| The goal-setting method I am about to share with | | | | 2. "I take one hour every Sunday, from |
| you I learned from several mentors over a period of | | | | 4:00pm-5:00pm to plan, schedule and prioritize my |
| more than 10 years. I have been using and honing my | | | | business activities for the upcoming week." |
| goal-setting system ever since. I want to share this | | | | I hope you chose the second one. And remember, |
| system with you, with the hope that you will | | | | the purpose of this wording is to convince your |
| experience the kind of incredible results that I have. | | | | subconscious mind that you are the type of person |
| When I was a teenager, my mentor Walter Hailey | | | | who gets the goal you are setting. Give yourself a |
| told me that "By the time they reach the age of | | | | timeline, and don't use negative language. |
| sixty, 95% of people are broke, dead, or dead broke. | | | | Step 3: Add a Compelling Vision. |
| Only 5% are wealthy enough to retire with no debt, | | | | After each goal, add an compelling vision of the result |
| without needing social security." | | | | when you get your goal. Write how it feels and what |
| I thought about this, and asked him, "How do I | | | | thoughts you have when you accomplish it. Write |
| become one of those 5%?" | | | | them in present tense, be specific, and get excited |
| "Well, they all do three things in common that the | | | | about them! |
| other 95% doesn't do," he said. | | | | For the three examples above, I have written |
| I wanted to know. And he told me: | | | | Compelling Visions that get me excited: |
| 1. They set goals and write them down. | | | | "I make an extra 10,000 before May of 2009, and |
| 2. They read their goals every day. | | | | take my whole family on our dream vacation to |
| 3. They carry their goals with them everywhere. | | | | Hawaii in June. I feel confident and at-ease with my |
| I wondered how this simple practice could be so | | | | finances, and start a savings program for my |
| effective, so I decided to test it by trying it. After | | | | children's future. It feels so good to be financially |
| two years, I had accomplished everything on my goal | | | | free!" |
| sheet: "I get straight A's in college," "I am captain of | | | | "My website is generating hundreds of hits every |
| the Cross Country team," and "I am an entrepreneur | | | | day, boosting my sales, increasing my commissions, |
| with my own business." | | | | and making more money than ever. People look up |
| I have since designed my own system of writing and | | | | to me and trust me, leaving glowing comments and |
| accomplishing goals, and along the way I have come | | | | recommending me to their friends. It feels so good |
| to understand that the traditional way of thinking | | | | to finally get the recognition I deserve!" |
| about success is wrong. | | | | "I am feeling more on top of my business than ever. |
| Myth: Success comes to people who Do what it | | | | My work is more efficient, I have more leisure time |
| takes to Have the result, then they Become | | | | with my family, and I feel in-control of my life. I |
| successful people. | | | | always accomplish my tasks for the week, and I |
| Reality: Success comes to people who decide they | | | | sleep better at night. I am unstoppable." |
| are going to Become the kind of person who Does | | | | Can you feel that? When you read your Vision, you |
| what it takes, THEN they Have the result naturally. | | | | should be able to feel it in your gut. Use that feeling |
| In this article, I am going to teach you to use | | | | to motivate you when you get discouraged, and |
| powerful goal-setting techniques to create a | | | | push you when you get complacent. |
| compelling vision for yourself and your business that | | | | Step 4: Make Five Copies and Put them Up |
| will help you become the kind of person who gets | | | | The five copies of your goal should go in the five |
| the goals you seek - before you have obtained the | | | | places you see the most every day. Here are some |
| goal. This method uses the power of your | | | | places I've put mine in the past: |
| subconscious mind by convincing your self-image that | | | | - Wallet |
| you are the kind of person who gets the goals you | | | | - Bathroom mirror |
| want. | | | | - Above the T.V. |
| This process may seem backward to you at first, | | | | - Computer screen |
| and that's normal. However, I encourage you to try it | | | | - Above the kitchen sink |
| out before you dismiss it, because I have seen this | | | | - In a kitchen cabinet |
| process create incredible results for people I know | | | | - On the fridge |
| personally - including an Olympic Gold Medalist who | | | | - Briefcase |
| used it in his training and teaches a version of this | | | | - Gym bag or locker |
| approach to professional athletes. Trust me - it | | | | - Sock drawer |
| works and it is Powerful if you take it seriously and | | | | You should see your goals several times each day, |
| put your heart into it. | | | | and when you do, stop and read them. Feel what it's |
| Step 1: Set Your Goals. | | | | like now that you have your goal, and relish it for a |
| If you own a business, you have probably been | | | | moment. Then continue with your day. It should take |
| taught how to set effective goals before, so I will be | | | | less than two minutes each time. |
| brief in this section. | | | | At first, your family and friends will wonder what |
| Most importantly, your goals should be between "too | | | | you're doing. They may be skeptical and make fun of |
| easy" and "unrealistic." Find the grey area where | | | | you, and that's okay. Ask for their support, and enroll |
| reading the goal gives you butterflies in your stomach | | | | them in sharing that vivid vision of success with you. |
| - it's exciting to think about, it would take a stretch | | | | Ask your husband or wife how they would feel if |
| to make it happen, and the results would be | | | | you got your goal, and use their vision to inspire you |
| spectacular. You can almost taste it, you know how | | | | further. |
| great it would feel to have it, and it would take | | | | IMPORTANT: |
| some stretching to get there. | | | | You should practice this method in waves or cycles, |
| Step 2: Write Them Down. | | | | with a period of "blitzing" your goals followed by a |
| When writing your goals, make sure they are present | | | | period of rest. The ideal length of time to "blitz" your |
| tense, positive, specific, and have a time limit. It is | | | | goals is between 3 and 6 weeks. After that, take a |
| Very Important that you follow this simple guidelines | | | | break. Leave one of your goal sheets in your wallet |
| when writing your goals down, because it makes a | | | | or purse, and carry it with you as a reminder. After a |
| huge difference. To illustrate, read the following three | | | | break of 2-3 weeks, re-write your goals and visions, |
| pairs of goals and tell me which one of the two is | | | | and start another "blitz" with five new copies in |
| more exciting, compelling, urgent and inspiring to you: | | | | different places. |
| 1. "I will not allow my business to stagnate this year." | | | | Doing this method in waves or cycles is the most |
| 2. "I grow my business 20% in the first quarter of | | | | effective way, or you will get sick of reading the |
| 2009." | | | | same thing every day, and it will become |
| 1. "I will spend more time this year making my | | | | monotonous and boring. The LAST thing you want is |
| website better." | | | | to be bored by your goals! If it starts becoming a |
| 2. "I spend 2-3 hours per week improving and editing | | | | chore, that's your mind telling you to take a break |
| my website from February, 2009 through the end of | | | | and re-write them after a couple weeks. |
| May, 2009." | | | | Stay consistent, put real feeling into your goals, take |
| 1. "I will spend more time planning for the week | | | | risks, and you will reap the benefits. |
| ahead." | | | | |