Comments on: Building your business using goal setting http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:49:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Luv2MuffD http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-603095 Luv2MuffD Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:22:08 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-603095 In my opinion (and I am always right) :-) you can never make the transition by saving a few months money, this never works. You need to do the the minimum amount of hours necessary with the FT job and moonlight in your new career for as long as possible. Build clients and monthly contacts befor taking the jump!! In my opinion (and I am always right) :-) you can never make the transition by saving a few months money, this never works. You need to do the the minimum amount of hours necessary with the FT job and moonlight in your new career for as long as possible. Build clients and monthly contacts befor taking the jump!!

]]> By: Ricahrd http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-597611 Ricahrd Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:04:10 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-597611 Or, fund everything by leveraging other people's money (VC, gifts, lons, etc...) -Richard http<strong>:</strong>//www.theflipboard.com Or, fund everything by leveraging other people’s money (VC, gifts, lons, etc…)

-Richard
http://www.theflipboard.com

]]> By: bigturkey http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-594451 bigturkey Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:24:22 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-594451 I hear ya man! I've been wanting to start a business for ages, this year I've started with some goals - and a blog to be totally transparent about it and to give myself some momentum. - rich I hear ya man!

I’ve been wanting to start a business for ages, this year I’ve started with some goals - and a blog to be totally transparent about it and to give myself some momentum.

- rich

]]> By: miles http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-591750 miles Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:46:55 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-591750 Too true Joshua, thanks for pointing that out. The goal really needs to be quantifiable - saying 'cut down' doesn't mean much without the detail. Thanks for the feedback! Too true Joshua, thanks for pointing that out. The goal really needs to be quantifiable - saying ‘cut down’ doesn’t mean much without the detail. Thanks for the feedback!

]]> By: Joshua Paine http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-591742 Joshua Paine Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:42:33 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/01/06/building-your-business-using-goal-setting/#comment-591742 ‘Cut down on takeaway dinners for next few months’ It's a little detail, but "cut down on" is lousy goal language--it's not concrete, so it's hard to measure success. Try, e.g., "eat takeout no more than once per week". ‘Cut down on takeaway dinners for next few months’

It’s a little detail, but “cut down on” is lousy goal language–it’s not concrete, so it’s hard to measure success. Try, e.g., “eat takeout no more than once per week”.

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