Goal Setting
May 25th, 2012 | 
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Goal Setting
…goal setting is what I would personally consider the cornerstone / keystone of growth.
In essence we should be thinking about areas of goal setting:
- Personal Goals
- Business Goals
- Entrepreneur Goals
The easiest way to explain this is by way of an example:
Personal Goals
- To free up more time each day to enjoy the things that give me enjoyment
- Be accountable to myself
- Be in charge of my own destiny
- Spend more time with the one’s I love
- Travel more visiting the places I dream about
- Buy my dream house
- Buy my dream car
Business Goals
- Give my customer / subscribers value, in fact ensure that I over deliver to them
- To help people in attaining needs and wants. A great way to gain respect
- To run a business that I love
Entrepreneur Goals
- To stop procrastinating
- Work smarter and realize that it is impossible for me to complete every job.
- Build a better understanding / relationship with my list
- To learn how to write better emails
- To meet my mentor in person
Your goals will obviously reflect where you are in your business right now and what you are looking for in the future.
A rule of thumb is to set 30 /60 / 90 days goals. A big step to success is making yourself accountable to others. In fact if you can find an accountable partner that would great in making sure that each of you are keeping to your goal settings.
I would like to share this great video with you from a man who is a legend, the one and only Jim Rohn. I sincerly hope you enjoy this great video.
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Hi Paul, excellent video. I watched it all the way through. Jim Rohn was an incredible person.I have a book called The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn.It is really very inspiring and motivating. Goal setting is obviously crucial to your success. I think it is about time I add some goals to my list.
All the best,
Gerald.
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for posting this and sharing the video of Jim Rohn. It’s amazing to me how many times I’ve heard/read/viewed successful people say we need to set goals … and I just blow it off thinking “yeah, I’ll do that once I start seeing success…”
After watching that video I’m beginning to have a paradigm shift…
-karl
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Hi Gerald
You are so right I always watch / read anything by the great man. He just gets it.
I am hoping some of it rubs off on me
Cheers
Paul
Hey Karl
You are most welcome. The first time I watched a video by Jim Rohn, I thought to myself, big shift needed Paul
That is why I got myself a mentor and gave myself a kick up the a**
Cheers
Paul
I won’t even lie to you, but this is one of the biggest hurdles I face. Goal setting is difficult for me. I don’t know what it is, but I always have a hard time following through with my goals.
However, I recently started to write down something along with my goals to help me understand why I chose these goals.
I started writing down “the benefits” I would enjoy once I achieved my goals.
For example, my income goal for the year is $100,000. Instead of only writing down “My goal is to make $100,000.”, I would also add “because I want to use the money to get out of debt”
“I want to make $100,000 this year because I want to use the money to get out of debt”
Now that I see the benefits I’ll enjoy from reaching my goals, I’ll be more inclined to complete my goals instead of bailing out on them. I know this little trick works for a lot of people too, so maybe you can try it.
Focus on the benefits you’ll enjoy from your goals, instead of the goal itself.
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Hey Paul,
I watched the video all the way through. Jim is a very knowledgeable man and an inspiration.
I think that setting goals is one of the best ways to get to where you want to go.
Thanks for the video
Daniel Carton
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Totally agreed! Goal setting allows us to stay focus and on track on the things we plan to do. Great video! I love it.
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Hello Website Owner! Great blog, Keep up the quality work!
I’ve found over the years that my goals have centered around the same things…. Music, Women, running, and money. Every time I sit down to write down my goals, they end up coming out as a different version of the same theme. The key for me has been actually doing something about those goals. Once I started to do that, the goals started to become a reality.
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Hi Paul,
Sylvia
Breaking out the different areas to set goals in was initially confusing but after going through the process it was very beneficial. I could really see how certain goals were connected to each other and it really helped the goal setting/prioritizing process.
I think your right, breaking it down via a 30/60/90 is just important since each a goal can be soooo intimidating at times. Small or big steps is a step in the right direction.
Good Stuff as always,
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Goals should be relevant to the direction you want your life and career to take. By keeping goals aligned with this, you’ll develop the focus you need to get ahead and do what you want. Set widely scattered and inconsistent goals, and you’ll fritter your time – and your life – away.
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I care for such information much. I was seeking this certain information for a very long time. Thank you and best of luck.
Hi paul, I really enjoyed watching this video.
Goal setting is definitely a big part it my life now.
Simply because it works!
I am using the same method that you shared in this blog post.
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