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Today's issue includes:
1. Your Achievement Article -
Making Your Goals Count in 2006 by Jim Rohn
2. Your Achievement Quotes - Just Do It!, Kindness and Leadership
3. Your Achievement Tips - The Day of Clean Slates and Fresh Starts by Kyle Wilson
4. Succeeding in 2006
5. More Information
1. Your Achievement Article
Making Your Goals Count in 2006 by Jim Rohn
As we enter into this New Year we all tend to have a heightened
sense of the opportunities and possibilities that 2006 can bring.
The need for goal-setting becomes more obvious and clear. And the
great thing about goal-setting is you can keep it as simple or get
as elaborate as you would like. In fact, we have spent the last
month in the One-Year Success Plan solely on the subject of
goal-setting and have dedicated over 125 pages in the One-Year Plan
to exercises on the subject. Space and time won't allow that here,
but below are some abbreviated points on goal-setting for the New
Year.
I've often said the major reason for setting a goal is for what it
makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be
the far greater value than what you get. That is why goals are so
powerful - they are part of the fabric that makes up our lives. And
goal-setting is where we create our goals.
Goal-setting is powerful, partly because it provides focus. It
shapes our dreams. It gives us the ability to hone in on the exact
actions we need to perform to achieve everything we desire in life.
Goals are GREAT because they cause us to stretch and grow in ways
that we never have before. In order to reach our goals we must
become better. We must change and grow.
Also, goals provide long-term vision in our lives. We all need lots
of powerful, long-range goals to help us get past short-term
obstacles. Life is designed in such a way that we look long-term and
live short-term. We dream for the future and live in the present.
Unfortunately, the present can produce many difficult obstacles. But
fortunately, the more powerful our goals (because they are inspiring
and believable) the more we will be able to act on them in the
short-term and guarantee that they will actually come to pass!
So, let's take a closer look at the topic of goal-setting and see
how we can make it forceful as well as practical. What are the key
aspects to learn and remember when studying and writing our goals?
1. Evaluation and Reflection. The only way we can reasonably decide
what we want in the future and how we will get there is to first
know where we are right now and what our level of satisfaction is
for where we are in life. So first take some time and think through
and write down your current situation, then ask this question on
each key point - is that okay?
The purpose of evaluation is twofold. First, it gives you an
objective way to look at your accomplishments and your pursuit of
the vision you have for your life. Secondly, it is to show you where
you are so you can determine where you need to go. In other words,
it gives you a baseline from which to work.
I would strongly encourage you to take a couple of hours this week
to evaluate and reflect. At the beginning of this month we encourage
you to see where you are and write it down so that as the months
progress and you continue a regular time of evaluation and
reflection, you will see just how much ground you will be gaining -
and that will be exciting!
2. What are Your Dreams and Goals? These are the dreams and goals
that are born out of your own heart and mind. These are the goals
that are unique to you and come from who you were created to be and
gifted to become. So second, make a list of all the things you
desire for the future.
One of the amazing things we have been given as humans is the
unquenchable desire to have dreams of a better life, and the ability
to establish goals to live out those dreams. Think of it: We can
look deep within our hearts and dream of a better situation for
ourselves and our families; dream of better financial lives and
better emotional or physical lives; certainly dream of better
spiritual lives. But what makes this even more powerful is that we
have also been given the ability to not only dream but to pursue
those dreams and not just pursue them, but the cognitive ability to
actually lay out a plan and strategies (setting goals) to achieve
those dreams. Powerful!
What are your dreams and goals? This isn't what you already have or
what you have done, but what you want. Have you ever really sat down
and thought through your life values and decided what you really
want? Have you ever taken the time to truly reflect, to listen
quietly to your heart, to see what dreams live within you? Your
dreams are there. Everyone has them. They may live right on the
surface, or they may be buried deep from years of others telling you
they were foolish, but they are there.
So how do we know what our dreams are? This is an interesting
process and it relates primarily to the art of listening. This is
not listening to others; it is listening to yourself. If we listen
to others, we hear their plans and dreams (and many will try to put
their plans and dreams on us). If we listen to others, we can never
be fulfilled. We will only chase elusive dreams that are not rooted
deep within us. No, we must listen to our own hearts.
Here are some practical steps/thoughts on hearing from our hearts on
what our dreams are:
Take time to be quiet. This is something that we don't do enough in
this busy world of ours. We rush, rush, rush, and we are constantly
listening to noise all around us. The human heart was meant for
times of quiet, to peer deep within. It is when we do this that our
hearts are set free to soar and take flight on the wings of our own
dreams! Schedule some quiet "dream time" this week. No other people.
No cell phone. No computer. Just you, a pad, a pen, and your
thoughts.
Think about what really thrills you. When you are quiet, think about
those things that really get your blood moving. What would you LOVE
to do, either for fun or for a living? What would you love to
accomplish? What would you try if you were guaranteed to succeed?
What big thoughts move your heart into a state of excitement and
joy? When you answer these questions you will feel GREAT and you
will be in the "dream zone." It is only when we get to this point
that we experience what OUR dreams are!
Write down all of your dreams as you have them. Don't think of any
as too outlandish or foolish - remember, you're dreaming! Let the
thoughts fly and take careful record.
Now, prioritize those dreams. Which are most important? Which are
most feasible? Which would you love to do the most? Put them in the
order in which you will actually try to attain them. Remember, we
are always moving toward action, not just dreaming.
3. S.M.A.R.T. Goals. S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive.
I really like this acronym S.M.A.R.T., because we want to be smart
when we set our goals. We want to intelligently decide what our
goals will be so that we can actually accomplish them. We want to
set the goals that our heart conceives, our minds believe and that
our bodies will carry out. Let's take a closer look at each of the
components of S.M.A.R.T. goals:
Specific: Goals are no place to waffle. They are no place to be
vague. Ambiguous goals produce ambiguous results. Incomplete goals
produce incomplete futures.
Measurable: Always set goals that are measurable. I would say
"specifically measurable" to take into account our principle of
being specific as well.
Attainable: One of the detrimental things that many people do - and
they do it with good intentions - is to set goals that are so high
they are unattainable.
Realistic: The root word of realistic is "real." A goal has to be
something that we can reasonably make "real" or a "reality" in our
lives. There are some goals that simply are not realistic. You have
to be able to say, even if it is a tremendously stretching goal,
that yes, indeed, it is entirely realistic -- that you could make
it. You may even have to say that it will take x, y, and z to do it,
but if those happen, then it can be done. This is in no way to say
it shouldn't be a big goal, but it must be realistic.
Time: Every goal should have a timeframe attached to it. I think
that life itself is much more productive if there is a timeframe
connected to it. Could you imagine how much procrastination there
would be on earth if people never died? We would never get "around
to it." We could always put it off. One of the powerful aspects of a
great goal is that it has an end, a time in which you are shooting
to accomplish it. You start working on it because you know there is
an end. As time goes by you work on it because you don't want to get
behind. As it approaches, you work diligently because you want to
meet the deadline. You may even have to break down a big goal into
different parts of measurement and time frames. That is okay. Set
smaller goals and work them out in their own time. A S.M.A.R.T. goal
has a timeline.
4. Accountability (A contract with yourself or someone else). When
someone knows what your goals are, they hold you accountable by
asking you to "give an account" of where you are in the process of
achieving that goal. Accountability puts some teeth into the
process. If a goal is set and only one person knows it, does it
really have any power? Many times, no. At the very least, it isn't
as powerful as if you have one or more other people who can hold you
accountable to your goal.
So: Evaluate/Reflect; Decide What You Want; Be S.M.A.R.T.; Have
Accountability. When you put these 4 key pieces together, you are
putting yourself in a position of power that will catapult you
toward achieving your goals.
Let's Do Something Remarkable in 2006!
Jim Rohn
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2. Your Achievement Quotes
Just Do It!
"Stop stewing and start doing!" -- Denis Waitley
"The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing,
we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold
and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we
can." -- Richard Cushing
"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right
thing to do. The hard part is doing it." -- Norman
Schwarzkopf
"Each of us must do massive right thinking, take massive
right action and get massive right results, right here,
right now." -– Mark Victor Hansen
Kindness
"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and
despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions." --
Kahlil Gibran
"On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer
fruits than any other attribute." -- Abraham Lincoln
"A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not
a nice person." -- Dave Barry
"I believe...that every human mind feels pleasure in doing
good to another." -- Thomas Jefferson
Leadership
"The effective leader recognizes that she is more dependent
on her people than they are on her. Walk softly." -- Brian
Tracy
"If you wish others to believe in you, you must first
convince them that you believe in them." -- Harvey Mackay
"Failing organizations are usually over-managed and
under-led." -- Warren G. Bennis
"When dealing with people, I generally take the obvious
approach. When someone says, 'This always happens to me and
that always happens to me. Why do these things always happen
to me?' I simply say, 'Beats me. I don't know. All I know is
that those kinds of things seem to happen to people like
you.'" -- Jim Rohn
"Stop rationalizing, stop
stewing. Get up out of your chair and start doing." Denis Waitley
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3. Your Achievement Tips -
The Day of Clean Slates and Fresh Starts by Kyle Wilson
This week is the week you had that special day circled on the
calendar. The day of clean slates and fresh starts - January 1,
2006.
This is the week you get to tear up the old script and start a new
one if you need to. You have permission to look at your life from
the perspective of new and better possibilities and unlimited
thinking and then be empowered to "go for it".
But let me give you the bad news/good news up front. Bad news - it
takes some time and effort to sit down and contemplate, to reflect
and day dream about the life you want. To plan and set goals takes
an intentional decision. Now, the good news - budgeting the time and
energy to plan and set goals will create insights, excitement and
ultimately great results that will have a positive impact on your
life in a permanent way. This week is the week that you get to
create what the next 52 weeks and beyond will be for you. The week
to focus on your Dreams and Goals.
I'm reminded of the story our good friend Brian Tracy tells on the
Success Mastery Academy about the two construction workers having
lunch. As they open up their lunch boxes, Joe totally "flips out"
that his lunch is a sardine sandwich and goes on about how much he
hates sardine sandwiches. In turn, Bob offers to share his tuna
sandwich with Joe, but Joe insists it will be okay; but he just
can't stand sardine sandwiches. Well, the next day at lunch as they
open their lunch boxes, Joe again gets upset that his lunch is a
sardine sandwich. He can't believe it since he hates sardine
sandwiches! Then, believe it or not, on the third day as they open
up their lunch box, again there it is, a sardine sandwich. By now
Bob has had it and says to Joe "If you hate sardine sandwiches so
much tell your wife to quit making them and to give you something
else," at which time Joe then tells Bob, "Oh, I'm not married, I
make my own lunch every day." Uh huh, we all get the point, we all
make our own lunch each day.
This week invest some time and take a hard look at what you've been
serving yourself every day and then remember, you get to create your
own new menu.
Bon appetit!
This article is by Kyle Wilson, President of Jim Rohn
International. Kyle has promoted hundreds of seminar events over the
past 14 years and has worked with many of the world's top speakers
and authors including Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, Mark Victor
Hansen, Og Mandino, Les Brown, Denis Waitley and Harvey MacKay. Kyle
is a weekly contributor, along with Jim Rohn and Chris Widener, as
well as the co-architect of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. To
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"For all sad words of tongue
and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been'." John Greenleaf
Whittier
4. Succeeding in 2006
Succeeding in 2006
If you are like me, even though your schedule is packed and
you're coming out of the busiest time of the year, you're still
saving some of your mental energy and focus for your goals and
plans to make 2006 your best year ever.
Why? Because, as we have all heard, failing to plan is often
really planning to fail. Just by investing the time to sit down
and write your rough list of goals, right now for 2006, you will
be ahead of 90% of the population in actually achieving your
goals in 2006. Plus it will give you an opportunity to let those
goals start affecting your thinking now and up until the new
year, at which time you can refine your list and then set
strategies around achieving your goals.
The value of having a plan is unparalleled in the achievement of
worthwhile goals. And with that in mind, here is just a reminder
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