Goals for 2014. The seven exits on success highway.
How to set and achieve your goals for 2014.
It's the season. Let's look at goals for 2014. This post will give you some food for thought regarding goals and the reasons why as many as 95% of people do NOT reach their goals, OK?
If you are a goal achieving monster, probably not much of interest for you here. So, let's pick two typical goals to use as examples and of course goals come in all shapes and sizes:
Goal ONE: lose 25 pounds and get six pack abs in 2014.
Goal TWO: Earn $100,000.00 in 2014 from your Internet Marketing efforts.
Two worthwhile goals, eh?
Although there are thousands of reasons and excuses why we don't achieve our goals, there are only 7 EXITS on the expressway to our success. We'll take a look at each one.
Napoleon Hill in Think And Grow Rich wrote about guys who carry the ball 98 yards down the field (American football) but don't cross the goal line. They stop short of the goal. But the truth is only a very small percent even get that far, most of us give up far sooner than that.
A study of goal setting and achievement shows that there are these SEVEN exits along the way, that is, these seven universal reasons for not reaching our goals.
Exit ONE happens fairly soon after setting our goal and it is a combination of overwhelming doubt combined with inexperience. It goes something like this;
"I've been a fat boy all my life, how can I possibly lose all that weight and have a six pack, I hate to exercise." OR, "I've never made 35 thousand dollars before, what makes me believe I can make 100?"
Self- doubt and lack of goal accomplishment is the first exit. The mountain is just too big to climb, what were we thinking?
Exit TWO comes after we have gone to belief, think we can do it and then we start to PLAN. During this planning stage we start to let reality creep in, and perhaps our goal requires more time or more energy than we have for it, so we exit the highway and go back to what we were doing.
Exit THREE comes after we have started, believe we can, plan and then go about the daily routines which are required. These take time. We must adjust our schedules, our lives to accommodate these new behaviors, the new activities we must involve ourselves in. This is harder than we imagined, so off we go.
Exit FOUR is down the road. We desire, we want and we plan. We execute the plan, get through the period where we develop new habits and rituals, then do a look at the calendar. Ooops, we're several weeks or months into it, lost a few pounds but still got a gut, made a few bux but far, far away from our 100 grand. It appears we've made a mistake. Our plan isn't working.
Exit FIVE is just ahead, We've been distracted, have taken a detour and now know our plan is off, so what is the point of getting back on track? Besides, since the goal was set, I've changed my mind and now want something different, something even better.
Exit SIX is where the deadline is in sight, we're 9 months into the year, where has all the time gone? There is only a short period left, the holidays are coming up, Why do I need to lose weight? The goal, within our sight is shaky, sketchy and shrouded in fog. WHY? Oh well, maybe next year.
And SEVEN is the one Napoleion Hill discusses, the guy who is either afraid of success, not committed to do what it takes or just doesn't know how close he is. Can you see any of your own exits from the highway to success?
What makes a good goal? A goal that is doable, reachable and attainable?
A good goal is one where you know your desired outcome in experiential detail, what it looks and feels like and this requires imagination. A good goal motivates with anticipation and expectation. A good goal has time increments to accomplish tasks.
The 25 pounds could be lost in 7 or 8 months, doesn't require starvation or deprivation just caloric adjustment and exercise. Sine a flat stomach is desired, you know that crunches, core or ab exercise is required so the sooner you make it a habit, the better you will do. You could focus on 6 months of learning about your core, doing exercises, SLOWLY losing the weight and flourish strong in the last 3 months with exercise. You have cut out some pics of washboard abs. You have your head on this body you desire, your every food decision is made with this image in mind.
You will see someone next year at the pool or beach and they will react, and you imagine this positive reaction again and again.
In order to make your 100 grand in IM, you need to pick a way of earning and apply what is known. You could do it with ONE transaction next year. The type of people who do? Well there are real estate agents who sell commercial and expensive residential properties.
Yacht brokers. Contractors. IMers? Well who do you follow? You could do it as a copywriter with a winner for a big company.
But, say you need to make 100 transactions with 1,000 profit each. OR, it may be possible to sell 100,000 items with a buck profit.
A goal can be achieved many ways, what is important for you as you are choosing your goals is to take the path of YOUR least resistance, do what is right for you, what suits you.
OK, let's set some goals.
gjabiz
It's the season. Let's look at goals for 2014. This post will give you some food for thought regarding goals and the reasons why as many as 95% of people do NOT reach their goals, OK?
If you are a goal achieving monster, probably not much of interest for you here. So, let's pick two typical goals to use as examples and of course goals come in all shapes and sizes:
Goal ONE: lose 25 pounds and get six pack abs in 2014.
Goal TWO: Earn $100,000.00 in 2014 from your Internet Marketing efforts.
Two worthwhile goals, eh?
Although there are thousands of reasons and excuses why we don't achieve our goals, there are only 7 EXITS on the expressway to our success. We'll take a look at each one.
Napoleon Hill in Think And Grow Rich wrote about guys who carry the ball 98 yards down the field (American football) but don't cross the goal line. They stop short of the goal. But the truth is only a very small percent even get that far, most of us give up far sooner than that.
A study of goal setting and achievement shows that there are these SEVEN exits along the way, that is, these seven universal reasons for not reaching our goals.
Exit ONE happens fairly soon after setting our goal and it is a combination of overwhelming doubt combined with inexperience. It goes something like this;
"I've been a fat boy all my life, how can I possibly lose all that weight and have a six pack, I hate to exercise." OR, "I've never made 35 thousand dollars before, what makes me believe I can make 100?"
Self- doubt and lack of goal accomplishment is the first exit. The mountain is just too big to climb, what were we thinking?
Exit TWO comes after we have gone to belief, think we can do it and then we start to PLAN. During this planning stage we start to let reality creep in, and perhaps our goal requires more time or more energy than we have for it, so we exit the highway and go back to what we were doing.
Exit THREE comes after we have started, believe we can, plan and then go about the daily routines which are required. These take time. We must adjust our schedules, our lives to accommodate these new behaviors, the new activities we must involve ourselves in. This is harder than we imagined, so off we go.
Exit FOUR is down the road. We desire, we want and we plan. We execute the plan, get through the period where we develop new habits and rituals, then do a look at the calendar. Ooops, we're several weeks or months into it, lost a few pounds but still got a gut, made a few bux but far, far away from our 100 grand. It appears we've made a mistake. Our plan isn't working.
Exit FIVE is just ahead, We've been distracted, have taken a detour and now know our plan is off, so what is the point of getting back on track? Besides, since the goal was set, I've changed my mind and now want something different, something even better.
Exit SIX is where the deadline is in sight, we're 9 months into the year, where has all the time gone? There is only a short period left, the holidays are coming up, Why do I need to lose weight? The goal, within our sight is shaky, sketchy and shrouded in fog. WHY? Oh well, maybe next year.
And SEVEN is the one Napoleion Hill discusses, the guy who is either afraid of success, not committed to do what it takes or just doesn't know how close he is. Can you see any of your own exits from the highway to success?
What makes a good goal? A goal that is doable, reachable and attainable?
A good goal is one where you know your desired outcome in experiential detail, what it looks and feels like and this requires imagination. A good goal motivates with anticipation and expectation. A good goal has time increments to accomplish tasks.
The 25 pounds could be lost in 7 or 8 months, doesn't require starvation or deprivation just caloric adjustment and exercise. Sine a flat stomach is desired, you know that crunches, core or ab exercise is required so the sooner you make it a habit, the better you will do. You could focus on 6 months of learning about your core, doing exercises, SLOWLY losing the weight and flourish strong in the last 3 months with exercise. You have cut out some pics of washboard abs. You have your head on this body you desire, your every food decision is made with this image in mind.
You will see someone next year at the pool or beach and they will react, and you imagine this positive reaction again and again.
In order to make your 100 grand in IM, you need to pick a way of earning and apply what is known. You could do it with ONE transaction next year. The type of people who do? Well there are real estate agents who sell commercial and expensive residential properties.
Yacht brokers. Contractors. IMers? Well who do you follow? You could do it as a copywriter with a winner for a big company.
But, say you need to make 100 transactions with 1,000 profit each. OR, it may be possible to sell 100,000 items with a buck profit.
A goal can be achieved many ways, what is important for you as you are choosing your goals is to take the path of YOUR least resistance, do what is right for you, what suits you.
OK, let's set some goals.
gjabiz
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