Goals:
What most of us set around the End Of The Year.
What most of us forget Shortly Thereafter.
As you read more, it will be clear why both are true.
Importance? Higher than it might seem.
Goal-setting is very powerful.
Goal-setting is easy to do badly, difficult to do well.
Doing it well is enormously effective!!! And the return is way higher than the effort.
There’s a reason why. When you have committed to a goal, it’s in your mind all the time. It actually “changes your mind.” It conditions all your actions. And your actions toward that new goal produce new and different results.
The Harvard Business School did a study of the goal-setting practices of a graduating class some 30 years ago – about 900 in number. They were all asked to set goals for themselves.
Some 40% of them did set some goals.
Some 3% of them wrote them down, focused on them.
You guessed it. Those 3% outperformed the other 97% 10-100 times over. Huge. Lotsa money, adventure, challenge, excitement, fame, fortune. Yes? Well then…
Moral of the story:
Goals are all about creating focused action. Writing, including this document and the conversations which follow it, is the focus part.
1. Set yourself some goals.
2. Write them down. Yes, on paper. Or create a directory on your computer hard drive. Call it Goals. Put there what you write. Write what you want for next year. Think about change, think about achievement.
1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
Are you still with me?
Let’s refine those goals and create stepladders for each. (If they’re big goals, you’ll need stepladders to get up to them.)
Stepladders? If you want $100,000 in new income, good. Step 1 – the first $100. Where, when, what, who, how?
Refining and defining:
1. Throw out all the goals which include the
word “more” and think again. (reason – this is a
time to re-think, not just add on. )
2. Have a look at the goals you’ve still got left. Categorize them.
a. Removal of pain – Mark with a P
b. Achievement, challenge -Mark with an A
c. Relationships – R
d. Business – B
e. Other – O
You probably want goals in each category.
3. This leaves you with categorized goals, each with steps.
4. Getting more complicated, yes?
You’ve figured out by now that you might need an accountability partner – someone who will help you spell out what you want, decide how you’ll achieve it, and hold your feet to the fire until you get it. Now, begin to think who that might be.
Here’s what’s surfaced.
Setting goals and achieving them is one of the most powerful practices on the planet. It’s a matter of confronting the challenges first, then defining them, then taking action. Many of us start and most of us do not complete the process. Most of us do not get the results and rewards.
Everything in this document-discussion is theoretical except that last phrase – taking action. which is where the money is!
Call me at 516 944-6454 or email to craig@craigjennings.com if you’d like to explore this but only if you’re willing to take action. I’ll give you a free starter session.
Best,
Craig Jennings
516 944-6454
craig@craigjennings.com
www.craigjennings.com
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