Happy New Year with Fireworks

We cannot believe we’re about to turn the calendar to 2022! It feels like Y2K was just yesterday, and the last two years have been a blur. But here we are, on the cusp of a New Year, and we’re ready and excited for whatever it may bring.

The New Year is often a time of setting goals and resolutions. Sometimes it’s about eating healthier, losing holiday weight, and going to the gym more often. Other times, it’s about finding a new job or improving your business. Whatever it is, there are several ways to approach your goals to make sure you hit the mark this year. Here are a few goal-setting ideas and one fun way to save more money in the New Year.

Write It Down

You are 42% more likely to hit your goals if you write them down. Writing down your goals helps you form a clear vision for the future and motivates you to keep at it. This practice will also allow you to strategize and make a formulated plan to achieve your goals. Once you write down your primary goal, you can split it up into tasks and give yourself a timeline to accomplish it.

Use SMART Goals

If you’re struggling with how to frame your goals, we recommend the SMART method. It stands for:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Relevant
• Time-bound

Looking at your big-picture goal, you can break it into these categories, making sure you hit each mark. Is your goal focused? Can you measure it? Is it realistic to achieve? Is it relevant to your big picture? And what is the time frame you need to make it happen?

Accountability

At DPEG Marketing Company, we believe in accountability. That’s one of the reasons we officially teamed up after years of working together as separate entities. Having one other person to bounce ideas back and forth with, give us structure and deadlines, and celebrate achievements helps us stay focused. An accountability partner can be anyone, including the people you work with every day, an online group, or your best friend.

Celebration

Okay, here is our favorite part. The best part of goal setting is celebrating accomplishments. We recommend a series of rewards as you tackle each segment of your long-term goal. Celebrate even the most minor victories because it will help you stay motivated to keep on with the more challenging tasks. Rewards can be simple or more complex. Teona aims to buy herself a small Winnebago after we close on our tenth new blogging client. How fun is that?

Saving Money in 2022

Okay, here’s a bonus idea for you to take with you into the New Year. Have you heard of the 100 envelope challenge? The idea is to mark envelopes 1 to 100 and file them away. Every day, draw a single envelope. Whatever number the envelope has written on it, you have to stash that amount of money in it. Each time you add cash, seal the envelope and stick it back. When you hit the 100 days, you will have saved $5050! It’s a fun way to save money in the New Year.

What are our goals for 2022? DPEG Marketing Company has 10 spots open for website design. We’re want to work with small farm businesses to help them grow their business this year. Contact us for a FREE consultation by emailing [email protected] or calling (828) 333-3816.