Fun Business Fun Money Podcast

Episode 101 – Crush your goals and create powerful results in 2024

Let’s face it, almost any goal setting process will work.

There are countless ways to do it, implement it and get the results you want.

In this coaching episode we’re focusing on the TYPE of goals you’re setting, and why some work, some don’t.

Make sure you include this commonly missed ingredient in your goal setting so you can actually crush them and achieve powerful results in 2024

TRANSCRIPT

Hey there, and welcome to the Fun Business Fun Money podcast! I’m your host, Deirdre Amies.

We’re continuing the goal setting theme in today’s coaching episode.

I was actually thinking about this one as I was doing yoga this morning and decided I’m not going to tell you how to set goals.

Why? Because there are countless ways to set goals, they’re all over the internet, and they all work!

 

There’s no ‘best way’ to do anything. We’re all different personalities with different life experiences.

 

Trying to achieve an outcome, either through sheer determination and hard work, or through metaphysical manifestation?

Both of those can work. It all comes down to who YOU are and what resonates with YOU.

 

If we look at this from a money archetype perspective…

Rulers and Accumulators tend to be very logical goal setters with clear strategies and every step mapped out. Rulers are very ‘end result’ focused, whereas Accumulators thrive on the process to get there.

Romantics and Mavericks also have clear goals as well, but they’ll go about them from a completely different angle.

Romantics look for the easy path to their goal (which is not to be confused with lazy AT ALL!) and Mavericks will work best when they make a game of it, especially if there are elements of risk involved.

 

Same goals, same desired outcomes, but different approaches – which is the same across all 8 of the money archetypes.

If you don’t know what a money archetype is, I got you covered! Hop on back to episode 3, Unlock the Power of your Money Personality, all of them are explained there. Thats my little bit of jargon. 

And while we’re at it, go take my Sacred Money Archetypes quiz and find out YOUR money archetypes. You’ll find the link in the description in the show notes. Its deirdreamies.com/take-the-quiz.

 

Goal resistance and your inner ‘mean girl’

When it comes to goal setting, I confess to having massive resistance to the Be Do Have goal setting scenario for MANY years. It wasn’t until I did some serious mindset work a few years back that I realised that resistance came from a fear of judgement and criticism.

If I was to admit, even to myself, even written in a journal, those things I truly want to be, do or have? Thats when my inner mean girl showed up to the party. You know the one! She says things like…

“HA! Who do you think YOU are? You can’t do that. You don’t need that. You couldn’t POSSIBLY be worth that. You’d look so ridiculous in that situation!”

So theres a hot tip for you – notice if your inner mean girl is whispering in your ear – or maybe shes shouting! – when you think about your goals, your intentions, ANYTHING. She needs a bit of duct tape over her mouth while you’re setting your goals – and maybe while you’re taking action towards achieving them as well!

A fresh perspective on goals

What I DO want to share with you today is a different perspective on the type of goals you’re setting, or may have set in the past.

This may have you realising you’ve been playing small up until now, or you’ve been trying to do things the way someone else does and its completely out of alignment for you.

I have to give credit to the legend that is Bob Proctor, for instilling this perspective in me. Unfortunately Bob passed away in 2022, but his teachings live on.

Up until I learned this I was just setting these lofty goals that were so far outside my capabilities that they were literally a pipe dream.

 

Don’t be most people!

When most people set their goals for the year, quarter, month or even TODAY, they’re basing it on what they KNOW they can do, what they THINK they can do. Its influenced by their current circumstances.

Most people also never write their goals down, they just think about them which is a HUGE mistake. HUGE!

Research has shown that writing your goal down and looking at it on the regular doubles your chances of actually achieving it. Quick get out your pen and paper and jot down your goal! If you’re just thinking about it and trying to retain it in your mind, its really just a vague idea rattling around in there.

DON’T BE MOST PEOPLE!

Write those goals down! You know I’m a big fan of post it notes or making something pretty in Canva that you can print and stick on your wall.

 

External storage and encoding

Let’s put that into tech terms for our logical thinkers who might think its pointless piece of fluff… writing your goals down gets them out of your head and puts into an external storage format AND you’re encoding it through that process.

External storage, where its stuck to your wall, means its right there IN YO’ FACE! You can see it and review it anytime you want, its a visual cue you can look at every single day. No searching through your brain cells to find it.

You’re also encoding that goal every time you look at it. Things happen in your brain, you stimulate the analytical part that fires up thoughts about the actions you can and will take towards that goal.

So whatever your goals are, write ’em down and put them in your line of sight every day so you’ve got a much better chance of making it your reality.

 

The REAL purpose of your goals

We also need to keep in mind that the purpose of a goal isn’t to ‘get’ something, although that may indeed be the outcome.

An example is a goal to sign on 10 new clients. Thats the clear outcome.

The REAL purpose of that goal is to grow into the person who easily signs on 10 new clients without burning themselves out, overdelivering or undercharging.

When clients work with me as their business coach in my IGNITE program, they usually come in with a clear money goal in mind. They want to earn X amount per month.

We absolutely do work out the practical strategies and actions they can implement to generate that income, but an even bigger part of it is internal work.

 

Alignment leads to transformation, action and results

Shifting their mindset and energy so they BECOME the person they need to be, who earns that money and more. They’re aligning themselves with that goal and they’re achieving it in a much shorter timeframe as a result.

It’s not me, its all them. My job is simply to help create the alignment that leads to the transformation, taking action and the results.

If that sounds like fun to you, applications for IGNITE are open, with a start date in January 2024. You’ll find all the details and the application form on my website, deirdreamies.com/ignite or you can send me a DM for a quick chat about it.

I’m @funbusinessfunmoney, all one word, on Facebook and Instagram.

Connect with me on LinkedIn and DM me there, just search for Deirdre Amies, I’m the only one in the world.

Or drop an email to hello@deirdreamies.com and lets talk!

 

The ABC of goals

What I want you to think about as you set your goals for 2024, Q1 or any time frame at all, is what type of goal it is.

As I said before, most people are setting goals based on their current circumstances.

Those are TYPE A GOALS.

They’re what you KNOW you can do, you may have already done it before. Its not really inspiring AT ALL, and theres very little growth involved in achieving it. Its kind of ‘meh’ after a while, samey same!

I’m connected with a lot of network marketers and this is something I see time and again in that particular industry.

Every month you’re aiming for a goal that you’ve achieved every month before. Maybe you’re aiming a little higher, for the next level up, but its still a type A goal because its based on your current circumstances.

TYPE B GOALS

Next level up from that is type B goals, what you THINK you can do.

You likely already know how to do it because you’ve got a ‘roadmap’ or a system available.

You’ve seen others achieve it using that system, if they can do it anyone can, right? That is absolutely true! But this is the kind of goal that most people are setting, and also why they’re buying into systems promoted by online experts.

Follow the formula and you’ll achieve this goal, whatever it is. But if you’ve done that time and time again with little to no results? Theres still something missing – an emotional connection.

 

In both type A and type B goals there is little to no emotional connection to the outcome.

 

Think of the New Years resolutions you’ve set in the past. You’ve made a start, made progress, but then you get bored or frustrated. Its easy to give up and say “I’mma start again next week, next month, this was just a test run.”

But when you add in that emotional connection? You’re setting a type C goal.

This is something you truly WANT, you’ve never done it before, you might not even know HOW to do it or if it could possibly happen for you.

You just know you can see it in your mind, feel it in your soul, maybe even taste it in your mouth like the most delicious, fabulous thing.

Its going to take a lot of growth to bring THIS goal to life. Its scary and exciting all rolled into one. But you KNOW, if you can pull it off? Your life is going to be vastly different in all the best ways.

That doesn’t mean it has to be HARD WORK either. But you are going to have to dig deep within yourself and hold onto that emotional connection, even when it seems impossible… until its done.

 

REALLY good things take time

Type C goals don’t usually manifest overnight, they’re not the quick wins. They’re the goals that are made up of a hundred, or a thousand small actions completed over time.

This is what I’m talking about when I say you can turn your monthly revenue into your monthly take home pay and profit without burning yourself out.

You don’t go from $3K or $5K months to $20K or $30K months overnight – or maybe you do! But that tends to be a one off, its not sustainable for the long term, which is what I know my clients want.

A fun, profitable, sustainable business that stands the test of time, no burn out in sight.

 

 What type of goal are you setting?

As you’re going through whatever goal setting process you prefer, whether its for the coming year or any time period, have a think about what type of goals you’re setting.

Are they mostly type A? Type B?

How do you FEEL about them? Do they excite you, or are you just going through the motions?

Those are still worthy goals, but they’re more of the WHAT and the HOW.

Make sure you’re also reaching for the stars and setting type C goals, those things you WANT with every fibre of your being.

Things that make your heart skip a beat when you think about it, they make you leap out of bed every day because you’re excited to get to work on it.

Let go of your current circumstances and get emotional about what you truly want. Let your imagination run wild!

How do you want to feel on a daily basis? When you align THAT with what you want to be, do or have, you’ve got some amazing type C goals right there. Getting a bigger house, a new car or travelling the world are the result of that goal and the growth you experience along the way.

Thats what I’ve got for you today! Not a goal setting exercise at all, but a goal setting PERSPECTIVE that could make 2024 your best year yet – or whatever year you happen to be listening to this!

 

Looking for a business coach? Apply for IGNITE now

As I mentioned earlier, if one of your goals is to work with me as your business and money coach in 2024, reach out NOW and lets have a chat about it. My IGNITE program could be the catalyst for all the good stuff you want to be, do and have!

I’m @funbusinessfunmoney, all one word, on Facebook and Instagram.

Find me on LinkedIn, I’m Deirdre Amies there – I love new connections! And you don’t have to write a lengthy intro message there either, although telling me you’re a podcast listener is a guaranteed way to get accepted quickly!

 

Set your goals for 2024, for Q1 and the rest of the year.

Break them down and make sure you’ve got that emotional connection to the outcome.

Then take action and watch the magic happen!

Take care, have fun playing with your goals and dreams for 2024, and I’ll catch you in the next episode!