In preparing a goal-setting mini-seminar for the business support groups I run for self-employed women, I ran across this from the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) (My own business group facilitator Mary Allen handed this to us at one of our Vistage meetings.)

Probability of Completing a Goal:

• Hear an idea—10%
• Consciously decide to adopt it—25%
• Decide when you will do it—40%
• Plan how you will do it—50%
• Commit to someone else you will do it—65%
• Have a specific accountability appointment with the person committed to—95%

What will you do with this knowledge? How can you use it to set some effective goals for your business this year? Remember, if you are self-employed, it is up to you to push yourself. Take your business to the next level