Making Goals STICK
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Making Goals STICK
Most people never set goals. They just wander aimlessly through life. YOU are different. Hey, you are reading this Blog newsletter, right?!
Question: Have you ever set goals you did NOT achieve? Really? Me too. In the beginning I accomplished almost none of my goals. I got better over the years and now achieve close to 90% of my goals on time and on target. How?
Here are 3 techniques I learned to make goals STICK:
Goal Sticking Technique #1: Make them public. If you enjoy having `face` and want to keep it, declare your goals in public. Telling your boss, family and friends, `I will achieve X by noon, December 31st, 2010`puts a lot of pressure on you to achieve. That pressure gives you motivation when you otherwise want to rest. Conrad Hilton sold hotels not yet built. Bill Gates sold the rights to software he did not own. Once you make a public commitment, it is amazing what you can achieve.
Goal Sticking Technique #2: Help your mind `see` the goal by creating an image in your mind. It is hard to picture `rich` but easy to picture $1 million. Difficult to envision `happy family` but easy to see you dining every night with your family, smiling and talking. Impossible to see `someday` but easy to imagine 6 PM August 9th 2006.
Goal Sticking Technique #3: Make a bet. I do not advocate people gambling as most gamblers end up broke. I do encourage side bets to ensure success.
Bet your spouse you can achieve your goal by a specific time and when successful, you get to buy a 42 inch Plasma screen and if you miss the deadline, you have to sell `that chair` you love but your spouse hates.
Bet your boss you can outsell another division leader by March 1st. When you succeed, you get a bigger territory or an office. If you miss the target, you will wash the bosses car once a week for a month.
The combination of reward and punishment with accountability to a third party is a powerful inducement.
Making goals STICK is just one subject of a full day course we offer on Goal Attainment. These 3 simple techniques can certainly help you have a richer more successful year.
You can check out my previous blog post on goal attainment too.
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