Setting Realistic Goals for 2015

[Michael Lerch]

I didn't hit my goals for 2014. Not even close, but I think my eyes were bigger than my plate so to speak. I didn't do bad, in fact I did better than I did in 2013, but I set my goals unrealistically high.

How do you go about setting goals for your business without getting your head stuck in the clouds?  I don't want to underachieve, but I'd like to actually hit my goals too. 

Just curious if you guys use some sort of checklist or formula for setting your goals based on what you did last year?