The Power Of Goal Setting
By James Alliss
One of my goals is to
become a millionaire and to help as many people as I can to become a
millionaire too.
Why would I want to help
others?
There is a law in life
that many people have heard but rarely take notice. That law is "You
Reep What You Sew." You may not believe in that sort of thing
but I do. It therefore stands to reason that the more
people I can help, the more will come back to me later in life.
In this article I'd like
to talk about Goal Setting because it's something I believe anyone
wishing to be successful needs to know.
What do you think about
when the word goal comes up in conversation? Do you cringe and snort
thinking to yourself "right, goals . . . whatever. What's the point of
making them if I won't keep them?" Or, do your eyes light up as you
tick off a long list of goals for the New Year that will be impossible
to complete?
No matter if you have an
optimistic or pessimistic outlook about your goals for this
New Year, both outlooks have something in common and it is this: Unless you know how to set goals
properly, you will fail to complete them.
Let's
start by defining
exactly what a goal is: A goal
is something that is meaningful, powerful, and transformative. A goal
is something that will change your life, your business, your career, or
your family in some meaningful way.
A goal is fierce!
• A goal is
clearly defined
• A goal is very specific
• A goal has an action plan and time line for completion
To be an accomplished
goal setter, you must become a fearsome time manager by:
• Setting
priorities
• Completing tasks on time
• Eliminating distractions
In other words, those who
manage their time, manage their world.
Three Parts To Setting
Goals That Stick
1. Activate Intentions.
They key to getting your goals to stick it to activate your
intentions. That means to put down on a piece of paper what your goals
are, and then to take one action on each goal immediately.
Seven Steps For
Successful Activation
• Identify your
goal, very clearly and specifically. Identify no more than
3-5 goals to focus on. Be concrete. Put your goals
into words and be as precise about them as you can be. Think short,
medium and long term.
• Think
critically about whether or not this is actually a goal that you want
to accomplish this year. Make sure you know why this goal is meaningful.
• Thinking
creatively about how to accomplish your goals. Think outside the box.
Stretch the boundaries of possibilities. Engage others to brainstorm
with you. Think really far out. Consider outlandish and bazaar
solutions.
• Next, identify
your plan of action and create strategic action steps that will lead to
goal completion.
• Then, and this
is all so energetically important: schedule and take your first action
step either now, or within the next five days. This one step will set
the activation energy in motion. Since what we focus on happens, it is
important to schedule and take a first step to create momentum
immediately.
• Evaluate your
activity and measure success every step along the way.
• Reward success.
2. Eliminate Distractions.
Distractions are the worst enemy of time management, and are the number
one reason why goals fail. When we allow distractions to take our time
and attention away from our goals, the result is frustration, leading
to feelings of being overwhelmed, to thoughts of not being able to do
something, to failure. Be fierce about your goals and guard them with
your time.
3. Fearsome Focus. Dave
Lakhani, speaker, trainer, and author of the Power Of An Hour has come
up with a fearsome focus strategy that works. In his book, he suggests
focusing for an hour at a time on a specific action step of one of your
goals, no more, no less. He recommends that you block out time each day
for this fearsome focus hour, and that you divide that focus time into
45 minutes fearsome focus, and 15 minutes doing something else. Below
is a summary of his strategy.
• Write down
action steps for what you intent to accomplish in your 45-minute
fearsome focus time.
• Surround
yourself with all the tools you need to get the job done before you
begin.
• Don't allow
distractions.
• Launch into
your project with gusto.
• Evaluate
success along the way by reviewing steps, then immediately re-engage in
fearsome focus.
• If distracted,
instantly dismiss distraction and re-engage.
• Complete all
action steps.
• Acknowledge
completion and relax.
• Remain in
fearsome focus for 45 minutes, and then do something different for 15
minutes. After an hour, move on to something else.
These are the steps to
take if you want to set goals that stick. All you need to do is
activate, eliminate, and focus. Keep in mind, though, that it is
ridiculous to spend time focusing on something you don't intend to do.
That's a failed goal in the making. Instead, if you find that a goal no
longer serves you, replace or revise it with one that does.
I personally have goals
and to be honest I do forget to monitor my progress. It was only
recently that I reviewed my goals and realised that I had made little
progress because I got caught up every day tasks.
I can
not stress how important Goal Setting is - you may not think it makes a
difference but it truly does. I am a massive fan of Anthony Robbins and
highly recommend his products.
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