5/12/16
Chapter 12
★ You possess a lamp that is not limited to 3 wishes.
- Giant goals produce giant motivation.
- don't make a living, design a life.
- goals represent potential
- Find a goal big enough to inspire you.
- Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. It's the foundation for success.
- ★ All goal setting must be immediately followed by both the development of a plan and massive & consistent action toward it's fulfillment.
It's hard to see how far you've come sometimes. For each of these categories, give yourself a score (0 to 10). 0 meaning you had nothing in this area, and 10 meaning you were absolutely living your life's desire in this category. Then write a sentence to describe.
Exercise: Rate your life in ten areas as it was five years ago, as it is today, and as you want it to be five years from now, adding a sentence about each score.
- eustress is good stress. Be a master of stress.
- ★ It's not just getting a goal that matters, but the quality of life you experience along the way.
- direction your heading is more important than results.
- We must trust that our disappointments may truly be opportunities in disguise.
- Persistence overshadows talent
Assignment — What would I go for if I knew I could not fail? explore the possibility of life w/o limits.
Exercise: List your personal development goals and give each one a timeline.
Exercise: Choose your most important one-year personal development goal and explain why achieving it matters.
- May 2016: Walk on to school baseball team (2)Career/business/economic goals:
- Earn 75K (5 yrs)
- Earn 100K per year (7 yrs)
- Earn 1 million a year (15 yrs)
- Earn 2 million a year (20 yrs)
- Start up my own business (1 yr)
- Save 100K per kid for college (N/A)
- Financial independence by 22 (4)
- have at least 100K in investment income a year (10)
- become a leader in the personal training industry like Steve, or any industry (20 yrs)
- work for myself for rest of time (4 yrs)
- Known in my profession for my passion (15 yrs)
- Net worth: 5 mil or more (20)
- retire in 50's (N/A)
1 yearSingle most important career/business/economic goal:
Starting up my personal training business within the next year will be extremely crucial in buying my Porsche soon. It will also be very beneficial to start my business while in college so I can get my feet wet as opposed to starting it after college and having to worry about money. I feel the chances of me succeeding
are higher the sooner I start it. Achieving this will also get me recognized across campus. If I do not achieve this goal then I'm missing out on my Porsche and my chances of working for myself for the rest of my life. This is my passion. I must do it. It will set everything else in motion
Exercise: List your material and adventure goals with timelines, then explain why your most important goal matters.
Exercise: List your contribution goals and timelines, then explain why your most important one-year contribution goal matters.
- ★ having a powerful enough "why" will provide you with the necessary "how."
- condition nervous system in advance to feel the pleasure of meeting your goals. rehearse & emotionally enjoy the experience of achieving each goal. This develops certainty
- it's not about achieving goals, it's who we become as you overcome obstacles, that gives you the long-lasting sense of fulfillment.
- "What kind of person will I have to become in order to achieve all that I want?"
Exercise: Describe the person you need to become to achieve your goals.
- ★ Must immediately begin creating momentum.
- never leave the site of setting a goal w/o taking some form of positive action toward it's attainment.
- evaluate steps you must take.
- ★ don't outrun your dream. As soon as you are about to achieve a goal, design the next set of goals.
- contribution may be the ultimate goal.
- remember CANI (constant and never-ending improvement)
Program yourself for success (pg. 306)
- "Where there is no vision, the people perish..."
- "You have to have something to get you out of bed... The most important thing is to have a point, a direction you're headed."