The Secret to Making Goals Happen
by Ann Rusnak
Facts about goals
- Success is almost inevitable when the goal becomes an inner
commitment. Researchers agree there is nothing more important
than writing it down.
- Writing specific objectives and reviewing them frequently will
help you release the energy, creativity and the drive to attain
them.
- A Harvard Business School study found:
83% of the population do not
have any clearly defined goals.
14% have goals but not written
down.
3% of the population have
goals that are written down.
- The study concluded that the 3 percent that did have written
goals were earning an astounding 10 times that of the 83 percent
group. In addition, similar studies have shown that individuals
with written goals also tend to have better health and happier
marriages than those without goals.
The power of written goals is indisputable.
Writing your goals down is the first step to any action. Write
them down anywhere. Even the palm of your hand is expectable if
nothing else is available to write them on. Why is writing your
goals so important? It creates a commitment in your mind. That gives
you the momentum to achieve your immediate goals. Writing them is
even more crucial for your long term goals.
Second Step is your goals need a deadline. They are just wishes
without one. Your deadlines can be flexible. The deadline puts your
goal into the real world of working within time frames.
What happens if you miss your target date? The fear of failure
of not making that date is why many of us don't write those goals
down in the first place. Missing the deadline is not failure. You
just under estimated the time frame required to accomplish it. Just
move your deadline into a more realist time table of achieving your
goal
Remember! Only 3% of the population write down their goals. Even
if you missed YOUR deadline, you have already done more than 97%
of the population.
Write your goals as if they have already been achieved. This triggers
an important process in the subconscious. The subconscious mind
start working toward the written goal. You don’t have to keep
thinking about them.
Writing your goals down does not replace working them. You still
need a goals action plan to make them a reality but this simple
act of writing your goals down, virtually ensures that you'll accomplish
them especially if you follow theses action steps:
17 Action Steps Toward Goal Achievement
- Change
C - Challenge & Courage
H - Hang in There
A - Attitude
N - Necessary
G - Go for It
E - Effort with Enthusiasm
- Break down your goals into smaller steps- SMART
S-small steps
M-managable
A- achievable
R- realistic
T- tangible
- Write down your headline goals
- Assign a date to each goal
- Check off each goal as you achieve it
- Reward yourself
- Review your goals weekly put them in your daily planner
- Share your goals with others
- Visualize, Perceive and Believe in your goals
- Cultivate a support group
- Make the Commitment
- Build a Solid Foundation
- Ensure Your Attitude
- Daily Disciplined Accountability
- Change Your Vocabulary
- Stay in Shape
- DO IT NOW! TAKE ACTION!
Your goals should be posted in places where you will see them frequently.
Carry them with you so you can review your goals at an instant.
Remember it's OK to change your goal, but it's not OK not to
have them.
c) 2003 Ann Rusnak
About The Author
Ann Rusnak, "The 15 Minute Time Coach" is author of "Too
Busy To Get Anything Done" the #1 Time Leveraging System for
busy entrepreneurs. To learn more about her book and sign up for
more Fr-ee tips like these, visit her site at: https://www.Just15Minutes.com
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