Get your motor running!

Get your motor running!
by Tami Eggleston - DrivingSecrets.com

It doesn't matter if you are already a successful race car driver or you have just decided to think about obtaining your first race car, you need to set goals. You can't get to where you are going if you don't know where you want to go or have a plan to get there!
Take sometime right now to think about and write out your goals using this SMART method:

S--Goals should be specific. Try to think about exactly what you want to do. For example, is your goal to buy a racecar and get it out to the track by May, 2006? Or is your goal to attend all of the points races at your local track next season?

M--Goals should be measurable. Think of things that you can clearly measure and therefore be able to track. Saying that you will attend all of the points races or half of the races is measurable. Saying that you might try to attend a few big buck bracket races is not measurable.

A--Goals should be aggressive yet achievable. You should always aim high, yet they should be realistic enough to acheive. In our racing we can set an aggressive goal of attending all of the Super Comp races next season, but it would be unrealistic to beleive we will be campaigning a Funny Car next year (unless we get a big sponsor quick, what about the www.blogger.com funny car?!?)

R--Goals are meant to be revisited and revised. After you set goals, look at them, see how you are doing and revise as needed.

T--Goals must be time-bound. You should have short-term goals (what are you going to do this month) and you should also have long-term goals (what are your goals for this year, for 5 years from now).

Take some time now to set some goals and get your motor running! Nothing motivates a person like a good goal!