How do you set goals and achieve them? Well, I've got the answer for you today.
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Like it or not, goal-setting is part of life. It really
is. You know, sooner or later you're going to go to school. And there's a goal
to get an A in the class. Sooner or later you're going to have a job and the goal is
to earn income enough to pay your bills. Sooner or later you're going to have a goal
to be healthy so you can still be physically active and and have the
proper nutrition so you can live a good healthy life. So, like it or not, we
actually have places in our life that we actually set goals. Unknowingly or
knowingly, we have goals that we set. And what I noticed is that most people try
to avoid this whole process of, "Oh, I don't want to set a goal." But they
already are living a life that requires some goals. Goals to have income, goals to
be healthy, goals to have a great marriage, goals to be a great parent.
They're already set. So, why are we avoiding these? Why are we not really
participating in learning how to set goals and get goals? I think actually a
big success we can have as people is we actually get into goal-setting and
realize our life is full of goals. And when we don't know what we're doing and
we don't know how to do this, we're going to struggle to achieve the kind of
results we always wish we could have. So, let's talk about what it... Why it is that
there's such a big struggle about setting goals? And then I'll give you
some training here on how to set goals. First off, as you look at this diagram
here, you'll see that there are different positions in life. There are some people
who are way far away from where the goal is. Others who just wish but then there's
those few who just want. They want to be successful at their work, they want to be
successful in marriage, they want to be a successful parent, they want to be
successful physically. They really want those types of lifestyles. They really
want it. So, you know, people are in different places. And to understand
that, here as we get into this make sense why everybody's not just running
to their pad of paper and setting goals every day? Because we're all in different
places. I like to take these different type of goal setters and put them in two
different types, so we can understand them. Type 1 is somebody who just has
no goal. There's nothing. They don't got anything, they want anything, they're not
even thinking about goals, they have no interest at all. What is that person to
do at this point in their life? Well, you really not going to be
interested in doing anything unless you get interested and have a reason to set
a goal. A type 2 person, they actually said goals because they have to. Maybe
they're about ready to lose their house and they've got to have certain amount
of money. Maybe the bat they're about ready to lose their spouse and they
got to set some guidelines to improve themselves so they don't lose their
spouse. You know? So, it's a have to. And unfortunately, this tends to be a
motivator for people to set goals. You know, I've heard individuals tell me
before. Students who have been to our courses. I've heard them say, "Well, I'm in
this class because I have to learn how to set goals." Oh really? Why? Well, I'm
going to lose my house, I'm going to lose my wife, I'm going to lose my health, I'm going to
lose my job. And so they're here for that type of reason. Which you know, it'd be
great if everybody was there because they wanted to exceed not just try to
hold on to those things that they just currently have. But it's one of those
types. And setting a goal because you have to, still works.
It still works. It's just one of those types. Type 3 is... Well they have to
but they... Actually they want to. They're kind of in between you know? They're kind
of bouncing back from forth between want to and have to. They believe they could
set a goal but it still or be motivated because of other outside circumstances.
Type 4 is the person who wants to set a goal. And you'll know a type 4 a
person because they actually are asking questions. How do I set a goal? How do I
do this better? What can I change? What can I
do to be more efficient? What....? And they're just questions because they're hungry
for the knowledge about how to set goals. They have their own
goal. They have their own goal but as they begin to ask questions, they realize
their goal actually could get bigger and they could achieve it because they're
learning and they're understanding what it takes. But this is a type 4. You
know, type 4, man, they're after it. They're hungry for it. Because they ask
questions and they're learning. They're becoming a student of what it takes to
accomplish a goal. Now, there's a type 5. A tight 5 not only sets goals but they
actually want to change as a person. They want to move up to a new level of living.
They want to be like somebody in front of like a role model or a hero. So,
they're still setting goals but they actually are finding people in their
life or looking for people in their life that they could actually aspire to be
like. Their characteristics, the way that they live, their lifestyle, what what the
work is that they do, their mission or legacy. Now a type 4 person, they
have their goals but they also are working on their own personal
characteristic traits. And they know that they can change their life by achieving
goals but they also know they can change their life by following in the footsteps
of somebody great. They love who they are but they know they could rise up
personally to that next level. As a mentor, working with type 4 and working
with type 5 type of people is an absolute joy. To be able to support them
in the steps that it takes to achieve goals because the fires in them. They're
just excited. Now, if a person is in the type 3 or type 2, that's exciting to work
with them too because they finally see that they got to do something. Now a type
1? I don't push them into setting goals. And this might be your spouse. This
might be one of your kids. Might be somebody on your team. They just don't
want to set goals. Well, what do you do for them? You just be the example by
accomplishing the goals. The more you can accomplish your goals, sooner or later,
they start to pay attention. That's the best part is you don't go around telling
them what to do. You just be the example. And so, as you're looking at this
and wondering where do you fit, you might want to set your goal on being a type 5.
Say, you're going being a type 5 because the type 5 is not only working on their
outside life you know, about their house, their income, all the dues. These
different things in life. Maybe their health or nutrition and their smarts. But
they're also working on their behavior, the personality traits that you really
believe that you can transform along with your life transforming. Which I
believe is the best and coolest part about goal-setting is I can change as
I'm changing my life. And so, it's this whole life experience all working
together. So, how do you do this? How do you set goals? How do you do this so you
actually can achieve the goals? What do you do? You know how do you make this
happen. Well, decide is this a have to or want to? And here's the tip. Make it a
want to even if you know it's a have to like you have to earn money so you can
pay your bills. The attitude of have to still has that a little bit of regret
and resentment in there. It doesn't have the full motivation. So, select the
attitude of want to. When you want to set a goal and you want to do the work, it
engages and activates your mind. So, that's the attitude side of being able
to set goals. Here's another smart tip is set
short-term goals. You're new at this. I don't know how many people... I mean, I've
lost count how many people have actually attempted to set big goals, failed
miserably and then threw away the whole goal-setting thing. They just do it all
the way. They're just done. They just threw it away. And then they gave up. But
they started too big .They just started too big. There's no embarrassment as
starting small. Because you're learning how to do this. Number 3. Find the
steps between here and your goal. Now, when I say find the steps, somebody else
has already accomplished this goal before. Whatever it is you're doing. To
earn $2,000. Earned 5, $10,000 a month. $10,000 a week. If you
want to build a new home, you want to have a new car. There's been thousands
upon tens of thousands have been hundreds of thousands of people who've
already got this gold before you did. Find the people who are goal setters and
goal accomplishers and then ask them "What did you do?"
What were your steps? What did it take? What do I need to change? But find the
steps. Don't just make up the steps. The more you ask around, you're going to find
the goal setters. There are goal setters and goal getters who live around you.
They're not too far away but they don't go around bragging too much. But if you
start to talk to people and if they don't set goals and don't know how to
accomplish goals, ask them who does. Because when you can start to associate
with an individual who's really good at setting goals, then you have somebody to
aspire to. The way that they're doing it. The way that they set their steps. The
way they do things. It's a huge game-changer to have somebody to talk to.
So number 3 is not make up the steps, it's fine the steps. So, when you choose
your goal and here's something about choosing a goal that is really, really
super easy. It doesn't matter what you start with. I'm going to suggest that it's
simple. Keep it simple. Keep it simple and short-term. Keep a simple and short term.
Find the steps. Do some educations. See what you got to do. Talk to people. But
then now, it's time to do the steps. And be super careful that you don't overload
yourself with too many steps in one day. Like I tell my mentees, those who I
mentor. A step a day means that you're in the right direction. And it's new not too
far away. A step a day means you're going in the right direction and it's not too
far away. Steps add up. And when steps add up, you get to your destination. One good
solid step in the direction of your goal is a guarantee you're going to reach
that goal. Because if you don't take a step, you're not going to go. But Monday
through Friday you take a good solid step. But you got
do the steps. And also with number 4, here's something to realize. You're going
to make mistakes. I give you full permission to make mistakes and make
mistakes and make mistakes and re correct, re correct, re correct. And it's
okay. You can recorrect your direction. You can course correct and so that you
can get back on track. You're going to learn along the way from your mistakes.
Makes you smarter. And all of us goal setters, we make mistakes along the way. I
think that's why it's important to get a mentor. A mentor can help you actually
lower the number of mistakes that you make. A mentor is somebody who can give
you advice about really where to focus your attention and really what to do
next. But got to do the steps. Number 5, track everything you do. Track your
thoughts, track your progress, track your steps but keep a log or of your thoughts
and feelings and steps that you take. The more you keep your mind focused on this,
the more guarantee you're going to accomplish your goal. So, you pick a
simple goal that is a short-term goal so you can learn how to do this. Find the
steps from talking to people. And also from education. Do the steps. Track the
steps. Then of course, when you achieve that goal, no matter the size of the goal,
celebrate. Celebrate. Meaning, tell people that you made it. Tell people you set the
goal, it took you this long and you got the goal. Like literally promote the
whole idea about setting goals. There's not enough people setting goals and
doing this process and achieving your goals. Why do we have kids that are
struggling in school? Because we don't have parents who set personal goals and
teach their children how they're accomplishing their goals. Getting an A
in school is a goal. If it's not on their mind to get an A and they don't set
goals during the school year, why should they get an A? Why are they even focused
on today? So maybe, with your own children, it's time to set goals with them. Write
them down, help them find out how they can do it. What are the steps they can
take? And then you can see when you fall off the path. Your spouse,
you, your friend. Asked them what goals do you have set? What are you doing to
accomplish your goals? I think it's time to start the conversation. I think it's
time to have a movement among all of us as people to really encourage people to
set goals. It's not difficult. Simple goal, short term. Remember you're new at this.
Find the steps, do the steps, track the steps. The tracking is a big part. Number
6, celebrate. You'll make it. So, for learning more about what I do and
what we do here at the company that can make a difference for you and your life.
We really get into the teaching and the education about how to do this. And of
course, I'm going to suggest you is called art of mentoring. Not only will
you learn how to set goals and achieve goals and the whole psyche behind it. But
you actually can learn how to teach people to do it too. So, if you're a team
leader, a business owner, a parent, a friend, a neighbor. Somebody who wants to
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consider this, consider this, go clear back to the beginning, watch this. Be at
the want stage. Everybody's got a wall.
But you know what? That wall comes down when you want that goal. And when you
take small steps and you get clear on that goal, you can achieve whatever it is
that you want. Okay, get after it. Pick that first goal. Make
it happen.