Why Vague Goals Fail: The Power of Measuring What Matters

One thing is for sure - qualitative goals don't work.

I'd like to be:

• Happier;

• Less tired;

• More in control;

• Thinner;

• Fitter;

• Richer;

• Loved.

There is seldom a week that I don't quote business author Harry Beckwith:

"There is no performance without accountability and no accountability without measurement."

The only goals that work are quantitative:

I'd like to:

• Make a list of my top 10 tolerations and remove them over the next 90 days;

• Increase my sleep to a minimum of 8 hours per night on a 7-day rolling average;

• Determine my 3 unique abilities and delegate everything else to my support team;

• Lose 14 lbs in weight by 31st June 2025;

• Join "Couch to 5km" and aim to run my first 5 km in three months;

• Start a monthly savings plan with a view to having three months living expenses in the bank by the end of the year.

Ah - "loved" - the exception to the rule.

Be loveable.