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- I read where Darren Hardy
interviewed the most successful people in the world,
Howard Schultz, Oprah, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos,
you name it.
And he noticed, they all had two things in common.
Number one, they're committed to continual learning,
and number two, they're committed to continual goal setting.
Now think about those two success traits.
By the way,
I'm Terri Savelle Foy,
your cheerleader of "Dreams",
and I wanna talk about both of those today.
And then,
I wanna give you the six common mistakes
in setting your New Year's goals.
This is gonna help you so much
in preparing for the new year.
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Okay. Back to our topic.
Successful people are committed to continual learning.
John Maxwell was asked, he said,
"What's the number one predictor
that you will be successful"?
Now, think about that.
The greatest predictor that you will be successful.
Without hesitating, he responded,
"Be intentional about your personal growth".
Well, that's what you're doing
when you enroll in, like,
the Vision Board course,
or other courses.
You're being very intentional
about setting your goals the right way,
for the new year.
Now a lot of people have good intentions,
but they're not intentional
about their personal growth.
What could you accomplish
if you were very strategic
about growing yourself in the new year?
Reading, listening to audios,
meeting with mentors,
taking courses.
You know, just to give you an example,
I read recently
where 80% of the millionaires in the United States,
in the past 20 years,
are immigrants.
And the number one ethnic group in the US
becoming millionaires,
are Russians.
And the number one reason why,
is an openness to learn.
Then they found out the second trait they have,
is a "do what it takes" mindset.
The third trait, is a willingness to outwork others.
Bottom line,
if you want a remarkable life,
you gotta be willing to pay a remarkable price, right?
And that requires three things.
I'll go through these pretty quick.
Number one, is commit to reading.
88% of the wealthiest people in the world
read 30 minutes or more every day,
and only 2% of poor people do this.
Now T-D Jakes said,
"Anytime someone says,
'I wanna be successful'",
he says, "Great, take me to your house,
and show me your library".
He said,
"You can't grow anymore, if you don't read anymore".
And then he yells, you know,
"Build your personal library".
And of course, he's shouting and sweating. (laughs)
It sounds more powerful
coming from T-D Jakes,
but don't let your books
give you shelf-help.
Read 'em, right?
So set a goal in the new year
to read a certain number of books.
Number two, they are committed to continual listening.
63% of the wealthiest people in the world,
listen to audios during their commute to work,
and only 5% of poor people do.
Now this is a study I found on Entrepreneur Magazine.
But turn your car into a classroom.
They found out the average American
tracks 12,000 miles, per year, in their car.
That's just the average.
That's the equivalent of spending 300 hours
behind the wheel of your car.
You know, we're stuck in traffic 38 to 68 hours a year.
That's just stuck in traffic, just sitting there.
What if you heard $1 million idea during your commute?
And hey, real quick,
I wanna ask you if you would subscribe to our channel.
You know, that's a simple step
you can take right now,
to make sure you're committed to listening
to faith-building, positive input, consistently.
So all you have to do,
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and become a subscriber.
And I wanna say,
"Thank you, so much, for doing that",
because I pray for my subscribers.
I prayed for you this morning.
Okay. So set a new goal to invest in some new audiobooks,
and utilize your drive time to grow yourself.
Oh, and you'll, you'll learn all that kind of stuff
in the Vision Board course.
But I wanna mention number three,
before I tell you the six common mistakes in goal setting.
Number three, is commit to investing in your growth.
You know, I remember the first time I went online,
and I bought $60 in books and audio programs,
and I could not believe it.
I thought, "60 bucks on faith-building resources". (laughs)
Then I thought,
"I would easily spend $60 on clothing".
This is my future we're talking about.
Well, do you know the most valuable thing in my house,
is my books,
my audios,
all the programs I've invested in.
Now don't get me wrong.
I have some amazing shoes. (laughs)
But listen,
just instead of just investing
in this amazing pair of shoes,
or an outfit that's gonna be outdated,
the books will live on forever, right?
The books taught me how to get the amazing shoes.
But you must invest in your personal growth.
Here's the thing.
Whoever has your ear, has your life.
Yes, this is an ear.
But be very selective
about who you allow to speak into your life.
Get some mentors who are seven to 10 steps ahead of you.
And you've probably heard the phrase,
that black belts don't learn new skills from white belts.
Bottom line, make you and your growth a priority
for the new year.
They say the largest room in the world,
is the room for improvement, right?
Okay. The second trait
that Darren Hardy noticed
of the most successful people,
is that they are committed to continual goal setting.
Did you know,
the very act of sitting down
and making a list of goals that you want to accomplish
in this next year,
it gets your blood pumping,
and your heart rate up.
You become alert and excited.
You feel good about yourself
only when you're working towards
something that's important to you.
So real quick,
I wanna go through the six common mistakes in goal setting
that I learned from Michael Hyatt.
You ready?
Okay, number one, you set too many goals.
I used to set like 43 goals.
Well, the top way people get,
the top ways that people get,
you know, lose their focus,
is by having too many goals to focus on.
You've probably heard that phrase,
"That man who chases two rabbits, catches neither".
Well, most of us are not only chasing about 10 rabbits,
but a couple elephants, too. (laughs)
But research supports,
staying between 7 to 10 goals.
And of course,
I'm gonna walk you through this whole process
in the Vision Board course.
Number two, the second mistake
is you don't write your goals down.
You know, Dr. Gail Matthews,
of Dominican University in California,
she did research on goal setting,
and she wanted to know,
what was the impact of writing down your goals.
I mean, do you really have to grab a pencil
and write them down,
or can you mentally just leave them in your head?
She discovered that the very act of writing them down,
gives you a 42% greater probability of achieving the goal,
even if you don't do anything else.
Isn't that amazing?
See, you can just casually say,
"I'd like to have $10,000 in my savings account",
but nothing happens,
or makes it a true focus,
until you write it down.
Number three, you don't make your goals specific.
You know, you may say,
"I'd really like to make more money",
but until you make it concrete,
it's doubtful it will ever happen.
In most cases, it's too broad.
You know, you wanna increase your salary.
How much?
You wanna lose weight.
How much?
You wanna read more books.
How many books?
Be very specific.
Okay. Number four, is you don't assign a deadline.
Deadlines are motivating.
They create a sense of urgency.
You know, many people are afraid to set a deadline,
because they're concerned they won't make it.
That's okay.
You can move the deadline.
If you have a desire to write a book,
you need to assign a deadline for Chapter One.
Don't just say,
"I'm gonna write my book this year".
Put a deadline after every goal.
Okay. Number five, is you don't stretch yourself
outside your comfort zone.
You need to be uncomfortable.
See, if all of your goals are in the comfort zone,
it doesn't motivate you.
It's not compelling.
It doesn't require you to think creatively,
or to pray,
or to use your faith.
Set a goal in the discomfort zone.
That's where prayers are answered.
Where you can look back and say,
"Oh my goodness, look what God has done".
Now here's the thing about the discomfort zone.
It's uncomfortable.
You're gonna feel doubt, fear, awkward,
but it just means you're being stretched.
Didn't the Bible say,
"It's impossible to please God without faith"?
So it means you're gonna have to grow,
and use your faith,
to achieve these goals.
Okay. Number six, is you don't make your goals visible.
This was discovered as the biggest reason
goals are not achieved.
We stick 'em in a drawer,
a nightstand,
on a computer,
we never go back and look at 'em.
That used to be me.
Well, they say, keep your goals outta reach,
but never out of sight.
So again,
that's why I'm offering my Vision Board course this week.
Every day,
you just take two minutes to look at your goals,
to speak to them,
to thank God in advance.
It's that easy.
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Merry Christmas,
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