Setting big goals can be exciting and motivating, but unfortunately we tend to get lost on the way to achieving them. On this episode, we talk about BHAGs – Big Hairy Audacious Goals – what they are and how to tackle them without stressing out.
Show Notes:
- BHAG comes from the 1994 HarperBusiness book “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras and it’s an acronym for Big Hairy Audacious Goals
- Here was the litmus test from the book to see if you’ve got a real BHAG:
- Does it stimulate forward progress for you?
- Does it create momentum?
- Does it get you going?
- Does it get your juices flowing?
- Do you find it stimulating, exciting, adventurous?
- Are you willing to throw your creative talents and energies into it?
- Break down your BHAGs into smaller milestones you can accomplish in a shorter time frame, such as 2-weeks.
- Once you have these milestones, do some rough estimating for how long each milestone will take so you can be sure you’ve set a realistic timeline on that BHAG.
- Make sure you’ve got your list of milestones and tasks in a list that’s prioritized by most important and any related due dates
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