Let's take a closer look at a famous case study conducted in Yale University - Graduating Class of 1953. They surveyed all the students graduating in that particular year. The question that they had on the survey form was: Do you have written goals in your life?
Statistic reported on the survey: -3% had put their goals in WRITING. -97% had not written any goals down or didn't have any at all!
The graduates were told before the survey that 20 years later, they would be interviewed on their progress. They wanted to see if they had followed and met their goals or had gone a completely different way. So, twenty years has since passed and they were called in to give their progress report on this particular study. The results have shown that the 3% who had written goals had 10 times the incomes than the other 97% combined! How incredible is that? Those with no goals written down had underestimated how goals can help them earn more money. The ones who had goals for the future knew that they needed them to succeed once they were out of college.
There is no Doubt about it - Goal Setting Works
Goal setting can help in all aspects of your life.
Personal life - Where do you see yourself five, ten, twenty years from now? Do you want to start a family/get married? What changes need to be made in your personal life for you to feel happy? Write down your goals for your personal life.
Working life - Are you happy with your career? If not, what changes are you going to make? If yes, what can you do to bring in more cash? Do you want to stay where you are in your career or move higher? Write down your goals for your working life.
Whatever it is that we want to achieve in our lives, we need to have goals set in writing. This helps us see the reality of our lives as they stand and what we can do to change them for the better.
Below is a Simple system that you can use to set goals.
Set Goals - Take Action - Destination
My Goals: Write them down. This will help you sort things out in your head and realize the reality of your life. Post them somewhere you can see them everyday. This will help inspire you to reach your goals. You can have daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and/or yearly goals.
Having goals are no doubt very important, but the reason behind why you want to achieve your goal is even more important. For me personally, I have set a goal of becoming a millionaire before I reach the age of 29. The compelling reason behind this goal is simple. It's because I want my family to enjoy the good things that life can offer. For you, it can be that you want your children to have the best education available or simply that you want to retire young and rich. All of our goals might be different, but we can all reach them if we try.
What are your Goals?
- List Compelling Reasons WHY You MUST Achieve Your Goal:
These could be any sort of reason why you need to complete your goal, such as -
I don't want my children to go through what I went through because my family was poor when I was a kid. I don't want to live my life worrying about debt. I don't want to worry about working for the rest of my life just to pay the bills.
- Write Down Your Commitments As Well:
What are you going to do to make sure your goal will be completed? These could be things such as -
1. I am committed to devoting ___ hours a week to work on my goal. 2. I will commit to _________ (activities) per day / per week to work towards my goal.
If there is anything that you must remember from this article, remember this:
The World stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going. ~ David Starr Jordan. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
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