Released on = December 16, 2005, 6:43 pm

Press Release Author = Barry Sharp Business Consulting

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = New Year\'s resolutions usually consist of goals. Barry
Sharp is a business consultant based in Vancouver, BC. His analysis shows that to
achieve success in business, you must have goals that are in writing and that are
also difficult to attain.

Press Release Body = Set A Goal, Write It Down, Get It Done!

This is the time of year, when most of us start to make our New Year's resolutions.
If you're a business owner, it's also a great time to review what went right in your
business this year and then decide on what results you want to see in the next year.
Barry Sharp, a business consultant with Barry Sharp Business Consulting
(www.barrysharp.com) asks you to ask yourself a simple question: "How many of those
resolutions that you made last year actually happened?" If all of them were
successful, save yourself some time as you don't need to read any more of this
article!

Anthony Robbins, the famous motivational speaker declares "Setting goals is the
first step in turning the invisible into the visible.\" Brian Tracy, author and
accomplished speaker, states "People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more
in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine."

From personal observation of many businesses, Barry has determined that "A goal that
is not written down is just a dream". All of the evidence suggests that writing
down your goals is the first step towards achieving them.

To be most effective, goals should be hard to achieve. There is a famous Les Moon
quote \"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars.\" Barry
says that if you only shoot for the moon, you're not aiming high enough. His
revised version reads "Shoot for the stars; even if you don't get that far, you'll
get past the moon." He is not alone. For a more historic perspective on goal
setting, we can go back 2500 years to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, who said
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don\'t adjust the goals, adjust
the action steps.

Brian Scudamore, CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (www.1800gotjunk.com), is shooting for the
stars with his goal of $1 billion in sales within the next six years. Just six
years ago, his business had only one million dollars in sales. This year, his sales
topped $75 million. Are Brian's goals really high? Are they written down? You bet
they are. He has daily targets for the current year and he even has a very detailed
two page summary of his business vision for 2009 titled "The Painted Picture of
2009". This detailed plan shows an annual world wide sales goal of $420 million to
be achieved through 623 Franchise Partners.

This year, don't just make your New Year's resolutions, make your resolutions happen!
Contact Barry Sharp for more insights into goal setting. Call him at (604) 889-4199
or Email: barry@barrysharp.com. More information can be found at
http://www.barrysharp.com

Remember, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."



Web Site = http://www.barrysharp.com

Contact Details = Barry Sharp