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Whenever you start a new venture or project, it is important to evaluate your expectations and assign realistic goals. By organizing your thoughts and making written goals, you will improve the chances for success tenfold. This chapter explores how to establish and achieve your business goals to set you on the road to success.

People often avoid goal-setting and tumble through life quite adequately. That is a luxury you cannot afford when starting your own business. Tumbling through life may be fine; tumbling through a business could spell disaster.

Think seriously about what you want from your business, both from a personal and a financial perspective. Do you want to work two days a week and make a little extra spending money, or seven days a week and make a fortune? It’s up to you. Just remember, you won’t get anywhere if you don’t know where you’re going.

If you are interested in starting a new handyman business, your first goal is to research the market and prepare for start-up. If you have already put your toe in the handyman waters, you may be looking to expand or professionalize your current business, in which case your goals may include identifying what works and what doesn’t in your current set-up. You might need to think about investing in training, equipment, or advertising to meet your goals.

Before you go any further, ask yourself these questions:

• Why are you reading this book?

• What goals do you have for your business?

• What do you want your business to look like in two, five, or ten years?

• How will you know when you have accomplished your goals? (That is, what will be your measure of success?)

To answer these questions, write down your goals and the interim objectives needed to reach them. Be as specific as possible. Keep in mind that goals can, at times, be moving targets and that adjustments in timing are inescapable. Just try to keep your eye fixed on your target and make whatever corrections are necessary. Your business success is only limited by what you can envision and make happen. Having a clear vision of what you want from your business will allow you to recognize opportunities for success.