What Are Your Long-Term Goals?

January 23, 2008

One of the things I go over in the VA Coach 8-Week Group Coaching Program is long-term and short-term goals. Do you have any long-term goals?In my experience, a lot of virtual assistants haven’t thought about it. They are just happy with the short-term - getting clients, keeping clients happy and earning an income. While that is all well and good, what do you want long-term? In order to start succeeding as a virtual assistant, you need to determine what these goals are and write them down.A few examples could be:

I want to grow my business to include two other sub-contractors.
I want to double my income in the next year.
I want to be able to take two weeks of vacation per year.
I want to have at least one info-product created by the end of the year.

Thinking even further than that, where do you see yourself in 1 year? 5 years? 10 years even? You might think to yourself right now, “I’ll be happy if I am still doing what I am doing now - self-employed with clients.” That’s okay but it’s not a risky thought. Instead, you’re settling on that thought so that you don’t need to think about what you could be doing to really boost your business.

Instead of settling, think about what you really, truly want. Even if you’ve never spoken it aloud until now. If your dream is to work two-three hours a day and spend the rest of the time with your family, write it down! If your goal is to travel the world while checking in your business that sub-contractors are running for you, write it down! If your goal is to be a millionaire, write it down!

The more disciplined you are at writing down your goals, the easier they will come to you.

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