How To Set Goals For Your eBay Business
Even if you’re just starting your eBay business, you need to set some short, intermediate, and long-term goals. A clear set of goals is your blueprint to success. If you are going to make it, you need goals. Make sure you write them down. If you don’t write them down, it will be the biggest mistake you will EVER make.
There are a few keys to know when setting goals. Your goals should be challenging and just outside of your comfort zone, but at the same time they must be realistic. Your goals should inspire you and give you the drive to achieve the unseen. It is a known fact that people who have clear written goals set in front of them at all times accomplish more than someone without any goals. There was an acronym I learned in grade school that described what all goals should be. The acronym was SMART: Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely.
Having specific goals means defining them exactly and clearly. An example of a vague goal would be, I want to get rich selling on eBay. An example of a specific goal would be, I want to make an extra $3000 passive income a month by selling on eBay. In the specifying of the goal you are giving it clear characteristics allowing it to be better understood in your mind.
Measurable. Having measurable goals means that they have numbers and quantities. Your goal has a quantitative value that you can test against. In the previous example, what made the goal more specific was the measurable dollar figure. When you check your progress against your goals this will help you keep going in your online business.
Attainable. Your goals should be attainable, but just out of reach. They should be possible, but not too easy. Your goals should be inspiring and push you out of your comfort zone to give you a drive and purpose.
Timely. Your goals must have a time limit to them. Set a date and time to your goals. A goal without a date is just a wish. And if you forget when you want to achieve your goal, then you’re going to miss the goal. However, once you have developed thoughtful short, intermediate, and long-term goals, set deadlines on your short-term goals. Create action steps from your goals. Prioritize the details of your short-term goals, but do not begin working on them until you are fully committed!
Jesse Holmes is an eBay PowerSeller who has been making money on eBay for more than 3 years. Before you start selling on eBay, you need to check out his excellent free eBay Business Start Up Kit, showing you step by step how to learn to sell on eBay.
