Set Your Goals And Focus.

Set Your Goals And Focus.

Tip number 1: It’s not any harder to do 25 goals than it is to do 10 goals. The first year I started writing my goals down, I only wrote down five. By the end of that year, four of the five goals were done. The second year I wrote down my goals, I started out with 100. By the end of that year, 84 of the goals were completed. Ever since 2006, I’ve consistently set 300 goals every year and completed all of them. If you start out with more goals, and you’re serious about completing them, you will have more of them done by the end of the year than if you only wrote down a few. Be bold and go for the gusto!

Tip number 2: Vary your goals. All of your goals should not be limited to one area — like sales. As the saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Why not have some relationship goals, financial goals, spiritual growth goals, and travel goals? Remember, we work to live but we don’t live to work. It’s okay to have some fun too.

Tip number 3: Include a compelling reason. I’ve never found weeding the hill five times to be a fun goal. It’s more about a necessary one. However, my compelling reason has remained the same on every goal list I’ve ever made: My wife deserves better. Weeding the hill is something I can do that she appreciates. It’s good to have a compelling reason that will keep you motivated even if the task itself does not.

Tip number 4: Check your goals off as you complete them. As you see more and more of your goals getting completed, it will create momentum that motivates you to complete the other goals on your list. It also instills a confidence in you that you knowing that you follow through on what you start.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve written down 5,500 goals and I’ve completed 5,500 goals. Goal setting has changed my life in so many positive ways. Now is your chance to do the same with your life. Goal setting is free. All it takes is the knowledge to do it, putting it into action, and following through to completion. There are very few greater gifts you can do for yourself than making a commitment to goal setting.