Smart Focus (Book 1): How to Stay S.M.A.R.T. and Achieve Your Most Important Goals One Step at a Time.: SMART FOCUS, #1

By Eric Beaty

Learn how to achieve your goals the SMART way!

• Do you struggle to achieve goals year after year?
• Are you constantly stressed out because your New Year's Resolutions are never successful over the long term?
• Are you dissatisfied with the results you've been getting--or haven't been getting--from your goals? 

The SMART FOCUS System is here to help! 

The Struggle for Achieving Success

Millions struggle with realizing their goals every day. Perhaps you've also tried conquering your goals again and again, only to keep getting the same disappointing results. 

What you need is a proven system and a plan with a track record of success. Such a system will give you the confidence and motivation you need to get back up, dust yourself off, and try again.
 
In Book 1 of his SMART FOCUS System, Eric Beaty introduces a tool he calls SMART Goals Sheets. With this simple step-by-step tool, you can finally overcome failure and embrace success, whether in your personal or professional life. 

Using SMART Goals Sheets, Eric will teach you how to break down your broader life goals into more narrowly focused goals. Having such a laser-focused tool in your toolbox can mean the difference between success and failure. 

How The SMART FOCUS System Can Help

Some of the topics covered to help you in your own personal development include: 

• Time Management Strategies and tips for Planning Your Life
• Weight Loss Strategies
• Overcoming obstacles such as Writer's Block, Fear of Failure, and Fear of Taking Action
• Seeing your life goals in a new light with newly-introduced concepts such as Ongoing Goals, Goal Calibration, and Refining Your Goals
• How to maintain momentum to successfully achieve your goals via the use of Quarterly Updates. 

So if you're sick and tired of falling short of victory due to vague or abandoned goals, and if you're ready to view your failures as opportunities to propel you toward lasting success, then implementing the time-tested, invaluable tools in the SMART FOCUS System can help you finally conquer your goals.

Isn't it high time you took charge of where you're going in your own life? Are you ready to see results that will give you something to show for all the hard work you've put in? If you believe it's your turn to finally achieve success and happiness in life, look no further than SMART FOCUS: How to Stay S.M.A.R.T. and Achieve Your Most Important Goals One Step at a Time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eric Beaty
• Release date: Nov 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781386248880

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SMART FOCUS

Book 1

How to Stay S.M.A.R.T. and

Achieve Your Most Important Goals

One Step at a Time

Eric Beaty

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Goals will come and go;

the important ones will stick.

This book is dedicated to all the writers out there who struggle to find their place in the writing world.

To you I say: Stop searching for your place and make one instead.

Contents

Introduction: Man on a Mission

How This Book Began and What It Can Do For You

Chapter 1 - S is for Specific

Get SMART

Writing Down Your SMART Goals

Calibration: A Tool for Getting More Specific

Action Step: Now It’s Your Turn to Get Specific!

Chapter 2 - M is for Measurable

Measuring is Quantifying

The Magnifying Glass of Focus

Action Step: Now It’s Your Turn to Measure Your Progress!

Chapter 3 - A is for Actionable

Creating a Plan of Action

Actions for Overcoming Writer’s Block

Work Your Plan

Action Step: Now It’s Your Turn to Take Action!

Chapter 4 - R is for Realistic

Keeping Things Real

The Importance of Milestones

Our Two Original Goals: Keeping a Realistic Perspective

Being Realistic About Failure

Action Step: Now It’s Your Turn to Get Real!

Chapter 5 - T is for Time-Bound

The Power of Flexible Deadlines

Time Management Strategies

Weight-Loss and Novel Writing: Wrapping Up

Action Step: Now It’s Your Turn to Manage Your Time Wisely

Chapter 6 - SMART Goals and Quarterly Updates

An Appointment with Your Quarterly Updates

What to Include in Your Quarterly Updates

Action Step: Now It’s Your Turn to Get SMART

Postscripts

Closing Thoughts

Seasons

A Personal Thank You

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Author Social Profiles

Your Thoughts, Please

Additional Content

Continue the Series!

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The information presented in this book represents the view of the author as of the date of publication. This book is presented for informational and educational purposes only. Due to the rate at which conditions change, the author reserves the right to alter and update his opinions based on new conditions. While every attempt has been made to verify the information contained within this book, neither the author nor his affiliates/partners assume any responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, or omissions.

For health reasons, any and all dietary and/or exercise advice contained herein is to be considered with caution and common sense. Before beginning a new diet or exercise program, it is always important that you first consult with your primary care physician. The author is not a licensed doctor (nor does he play one on TV) and is, therefore, not responsible for any health issues that may arise from implementing the advice contained within this book.

Any and all scripture references are taken from the Authorized King James Version (KJV or AKJV) of the Holy Bible, which has been preserved for centuries as God’s infallible, inspired, and irrefutable Holy Word, and remains the standard for the English speaking people of the world today.

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Ps. 12:6-7

Cover Design: Eric Beaty

Editor: R.A. Peters

Introduction: Man on a Mission

How This Book Began and What It Can Do For You

Not long ago, I was a man on a mission. Frustrated by failing to achieve most of my life goals, I launched a self-imposed experiment in goal setting to finally attain success once and for all. My simple mission looked something like this:

Set specific, measurable goals for myself,

Achieve them to the best of my ability, and

Enjoy the potential life-changes the results would bring in just one year.

That journey has led me down a path where I’ve learned—and continue to learn—many invaluable lessons about realistic goal setting and achieving the seemingly impossible, and I’m excited to share them with you. In this book, I will be referring to goals I created for myself a few years ago, but the detailed strategies I provide will still be relevant for setting and conquering your goals, no matter how ambitious your dreams are.

Perhaps, like me, you’re fed up with failure. You’ve tried again and again but just keep getting the same results. You’ve fallen down so many times in the rat-race of life, you don’t see the point in getting back up and crossing the finish line. Maybe you’ve even tried many other methods to help you reach your goals but just can’t seem to seal the deal no matter what you do.

Well, let me assure you that you’re not alone. Millions of people struggle with realizing their goals every day. If there’s one thing I’ve learned along this journey, it’s that anything worth achieving is worth getting back up and fighting for.

What you need is a proven system and a plan with a track record of success in conquering goals, so that you can be assured of similar results in your situation. Such a system will give you the strength and motivation you need to get back up, dust yourself off, and try once more. The straightforward system I offer in this book, via the use of what I call SMART Goals sheets (more on this soon), is what makes the difference between failure and success, whether in your personal or professional life.

So if you’re sick and tired of falling short of victory due to vague or abandoned goals, and if you’re ready to use your failures as opportunities to propel you toward lasting success, then this guide is what you’re looking for. The SMART Goals I’ll walk you through have proven invaluable by giving me the tools I needed to finally surpass my goals, and I’m certain they’ll prove just as crucial for you!

What you will read in this book (and future volumes of the SMART FOCUS series) are the bitter-sweet results of this personal case