Goal - Unlocking Your Potential

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GOAL! GOAL!! GOAL!!!

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Definition of Goal

*GOAL is a plan or idea set aside for the future which a person or group of people determine to achieve...

Success is goals, and all else is commentary. All successful people are
intensely goal oriented. They know what they want and they are
focused single mindedly on achieving it, every single day.

To unlock your goal, you need to unlock you potential

UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIAL

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Brian Tracy once said

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed,
a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released
and channeled toward some great good.”

Your ability to set goals is the master skill of success. Goals unlock
your positive mind and release ideas and energy for goal attainment.
Without goals, you simply drift and flow on the currents of life. With
goals, you fly like an arrow, straight and true to your target.
The truth is that you probably have more natural potential than you
could use if you lived one hundred lifetimes. Whatever you have
accomplished up until now is only a small fraction of what is truly
possible for you. One of the rules for success is this, it doesn’t matter
where you’re coming from; all that matters is where you’re going.
And where you are going is solely determined by yourself and your
own thoughts.
Clear goals increase your confidence, develop your competence and
boost your levels of motivation. As sales trainer Tom Hopkins says,
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.

WHY PEOPLE'S DON'T SET UP GOALS

Here is a good question: If goal setting is automatic, why is it that so
few people have clear, written, measurable, time-bounded goals that
they work toward each day? This is one of the great mysteries of life.
I believe there are four reasons why people don’t set goals.
1.Goals Aren’t Important
First, most people don’t realize the importance of goals. If you grow
up in a home where no one has goals, or you socialize with a group
where goals are neither discussed nor valued, you can very easily
reach adulthood without knowing that your ability to set and achieve
goals will have more of an effect on your life than any other skill.
Look around you. How many of your friends or family members are
clear and committed to their goals?

1. They Don’t Know How
   The second reason that people don’t have goals is because they don’t
   know how to set them in the first place. Even worse, many people
   think that they already have goals, when in reality, what they
   actually have are a series of wishes or dreams like, “Be happy,” or
   “Make a lot of money,” or “Have a nice family life.”
   But these are not goals at all. They are merely fantasies that are
   common to everyone. A goal however is something distinctly
   different from a wish. It is clear, written and specific. It can be
   quickly and easily described to another person. You can measure it,
   and you know when you have achieved it, or not.
   It is possible to take an advanced degree at a leading university
   without ever receiving one hour of instruction on goal setting. It is
   almost as if the people who determine the educational content of our
   schools and universities are completely blind to the importance of goal setting in achieving success later in life. And of course, if you
   never hear about goals until you are an adult, as I experienced, you
   will have no idea how important they are to everything you do.
2. The Fear of Failure
   The third reason that people don’t set goals is because of the fear of
   failure. Failure hurts. It is emotionally and often financially painful
   and distressing. Everyone has had failure experiences from time to
   time. Each time, they resolve to be more careful next time and avoid
   failure experiences in the future. They then make the mistake of
   unconsciously sabotaging themselves by not setting any goals at
   which they might fail. They end up going through life functioning at
   far lower levels than are truly possible for them.
3. Fear of Rejection
   The fourth reason that people don’t set goals is because of the fear of
   rejection. People are afraid that if they set a goal and are not
   successful, others will criticize or ridicule them. This is one of the
   reasons why, when you begin to set goals, you should keep your
   goals confidential. Don’t tell anyone. Let them see by your results.

CONCLUSION
Goals give you a sense of meaning and purpose. Goals give you a
sense of direction. As you move toward your goals you feel happier
and stronger. You feel more energized and effective. You feel more
confident and competent in yourself and your abilities. Every step
you take toward your goals increases your belief that you can set and
achieve even bigger goals in the future.

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