timing matters.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When a goal is timely, it feels aligned, realistic and achievable.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So now that we broke and now the smart framework of specific measurable achievable relevant entirely, let's talk about why this methodology works so well.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It why it's consistently helps people achieve meaningful sustainable progress.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So why do smart goals even work?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The smart goals aren't just a framework.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They're an approach that shifts your mindset from
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  [SPEAKER_01]: smart goals of limiting ambiguity and provide a clear path forward.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When you know exactly what you're aiming for, you stop hesitating and start moving forward.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So they provide clarity.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals turn big aspirations into achievable steps.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Every time you hit a small milestone, your reinforced, your belief that you can achieve your larger goal, this gives you motivation.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals after filters, helping you decide what deserves your time, energy and attention.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When everything feels important, nothing actually is.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals fix that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They give you focus.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals allow you to track progress.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They evaluate strategies and pivot when necessary.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: A client who recently began a succession plan experienced this first hand by using our biz vision process and defining smart goals.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Vicki, Clarity, Confidence, and Consistent Progress.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This helps with accountability.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Of course, even the best framework can fall apart if we fall into common traps.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So let's look at pitballs that do rail goals and how smart goals protect you from that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Here are some of the challenges people face without smart goals, being too big.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Goals like world-life business or get healthier, lack direction.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: smart goals turn, vague intentions, and declare actions.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Another pitfall is forgetting to measure.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Without metrics, you're left guessing whether you're making progress.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Measurement tells the truth and gives you motivation.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Losing your why?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When goals lose connection to your purpose, consistency fades.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Your Y is a trigger.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals keep goals aligned with meaning, not just motion.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Many people, leaders, small business owners, and individuals start with broad aspirations.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Once they're fine into smart goals, progress becomes visible, actionable, and energizing.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Now, let's shift from individual goals to team goals, because smart goals are a powerful tool for improving communication, collaboration, and a wine.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Teams thrive when expectations are clear and shared.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals help team stay aligned and accountable.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So an example of a team role is improve communication between departments by scheduling by weekly alignment meetings and conducting quarterly feedback surveys.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This takes something broad, like communicate better, and turns it into something actionable and measurable.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Another strong example comes from a daily influence guest that we had, who's non-profit, redefining work culture, set this goal to engage 200 employees in wellness activities by year-end through structured challenges.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Clear goals create a unified action.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: In smart goals aren't just for your work life, they're incredibly powerful in your personal life, often creating the most meaningful shifts.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: and personal momentum.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When you succeed in your personal goals, that confidence spills into everything else, your leadership, your relationships, your work, your daily energy.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Here's the personal example.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: During my husbands and my road trip through Canada, I set a smart goal around improving my golf game.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I practice specific techniques and set a timely milestone and I got my first birdie.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Another listener shared their goal to read two personal development books by the end of the quarter.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Simple, clear, timely, and incredibly effective.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So as we wrap up, I would encourage you to take 15 minutes today to write down one smart goal.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Just one, make it specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Smart goals give you the map and the momentum to cross that bridge with confidence.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Until next time, stay inspired, stay intentional, and keep influencing positivity.