Goal
Goal Setting:
I spend my professional life speaking in a lot of corporations and to a lot of associations. But I also do a lot of listening. People come up to me before, during, and after the program to share their stories. I love it.
If time allows, I'll often ask those people about their goals. And their answers are interesting.
When I ask the older folks about their goals, some of them say, "Well, I'm getting by...I'm not doing too badly ... and... I've just got four years, three months, and two days and I'm out of this place."
Some of the younger folks tell me they're "keeping their options open." They don't want to decide on anything too quickly.
In both cases, I hear a lack of goals, and that's tragic. There is greatness in those people, and there's greatness in you--but it will never be released without some clear, meaningful, specific goals.
So ask yourself, "Do you have an overriding goal for your life? And do you have goals for every aspect of your life?" If not, you are literally missing one of the most powerful, motivating, and healing forces known to man.
If you will take the time to figure out your goals and write them out, you're going to get three major benefits. Let me spell them out.
Of course, you may be saying, "Slow down. How can I expect to get the benefits of goal setting if I don't even know how to set my goals?" Good question.
That's part of the reason I offer my public seminar, "Journey To The Extraordinary." In 2 days I'll teach you how to set and achieve more goals than ever before. If you'd like information on this seminar or want to be one of this year's participants.
Presuming you want the best out of life, that you want to be a goal setter and a goal achiever, I can promise you these three benefits.
1. REALISTIC GOALS GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE.
For years, the researchers have disagreed over which comes first -- confidence or competence. In other words, is it a matter of building your confidence so you can...
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