Goals

Why Do We Set Goals? To set a standard to reach and strive for. To develop a picture of what success looks like. To give ourselves a measuring stick with which we can measure our success. To help determine when and where we are falling behind and need to give greater effort and work.

Nebraska Membership History

Nebraska Intake Progress by Month

Nebraska State Goals Membership Intake: 1,000 Net Membership: 700 Net / Net: 350 New Council Development: 2 New Councils Round Tables: 65 Round Tables Star Councils: 42 (One Star Council per District) 1st Degrees: 300 (At least 1 per District per Month) Major Degrees: At least 1 per District

Nebraska State Goal Progress Membership Intake: 253 Net Membership: 151 Net / Net: 2 New Council Development: 0 Established; 3 Explored Round Tables: 32 Star Councils: TBD Major Degrees: 28 Scheduled – 19 Districts with none

Council Progress Councils achieving Membership Quota: 1 Councils with 50% of Membership Quota: 13 Councils with Positive Membership Growth: 59 Councils with Zero Recruits: 109 Councils with Negative Membership Growth: 19 Councils suspending 10 or more Members this year: 3

NEBRASKA’S MAGIC NUMBER for First Degree Ceremonials scheduling! Membership Recruitment Goal: Need 686 Jurisdiction Average per Degree: 3.3 First Degrees Needed: 207 (Goal divided by Avg.) Degrees needed by Council: 1.2 degrees (per 174 Councils) Degrees needed per month: 30 / month (7 mos.) Every Council and Every District Active and Held Accountable

NEBRASKA’S MAGIC NUMBER for First Degree Ceremonials scheduling! Degrees needed per District: 5 / District (per 42 Districts) Which is: 1 Degree per Mo. per District Degrees needed by Council: 1.2 degrees (per 174 Councils) Every Council and Every District Active and Held Accountable

Did you set goals for your District? Reach your District Membership Quota? Achieve Star District? All-Star District? At least one council achieve ICC Gold? All Councils Achieve ICC Bronze or higher?

What are your Councils’ Goals? Achieve Star Council? Double or Triple Star? Achieve ICC Gold Recognition? Silver or Bronze? Earn the Columbian Award for their Programs? Finish the Year with Positive Membership Growth? Not be noticed by the State Officers?

Setting S.M.A.R.T Goals Smart Goals Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Without goals, our path has no destination Time Sensitive

Leadership in Goal Setting Use your District Meetings as annual planning and goal setting meetings. Help your councils establish realistic goals for membership intake, programs, donations, etc. Use your DD Report to each council to remind them of their priorities. Know and evaluate Star Council and ICC Progress of each of your councils.

Positive Attitude “Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; … not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A Positive Attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It’s a catalyst… a spark that can create extraordinary results.”