- If you're like I was and you are tired
of setting goals year after year,
only to be more upset with yourself than before
you even set the goal, then I have the solution for you.
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Hey, I'm Terri Savelle Foy, cheerleader of dreams.
Let's talk about, how to design your life.
Now I'm gonna share my system for achieving goals
which I've been doing for years now,
and I put a free download for you of this very system
if you just click the link in the description.
Now, I used to be so frustrated, discouraged
and downright disgusted with myself,
because year after year, I never achieved my goals.
Finally, something clicked and I become
a lifelong goal setter and a goal getter ever since.
I'm constantly learning more and more effective ways,
which is why number seven on my list today,
is something I just added to my strategy and I love it.
So if you're like I was and you are tired
of setting goals year after year,
only to be more upset with yourself
than before you even set the goal,
then I have the solution for you.
If you weigh exactly what you weighed last year, this time,
maybe even more, or you spent all the money you tried
to save and here you are again at ground zero?
Keep watching, I'm gonna share an exclusive offer
for my subscribers in just a moment that will turn
you into a person of focus, self discipline
and a successful goal setter.
So, number one in designing your life is,
write down everything you want.
In other words, here's what I want you to do,
set the timer on your phone for seven minutes.
The reason I say seven is because most people say
five minutes to 10 minutes,
so let's go with seven.
Set the timer for seven minutes,
and just start writing every single thing you want.
Not how you can get it, but just everything you want.
Now, it could be fitness goals, you wanna weigh 140 pounds,
you wanna run a 5K, you wanna run in the Boston Marathon
or join a gym or hire a personal trainer
or be a certain size.
It could be financial goals,
you wanna save $10000, pay off all your credit card debt,
pay off your school loans,
drive a debt free car, start investing $500 a month, etc.
Or it could be personal or family goals like,
you wanna travel to Paris or Los Angeles or Tokyo or London.
The point is to just, dream.
Get all of those dreams and desires that are in your head,
get them on paper.
Just dump it all out, everything you can think of.
Now, what are some things that you want to accomplish?
How do you wanna grow yourself this year?
Think about your relationships.
Who are the most important people in your life?
Do you wanna plan some trips or special get togethers?
What about in your business or your career?
Do you wanna launch a new product?
Write a book?
Here's my point, don't edit the list just yet.
Just get it all out.
Number two, you put a number one
or a number five next to each goal.
Now this shows whether it's a one year goal
or a five year goal.
So you go through this long random list of dreams,
and number them according to the time it may take.
Now, somebody said,
"People often overestimate what they can achieve
in one year, but vastly underestimate
what we can achieve in five years."
Now, it's important to set goals for both,
one year and five year.
Number three, narrow down your
10 most important one year goals.
Now as you look at your list,
which ones motivate you the most?
Marie Forleo calls this, the prune.
She says this is so important,
you don't wanna take on too much and not make any progress.
Now, research support staying between
seven to 10 goals for the entire year.
So what you're doing is focusing on a few critical things.
What will give you the best results?
In other words, what is the reward
for making this goal happen?
More importantly, who will you have to become
to make this goal a reality?
So any goal that just stretches you,
and it demands that you grow, is a good goal.
For example, let's say paying off your credit card debt
of $16000, and saving emergency money of $1000,
those are incredible goals to achieve.
That's $17000 you need to come up with
in the next 12 months.
But if you accomplish those two goals,
you would be setting yourself up for great success.
So think about that.
Number four, set SMART goals.
Now we all know this, SMART stands for,
specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and a timeline.
So be specific.
In other words, clarity is power.
Don't just say, "I'm gonna to save money."
Say, "I'm gonna save $3,000 by December 31."
Measurable, what gets measured, gets done.
Attainable, now if all your goals are totally unrealistic,
then your brain just sort of checks out.
So it needs to be about a 50% probability
that you can do it.
Realistic, if your goals are unrealistic,
you're gonna feel like a failure.
Now, if you've never saved money before
and been living paycheck to paycheck,
don't set a goal to save $50000, it could be unrealistic.
And the timeline, deadline serves as a driving force.
They motivate us.
You know, Lisa Nichols says, "Action is the prescription
for that success you say you want."
So, if God's dealing with you
about learning success habits this year,
take action.
Now, one way to do that is to seek advice
and mentorship from someone who's already had experience
in an area that you wanna grow.
And that's why for my subscribers,
we're opening enrollment into my online coaching program
for a limited time.
Now this is for you if,
you're tired of starting at ground zero every January,
in your fitness goals,
or you're so fed up with being in debt,
year after year and living paycheck to paycheck
or promising yourself, you're gonna get organized,
or you're gonna read more or get closer to God
or get in shape.
It feels like he just start from scratch
every single year with the same goals.
I understand, I used to be exactly like that,
well, I put this together for you.
Because I learned, and with the help of God,
how to become a person of discipline.
And I want that for you.
So registration is only open until January 7th,
and will close for another eight months.
So don't miss out if this speaks to you.
And I'll show you later how to get enrolled.
Number five, write your goals as if they are attained.
Now remember, only 3% of adults even have written goals,
and this 3% are the most successful people in the world.
So just writing your goals gives you
a 44% greater chance of achieving them.
Now, when you write your goals it gets programmed
into your subconscious mind
and you go to work on it until it's achieved.
So, write them in the present tense.
Here's an example,
I have easily saved $10000 by December 31.
And then you break it apart.
What does that mean?
$833 a month.
Number six, know your why-power, not your willpower.
Know your why-power.
Now, it's more important than your willpower.
And this is because, it's your reason behind
setting the goal in the first place.
Why do you need to have $10,000?
For what purpose?
Think about it, write it out.
Is it for peace of mind that you gonna be okay,
if anything happened, you got $10,000.
Is it to have an emergency money
set aside for unexpected expenses.
The car breaks down,
there's a dental appointment you didn't count on
Or is it to fund your dream vacation?
Or funding your business idea
that could change your whole life?
Why do you need the $10,000?
Now, don't set surface goals that don't drive
you to achieve it.
Your why, has to be more important than your what.
Now, if you're clear on the reason
you'll be willing to pay the price.
You'll work longer hours, take on extra jobs,
look for opportunities to make more money,
when you have your why, you'll persevere.
So real quick, think about people who struggle
with their weight until, they get divorced.
And they're single again, suddenly, they lose 30 pounds.
And you think what happened?
They got their why power, right?
They wanna get married again,
they wanna find a spouse.
They got the why-power to keep them focused.
Next, this is something I just learned
and started doing and I love it.
Number seven, write down 20 action steps you can take
to achieve these goals.
And you might think, Terry 20? (laughing)
No, it is not easy, but just give it a shot
and trust me, you're gonna start getting real creative.
So, make a list that says,
how am I going to achieve this goal?
For example, let's say you have a goal to pay off credit
card debt of $16,000.
You could say number one, have a garage sale,
number two, sell my old iPhone,
number three, sell clothes on Poshmark or some other site,
number four, get an extra job.
Number five, I could do some tutoring.
Now you still have 15 more to go.
But you gotta write all 20, because the first four or five,
they come easy, but when you get to ideas,
six, seven, eight, nine and so on,
you start pushing your mind to be more creative.
Then what you do, is select the ideas
that you're gonna take action on immediately.
In other words, put it on your calendar,
turn this list into a to-do list.
And remember, these are action steps
to achieve your big goals.
They're like miniature goals.
Try this.
Number eight, track your goals every month
to see if you're on target.
Now I like to document exactly where I'm at
on the first day of each month.
So if it's February 1, and nothing has happened in an area?
Then I write that.
If it's a financial goal of saving $10000
then I write February 1 saved $700.
March 1, total saved 1300 dollars.
Tracking each month on the first day of the month
to see your progress and really push yourself to go harder.
And don't forget, to get your free download
of my system for achieving goals in the description.
Cause I want you to have this,
to get you going in the right direction.
I have a bonus question for you.
This will help you.
Ask yourself this,
which goal of your 10, if you can achieve it in 24 hours,
which goal would you select?
Which would have the greatest positive impact on your life.
Now I learned this exercise from Brian Tracy.
And sometimes it's a financial goal,
a health goal, a relationship goal.
But this goal becomes the central goal for you.
So think it over and circle the one, that if you could
accomplish this in 24 hours, you would be ecstatic.
So, I promised I would show you how to change the habits
in your life by offering...
On YouTube, we never do this,
but it's my online coaching program where you'll learn
the 12 habits of the most successful people,
and one of them is goal setting.
So, say goodbye to frustration, embarrassment,
discouragement, because you are now on your way
to discovering the secrets
of the world's greatest achievers.
So, click the link in the description
for this limited open enrollment
and I'll be cheering you on along the way.
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