Goal Achievement…turbo-charged Style!: Top 7 Pitfalls Of Conventional Goal Setting Techniques And What You Must Do Instead To Achieve Powerful, Compelling Outcomes

” Yes, that’s s right. The likelihood is that the way you have been setting goals is actually the very reason why you are not achieving goals. How do I know?

Be honest with yourself. How many goals have you set in the last year in which … • you did not take action on? • you gave blood, sweat and tears to achieve with little results to show for it? • you lost your focus or motivation to keep going?

The good news is: through the tools of NLP (NeuroLinguisticProgramming), you can learn the most powerful goal-setting techniques of top achievers to create powerful compelling outcomes in your business.

Let’s first take a look at the top 7 pitfalls of traditional goal-setting … and how the new turbo-charged techniques can ignite your most ambitious goals into high velocity results.

PITFALL #1: LACK OF PRECISION

Vagueness is deadly in any business, especially in the area of goal-setting. Vague goals create vague, if any,results. When you write your goals in specific, precise language,your subconscious mind, which is the part of you that actualizes your goals, gets busy in the “how” and drives all its energies toward accomplishing your goals.

“I want to earn more money” or“I want my employees to be more productive” is like speaking greek to the subconscious mind. It doesn’t know how to interpret what you want. Instead, a more precise goal is stated as: “I want to earn $100,000” or “I want my employees to get out their reports by 3pm daily.” That goal is precise, specific and measurable. Now the subconscious mind will go to work and keep you focused, until you get to that end result.

PITFALL #2: NOT KNOWING YOUR COMPELLING "WHY”

Most people set their goals in a vacuum. They set goals on what they think they want, rather than on what they really, really want. Ie., goals that will motivate them and create meaning and fulfillment in their businesses and lives.

The secret: Ensure that you are defining goals congruent with your most important values. Values are your subconscious drivers that motivate you to do or not do anything.

Eg., let’s say you set the goal: “I want to make $100,000. Yet family, fun and recreation are your most important values. If your goal is not congruent with your top values, you will produce marginal results with that goal. Your subconscious mind will always drive you to take actions and decisions that feed your most important values.

Always,always ask “why is this goal important for me to achieve?” It's a “power question” that will link your goals with your values.

PITFALL #3: LACK OF A TIME DEADLINE

It has been said that a “goal is a dream with a deadline.” Without a deadline, it’s likely that achieving your goal exists only vaguely sometime in the future. “I want to achieve $100,000” lacks any sense of direction. The old “someday” syndrome kicks in and your subconscious mind takes a nap, thinking it has all the time in the world.

A goal with a time deadline instead alerts the subconscious mind that you are ready to take action, focus your energies and achieve your desired outcome within a certain timeframe. IE., “I want to earn $100,000 by December 31,2006” is a goal that creates a sense of urgency and puts you in momentum..

PITFALL #4: NOT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR GOAL

In NLP, we always check for the “ecology” of achieving a certain goal. Ie., does achieving your goal conflict with other areas of your life? Does it negatively effect others? Does it negatively impact the planet?

In today’s high stress,cooker pressured business world, business owners and leaders often pursue goals that cost them in other areas of their life. In some cases, serious consequences – such as divorce, heart attacks,loss of friends, etc. As management guru, Steven Covey, reminds us:“It’s one thing to move up the ladder. It’s another thing to find out your ladder is against the wrong wall.”

Always check your goal’s consequences. Ask yourself: “Does the goal conflict with any other area of my life?” “If I achieve my goal, does it create win/win or win/lose outcomes?”

PITFALL #5: STATING THE GOAL IN FUTURE TENSE

Stating the outcome in future tense keeps you in that hoping, wishing state. A state in which all your fears and doubts creep in. You begin to hear those nasty inner voices, eg., “you’ve got to be kiddin'. You’re a loser.” “Why bother! You’re fail anyway.”

When you write your goal in present tense, you bypass those inner voices. Why? Because the subconscious mind does not know the difference between that which is imagined and that which is real. Writing the goal “as if it already happened” sets a strong inner intention and decision that the goal is already achieved, at least in your mind. Thus, your goal becomes more compelling and achievable.

Eg., instead of stating your goal as “Iwant to earn $100,000 by December 31, 2006,” use present time language to make it more compelling and real:

“It is now December 31,2006. I have successfully accomplished my goal of earning $100,000 ….” Yeah! Now your mind is cheering you on .

PITFALL #6: LACK OF AN "EVIDENCE PROCEDURE"

This one secret is worth its weight in gold! No other goal-setting technique incorporates this powerful secret. It is the difference that makes the difference between mediocre results and extraordinary outcomes.

Your evidence procedure is your “proof”statement that your goal is already achieved. How will you know when you have gotten your desired outcome? What is the last step that needs to happen to ensure you goal is achieved?

Use sensory based language to make your proof statement compelling and real. That is, what will you see, hear, feel that proves you have accomplished your goal?

Eg., your goal statement with an evidence procedure: “It is now December 31,2006. I have successfully earned $100,000 in income this year. I know it because (proof statement) I am looking at my 2006 financial statement with a big grin on my face as, I hear my wife congratulating me for a job well done.” BINGO!

PITFALL #7: NOT IDENTIFYING AND ENROLLING YOUR SUCCESS TEAM

As Walt Disney said, “You can have the most beautiful dream in the world,yet it takes people to build it.” Trying to accomplish your goals on your own is the hard way.

Goals, as defined above, along with a success team give you the fuel and the leverage to achieve big audacious goals that once seemed impossible. Whether you are an executive trying to get your team to rally behind your goals or an entrepreneur wanting the support of like minded business owners,the critical factor is to make sure you link your goals and vision with what each member on your team wants to achieve.

“How can I assist my team members to self actualize through the accomplishment of my goals? How can I help them get what they really want?”

IN SUMMARY: If you want to become an unstoppable force in your business. follow these top 7 principlesin goal setting …turbo-charged style. When you do, invite me to your celebration party ☺).
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Goal Achievement And Success - Knowing How To Achieve Your Goals

Well, there are no guaranteed steps to goal achievement, for there are different ways to achieve various goals. However, part of being successful is developing certain attitudes that only true winners possess:

1. Persistence. You need to be persistent because the road to success is surely not without difficulty. Being persistent means that you won't give up easily; it means that you will strive to solve the problems you encounter and that you will be passionate about achieving your goal from beginning to the end.
2. Optimism. A sense of optimism should be balanced with a sense of realism. Being optimistic means that you won't easily lose hope. It also means that you readily grab the opportunities that come along your way, without failing to consider other possibilities. This means that you are able to trust your instincts and make calculated risks.
3. A good sense of timing. Although it is important for you to be diligent, it is also important that you have to be sensitive about your environment, including the people around you. A good sense of timing relates to making sensible choices, and this is something you can develop by being more observant. This is especially true in the case of business.

As you can see, knowing how to achieve your goals by developing the right attitudes is applicable to gaining success in every aspect of your life. This will ultimately help you to develop your character as well - and that's one achievement that no one can ever take away from you.
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Developing The Right Attitude To Support Goal Achievement

If you consider achievement and achievers, you hopefully would recognize that one piece of the goal achievement puzzle is attitude.

In most goal achievement writing I`ve seen, attitude is always discussed, often downplayed and typically misunderstood in the entire goal achievement puzzle; three good reasons to explore the ‘right` attitude!

In this brief article, I will outline what the right attitude is (to support maximum goal achievement), why it is important to us both as individuals and leaders and how to develop it.

So, what is the right attitude? I`m glad you asked.

Consider the three P`s of the right goal achievement attitude:

Positive. This is where most of these conversations start . . . and stop. Prevailing wisdom and much research show that having a positive attitude improves the likelihood you will achieve your goal, speeds your progress and, perhaps most importantly, makes you more resilient - All of which help you overcome obstacles and remain persistent in pursuit of your goal.
Possibility. The key to possibility is belief. Do you believe you can succeed and reach the goal? Do you believe we can earn it? Do you believe the goal is possible? If you think it is possible for others, can you see it for ourselves? This is more than just an extension of positive thinking. After all, if you didn`t think the goal was achievable, how likely are you to work hard to achieve it?
Proactive. The right attitude isn`t about thinking and belief alone. The right attitude includes realizing that you must roll up your sleeves and do something.

As you take action in the direction of your goals, you can build momentum, greater belief and enhance our attitude as we go.

All of this sounds pretty good, I realize, but what makes this the "right" attitude; or, more practically, how does this attitude help the situation?

The right attitude enables the right behaviors - behaviors of persistence, discipline and creativity.
The right attitude enables right focus - staying on mentally target and alert for opportunities.
The right attitude enables right results - it improves the likelihood of your success in reaching your goals.

Behaviors, focus and results. The right attitude can create all of them, both for ourselves and those we lead.

You know what the right attitude looks like (and you realize it is more than "just" positive mental attitude) as it relates to goal achievement, you may be wondering how do you create it? Another great question . . . here are some immediate steps -

1. Set the goal. This is the start. Before you can achieve a goal you must know what it is. This sets everything in motion. The size and nature of the goal will impact all three P`s described above.
2. Involve those who will be achieving the goal. If you want others to believe in the goal, you must involve them as much as possible. The right attitude comes easier when participants own the goal.
3. Create greater belief. Remind people of past successes; reward and recognize small successes on the achievement path. As you do this you create a momentum effect and the greater belief buoys the attitude.
4. Get excited about the goal. Actually this is a misstatement. Don`t focus on the goal itself, get yourself and others excited about the benefits that come from achieving the goal. When you know why you are doing the (hard) work of moving toward a goal, you are creating the right attitude.
5. Make the goals visual and vivid. Help people "see" the achievement of the goal. While this has already been mentioned, it is critical. Help your team make that picture as real as you can. Then, whenever possible, remind people of that vision.
6. Keep the goal in front of you at all times. Do you have a list of your goals that you read often? Do you have team goals "written down" or visually available to people in multiple places? Do you open team meetings by reminding people of the goals? When we are reminded of goals we are excited about achieving, it manages our attitude and keeps is "right."

We all know the right attitude will make a difference. Now you know some reasons why, and how you can influence and nurture that attitude in yourself, and those you lead.

Once you get the attitude right, you are fast-forwarding your progress towards achieving your goals!

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