Nov
26
2009
There are two things we can not live without when choosing to get something into our lives. One is measuring and the other is goal setting. But what has measuring and goal setting got in common?
Without setting goals it is hard to get what we want. After all, the process of goal setting is to focus our minds on what we want. Though we may goal set when we go to buy a coffee, goal setting in the sense we think about is a lot different. After all, a goal such as earning $1,000,000 in the next 2 years is generally going to need much more work than getting a cup of coffee!
Also, how are we to know when we have reached our goal? This is where measuring comes into effect. It is an odd fact that many millionaires don’t know they are millionaires! For all of those people, they are in some kind of business and have assets which equal million dollars, but have not been aware of it, until someone told them – usually an accountant doing a deep audit.
So, you decide on a goal, a worthy goal. You write your goal down, and set it. By setting we mean deciding. Without any kind of other alternative, you are set. You are going to live this vision, this goal, this life, etc. If you continue working towards that goal, how will you know when you reach it?
Measuring and goal setting are crucial for success. By measuring regularly, you will find that you know if you are heading in the right direction. If we hold to the example before of the $1million dollars within 2 years, then you maybe apt to creating lofty milestones in the beginning. Your measuring and goal setting may go something like the first milestone is $100,000. This is not the best way to go, especially if you have been on $30,000 maximum per year.
Often goal setters will put a lot of effort on climbing a mountain top in one go. But, climbing a mountain takes time, and you have to go from baby steps, to gradually grow to make a giant leap for mankind!
Measuring and goal setting go hand in hand. When you can take the small steps, and feel the confidence from those successes, then you can make those bigger steps and achieve success.
Where many fail by trying to climb the mountain in one go, you can succeed by taking those small steps. Measuring and goal setting go hand in hand, and when you take both and act on them, you will undoubtedly achieve success at some point.
Nov
26
2009
You have a goal in mind. You are working towards something. To achieve any kind of success, you will need to network, at least to some degree. Whether that is partnering with an organization or outsourcing. In all this goal setting and networking go together.
To achieve success, you need a goal. Naturally when networking, we will need to have goals set. Whether that is to find a solution to a problem or to prospect so many people in a day. Right down to meeting with your mentor or reading a book, goal setting and networking go together.
Goal setting and networking can be done, and it does not have to take hours, even though we may only need to be at the place or with a certain person for a shorter period of time. Goal setting for networking can be done easily.
First thing to consider with goal setting and networking is what is your ultimate outcome? What do you want out of the meeting? By getting clear on what you want, you have more of a chance to move forward to reach those goals.
As you can see, it is essential to set goals when networking. This makes goal setting and networking to go together. Without a goal, we may just float around and not network if we find ourselves in a seminar. We may not reach something which we first did not intend!
Getting clear on what you want will help you in a big way. You can then move forward to take action on what it is you need done. When goal setting and networking, consider first what you want out of the occasion? Then consider what you will need for the occasion.
Goal setting and networking needs some important steps. Preparation met with opportunity equals success. So, you want to be well prepared before hand. By goal setting, and networking, you will find that you can have that preparation.
Do you need to have handouts? Perhaps you will need business cards? What is your message? What do you want to give? What do you want to get? These questions can help serve you when goal setting and networking.
Goal setting and networking go together, and they can go together to create success. When you are clear before hand, and can take action. You will find that you can meet opportunity with preparedness and get the outcome you seek.
Nov
25
2009
What is one of the biggest success secrets? Learning effectively how to goal set is a process which has made almost all successes to become successful. In fact even Solomon said that without a vision people perish. In this article, we will look at one of the greatest success secrets – how to goal set.
Goal setting is an amazing topic, but before learning how to goal set, it is important to grasp what is goal setting?
If we think of life, we go through education, get into adulthood, and get a day job. Most of the time, we do things because others have influenced us to some degree, and we are doing what others want us to do. Now there is nothing wrong with that, but you may want to change that to living life on your terms.
People are like ships without rudders, and setting goals is like having a rudder. Though all people set goals, there is a distinction between what the many do, and the goal setting we are talking about here. Setting goals consciously is what is important. A person trying to wake up on time and going to work in a timely fashion is not the type of goal setting we want.
So basically goals are choosing a destination, a worthy ideal, and then taking action on that. But, how do you actually goal set? Learning how to set goals is not something that needs to get you caught up with processes. It is important to put goal setting in its proper perspective.
Goal setting is simply the process of dreaming, deciding, planning, and more importantly acting. As long as you know what you want, and keep trying enough times, while learning and adjusting along the way will eventually take you to your desired destination. I go with Edison’s example. He tried something like 10,000 times before finding how to make the light bulb! We can follow such a process and find success.
By far the simplest way in answering how to goal set, is to follow the plan of dreaming, deciding, planning and acting. It becomes more difficult on the planning stage. But, the simplest way to set a goal is to write it down, and look at it often. This will aid you in keeping focused.
So many people, and I have done it also, is that they spend too long on the planning stage. If you can fire, aim, ready, instead of ready, aim, fire, you will likely achieve your goal sooner. This does not mean planning is not important, but I feel that so many people stick with the planning stage, and over time find it more harder to act.
Nov
24
2009
If you have never set goals before, then you may be apt to wonder what all the fuss is about! For goal setter however, goal setting seems to bring a new lease of life. Suddenly life has a direction. In this article, we will look at why goal setting works.
Imagine getting in a plane, and the pilot has no idea of where the destination is. It is unlikely that the airplane will go anywhere! Goal setting works with the same premise, because it is dealing with direction, and more importantly, a choice of direction.
For most people, they don’t have direction. We see this in the world, where many people hate getting up on Monday mornings! We have many choices in life, and all too often, we only see the direction which is here, but not there.
As is said – the world is our oyster, and the only people who must have figured that out, were the goal setters. You see, goal setting focuses us in a direction. Instead of floating like ships, we stop and ask – what do I want?
For many people, this happens as a new year’s resolution. I am sure, like most, you have found how well New Year resolutions work – almost never. The reason is that we fall into a trap of forgetting about it within a few weeks, if not days.
This makes goal setting an important thing for the goal setter. After all, the goals you set will likely be new to you. You have never achieved them in your life. This makes the goal something that you really want.
Now, your passion is ignited, and you set about getting there. As you act, you learn and apply. Through the trials and errors, you find that you have achieved.
You will want to set new goals, bigger, and better goals. You set those, and achieve those. Along the way, you will find ways to make achievement happen quicker. You will have a new lease of life.
This is how goal setting works. People become success junkies, in the thought that – yes it is possible. No person has ever achieved success, without knowing what that success looks like. After all, how will you know you have achieved, unless you consciously desired a certain success?
Think back to your last vacation. I bet a few days before, even weeks before, you was enlivened. You felt inspired, and the last day at work, you worked your best. The reason was simple – you had a goal.
OK, so maybe more people goal set, then we at first imagine. However, it is not consistent. It only applies with the public holidays we get or the holidays we are entitled to from employment.
When you can consciously take action in goal setting, and set about working on them, and achieving them, over time, you find something amazing happens. Now, you find that you are living your dream.
Nov
24
2009
Are you new to goal setting? Are you in need of some tips, so you can get started with the exciting process of setting and achieving goals? In this article, you are about to discover some goal setting tips that can help you take your goal setting to the next level.
Goal setting is a great subject to get into. The person who sets goals and works to achieve them lives a long, happy, and prosperous life. Life takes on a new meaning, because you have taken your life into your own hands. Now you can weave your life how you choose, and write and set your own destiny.
Here are some goal setting tips that will help you when looking at how to goal set:
* Specific
* Time Based
* Decisiveness
* Persistence
* Focus
* Specific
Goals need to be specific. Without a specific goal, a goal can’t be achieved. Imagine the pilot who doesn’t quite know if he wants to go to London or New York! Goals need to be specific like a pilot has, a captain on a ship has, or even a business man or woman has.
* Time Based
Goals need to have a time limit. Without being conscious of the time, we can easily become lazy. The cure is to set a realistic time limit for achievement. This way, you know what you have to do, when you need to do it, to get the results you seek.
* Decisiveness
Like the pilot with the London or New York issue, without a decision to stick to something, we can’t achieve it. Goal setting needs a goal setter who can set a goal, and say ‘this I will do’. This way, you have done what many don’t do, and that is to make a decision, and keep by that decision, until completion.
* Persistence
As Dennis Waitley says ‘there was never a winner, where there was never a beginner’. I love that quote, and it contains so much truth. If you are setting a goal, it likely is a goal you have never achieved in your life.
You may imagine the millions, you may imagine the dream home or whatever it is you desire. But, persistence is the key to go from beginner to professional, from ignorance to mastership.
* Focus
A fun fare has many rides, and when we enter, it can be hard to choose. Life is like this, and when you decide on a goal, and work towards it, you will no doubt have a lot of new opportunities, that want to take your focus away from your goals.
Focus is essential for achievement of a goal. To do this requires a lot of discipline. Over time you will find it easier, but always keep your goal in front of you.