Comments on: Goals http://www.managingthegray.com/2010/04/12/goals/ C.C. Chapman gives you and your business real world advice and tactics to start leveraging social media in your daily life Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:12:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter R. Wood http://www.managingthegray.com/2010/04/12/goals/comment-page-1/#comment-177238 Peter R. Wood Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.managingthegray.com/?p=441#comment-177238 Just listened to this podcast today, and was reminded of an acronym I learned a while back (but unfortunately don't make enough use of): SMART goals - specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-sensitive (or any variation on the wording): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria You inspired me to go and start setting some new, 'SMART' goals. Thanks very much! Just listened to this podcast today, and was reminded of an acronym I learned a while back (but unfortunately don’t make enough use of):

SMART goals – specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-sensitive (or any variation on the wording):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria

You inspired me to go and start setting some new, ‘SMART’ goals. Thanks very much!

]]> By: C.C. Chapman http://www.managingthegray.com/2010/04/12/goals/comment-page-1/#comment-176851 C.C. Chapman Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:15:51 +0000 http://www.managingthegray.com/?p=441#comment-176851 A polite nudge is never a bad thing especially in today's word of overflowing inboxes. Just be polite and say something like "I'm worried you might not have seen this message...." and then including the original. I actually welcome those because I know I've missed replying to stuff more then once. A polite nudge is never a bad thing especially in today’s word of overflowing inboxes.

Just be polite and say something like “I’m worried you might not have seen this message….” and then including the original. I actually welcome those because I know I’ve missed replying to stuff more then once.

]]> By: Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with 'sketch') http://www.managingthegray.com/2010/04/12/goals/comment-page-1/#comment-176253 Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with 'sketch') Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:21:17 +0000 http://www.managingthegray.com/?p=441#comment-176253 Actually, the worst answer you can get when you ask for help is no answer. I have a goal of getting 4 new corporate writing clients for ongoing projects (e.g. employee newsletters), and I've been approaching various connections for help. Hearing "I don't know of anything, but I'll keep you in mind" is fine. So is "I'm really the wrong person to ask about that." But hearing nothing at all and not knowing whether my message ended up in the spam folder, they're too busy to respond, or they're deliberately ignoring me is a real bugger. I'm stumped about the appropriate follow-up, so I'm postponing it by just moving down the list. Actually, the worst answer you can get when you ask for help is no answer. I have a goal of getting 4 new corporate writing clients for ongoing projects (e.g. employee newsletters), and I’ve been approaching various connections for help.

Hearing “I don’t know of anything, but I’ll keep you in mind” is fine. So is “I’m really the wrong person to ask about that.” But hearing nothing at all and not knowing whether my message ended up in the spam folder, they’re too busy to respond, or they’re deliberately ignoring me is a real bugger. I’m stumped about the appropriate follow-up, so I’m postponing it by just moving down the list.

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