What Can Limit Us from Being Successful?

Bob Proctor talks about why goal setting sometimes fails. Below is a summary of his comments. I believe they are important and if you have problems with the goal setting, this will help you understand why.

1. If you set a goal and it did not work you need to take a look at why this happened. The importance of goal setting was stressed repeatedly. If setting a goal did not work for you, do not stop setting goals, figure out what you did wrong and try again.

2. Goals need to be consistent with our personal values and beliefs. If you create goals that are not consistent with who you are, you will lose interest because you created an inherent conflict between what you want to accomplish and who you are.

3. When you create a goal, it needs to be your goal; not you wife’s or husband’s, not your mother’s or father’s. Yours! It needs to be what you want to accomplish! This is most important for your personal goals. Business goals are usually created for you by clients, markets, customers and supervisors.

4. If you can’t get excited about your goals, you will lose interest in them. They will go by the wayside like a fallen leaf or a rain drop, with no more impact in your life. Create goals about which you are passionate; goals that have some inherent risks.

5. Goals must have some inherent risk involved. If there is no risk involved there can no be sense of accomplishment. If you are not stretching yourself and moving outside your comfort zone, your goals are probably not challenging enough.

6. Many people confuse setting objectives with goals. They can have some overlap, but typically goals can be broken down into specific measurable objectives. We may have many goals but we must decide which ones are the most important and create a plan to satisfy those objectives. Your objectives are the action steps that allow you to move forward; they are not the goal.

7. Sometimes we are so excited about what we want to accomplish that we set too many goals. It is just not possible to focus on more than one or two. Ideally, focus on one until you have realized that goal. Do not dilute the effort by over-extending yourself.

8. Focus on what it looks like to accomplish this goal. Know what it feels like when you’ve achieved this goal. Plant the end results in your mind and body by seeing and feeling the end results.

9. We need to choose our thoughts. Our thoughts support, or should support, our goals. We cannot have a specific goal in mind and keep thinking about how it won’t work.

10. When you control your thoughts you are starting the process of controlling your attitude. Decide what attitude you want, and focus on those thoughts.

“Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.” - Tryon Edwards

11. Create plan that will get you where you want to go. Don’t over analyze if you cannot see the road ahead. Just get started and you will see the proper course of action to take as you move forward. You can update your plan accordingly as things become clearer.

12. Be persistent! Keep a clear picture of your goal in mind, and keep moving forward.

13. Measure your progress. Change your plan if necessary. A rocket going to the moon is always making adjustments to stay on course. It is always measuring and correcting its flight pattern. Adjust your course, but keep going.

What did you learn about your goals and what will you changes about the goals you set?

Ron Finklestein

Your Small Business Success Expert

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