FBF31 – Creating & Completing Your BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)

Do you have huge goals? Have you created an action plan for accomplishing them? In this episode of the Family Before Fortune Podcast we talk about BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)- How to set them and how to accomplish them.

[callout]This episode originally appeared on the Family Before Fortune Podcast which is now the Modern Leadership Podcast. To listen to Modern Leadership click here. To see the Family Before Fortune Podcast archive click here.[/callout]

On my bookshelf:

Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner

Interesting online webtool:

Audible – Audiobooks online and on any device. I love it and use it everyday

Main topic:

Are your goals built to last or good to great?

BHAGs- Big Hairy Audacious Goals

7 ways to determine if your goals are BHAGs

• Clear
  1. Who
  2. What
  3. When
  4. You may not know the how
• The Why- what’s important to you
• Must be Inspiring
• Bold and audacious (hard-difficult)
• Action plan – I use a checklist
• Articulate- write them out (clear and concise)
• Measurable- with accountability

Examples:

• Microsoft- computer on every desk
• Joint MBA/JD
• The Land of Stories Podcast

Quote of the week:

“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” – Chinese Proverb

Items Mentioned in the podcast:

Good To Great by Jim Collins

Built to Last by Jim Collins

Start With Why by Simon Sinek