Worksheet: How to Achieve your Big Audacious Goals
Achieving Your Big Audacious Goals for 2025
In this episode of the Bright podcast, host and money mentor Melissa guides wedding creatives through setting and reaching big audacious goals for 2025. The discussion focuses on essential principles such as paying yourself first, investing in personal growth, and improving your relationship with money.
Melissa emphasizes creating a structured plan with measurable goals and actionable steps to realize these ambitions. Listeners are encouraged to expand their mindset, invest in their health, and take strategic actions to build a profitable and fulfilling business. The episode concludes with an invitation to join the free Momentum Money series for additional support and insights.
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00:00 Introduction to Bright Podcast
00:38 Understanding Money in Your Business
00:54 Pay Yourself First
02:13 Invest in Yourself
03:50 Improve Your Relationship with Money
04:52 Setting Big Audacious Goals
06:35 Creating Action Steps
08:32 Measuring Success and Taking Action
10:08 Conclusion and Next Steps
Here are three core principles for creating a successful business that not only thrives financially but also aligns with your personal goals. Download this worksheet to help you get these Big Goals real!
Key Principles:
Pay Yourself First: Prioritize profit over expenses. This approach forces better budgeting and disciplined spending, ensuring you retain more of your earnings. Treat your business as a true business—one that compensates you adequately beyond just a salary.
Invest in Yourself: Growth starts with personal development. Read books, take courses, join coaching programs, or participate in mastermind groups to expand your knowledge and mindset. Your brain is your most valuable asset, and nurturing it can dramatically impact your business and life.
Prioritize Health: Regular exercise and a deliberate focus on well-being lead to increased energy, creativity, and positivity. These traits can enhance client and vendor interactions, indirectly boosting your business's success.
The Framework for Goal Setting:
Melissa shares a three-step process to set and achieve big audacious goals:
Define Your Why: Reflect deeply on your purpose for running your business. Envision what your business should look like in 2025, detailing revenue targets, products, pricing, and personal aspirations. This vision serves as your manifesto.
Identify Priorities: Choose three core priorities that align with your “why.” For instance, Melissa aims to help 10,000 wedding creatives build businesses they love, create a signature course on personal finance, and grow a supportive professional community.
Plan and Execute: Break your goal into actionable steps by addressing perceived limitations. For each obstacle, identify practical actions to overcome it. For example, if limited reach is a hurdle, strategies might include growing an email list, creating engaging content, and hosting free workshops.
Melissa encourages taking "uncomfortable action" to move toward your goals, reminding listeners that progress requires persistence and experimentation. Measure progress regularly, adapt based on results, and remain committed to growth.
Mindset and Growth:
Melissa underscores the importance of cultivating a growth mindset and learning from others who’ve achieved similar goals. Borrow confidence from their successes, and don’t be discouraged by setbacks. Growth is a journey of becoming a new version of yourself, with expanded thinking and possibilities.
Listeners are invited to join a free Momentum Money training series and download the accompanying worksheet to kickstart their 2025 goals. Through weekly check-ins, strategies, and mindset shifts, Melissa aims to help creatives build businesses they love while achieving transformative growth.
