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Are You Ready to Set SMART Goals to Begin the New Year?

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Finance Leader Podcast, where we embark on a journey to turn New Year’s aspirations into SMART financial leadership goals for 2024. As the new year unfolds, many of us are fueled by the promise of fresh starts and the potential for transformation. However, too often, New Year's resolutions fall by the wayside, lost in the shuffle of daily demands and unexpected challenges. The solution? SMART goal planning.

As financial leaders, we must align our professional ambitions with personal dreams, taking into account family and other considerations. The process of goal planning requires us to dissect why resolutions tend to dissipate quickly and to adopt a structured approach to goal setting.

The SMART method is central to our discussion. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals provide a framework for success that can guide us through the entire year. This methodology not only helps us set our sights on what we aim to...

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Why Did You Choose a Career in Finance and Accounting?

 

For my first blog post for Finance Leader Academy, I want to highlight Episode 98 from The Finance Leader Podcast, which asks us why we chose this field. Why were we drawn to Finance and Accounting? Was this something we always knew about ourselves and do we still have the passion for it as we try to advance our careers?

 

 

Why did you choose to work in Finance and Accounting? Did you want to work with numbers? Did you think you would work mostly alone? Were you attracted to the leadership opportunities available? Was it something else or a combination of these? Whatever got you interested, I am urging you to ask yourself if you still maintain that passion you once had? Do you embrace and look forward to leading with the numbers every day? The Finance and accounting fields offer a great opportunity to career track to CEO of an organization. There are so many incredible opportunities to make a positive difference, and that’s why I love it.

Do you still have the...

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