It's Time to Set Goals for 2023

Every year when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, people always promise to commit to their New Year's resolutions. A fun pastime that inspires us to be a better person, and hopefully as a result make the new year better too. Despite this, according to Forbes, nearly 60% of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions. Unfortunately, only 25% of them commit up to thirty days and only 8% complete their goals.

At McKenna Property Management, goals are the key to success, so here is the framework that has helped us and countless others achieve their goals. It is called the SMART method and SMART stands for:

• Specific: Well-defined, clear, and unambiguous
• Measurable: With specific criteria that measure your progress toward the accomplishment of the goal
• Achievable: Attainable and not impossible to achieve
• Realistic: Within reach, realistic, and relevant to your life purpose
• Timely: With a clearly defined timeline, including a starting date and a target date. The purpose is to create urgency

These five categories are a tried-and-true equation to accomplish goals, whether that be for work or personal life. For more information on SMART goals and what each category means, check out our previous blog post where we cover it in detail: New Year, BETTER Me. This year, McKenna Property Management is breaking the year into three 90-day periods (Jan. 15 - Apr. 15; May 1 - Aug. 1; Aug. 15 - Nov. 15) and each team member will be trying to complete a goal from one of 10 different categories during each period. Here are the categories for our goals this year:

• Family and Friends
• Personal Development
• Spirituality
• Finance
• Career
• Romance
• Fun and Recreation
• Giving/Contribution
• Environment
• Health and Fitness

We here at McKenna Property Management challenge you to participate with us in our goals throughout the year. Alternatively, you can come up with your own schedule to accomplish goals this year. Even if you only set out to complete one goal this year, you will be better off than when you started the year! If you are struggling to come up with goals for the year, check out this blog post with 100 ideas for goals: Goal Setting Ideas - A List of 100 Goals You Can Set This Year.