I am concerned that the vast majority of people I continue to meet have no written goals or plan for their lives, or even the immediate year ahead.  Frankly, I understand this … because the majority of us were raised by parents who weren’t goal writers or goal setters, who were raised by parents who didn’t teach them.  This doesn’t make them or us bad people or bad parents.  But enough is enough… someone has to break the cycle and I ask…. WHY NOT YOU?  and WHY NOT NOW?  

 One young professional responding to my thoughts on the of lack of goals actually said, “What’s the point of setting goals when things are so unpredictable and with everything changing so rapidly?”  

I tried to explain to him that the uncertainty and storms of life are the exact reason to have goals…. they can provide the direction.  It’s almost as if they are the rudder that keeps the ship pointed toward the destination.  Without goals we drift and can end up where we wash up.

The current economy has left a lot people feeling scared, uncertain, and worried for the future.  Goals can give us a sense of direction, purpose and confidence.

Henry Ford stated, “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” 

Now I can’t claim to be a goal writing guru… I’m still growing and getting better at this myself.  But I can say that I have come to a personal knowledge and understanding of the power of goals and the importance of writing them down.  I also know that goals…especially the really good ones, aren’t something you usually just jot down in a few minutes.  Rather they are something that we need to think about, develop and strengthen over time.

I might suggest a wonderful book that may help PRIME your goal setting spirit.  A couple years ago Phil Gerbyshak, THE Relationship Geek,  wrote a book called 10 Ways to Make it Great.  In this book Phil suggests 10 ways a person can grow their greatness .  While his intent wasn’t to help people be goals setters… I think he layout of his book can serve as a great primer to get a person warmed up to do just that.  Each principle he shares is presented briefly and clearly… and is followed by Action Steps that invite the reader to TAKE ACTION and do something.  There is even space in the book to write down your plan, action or results.  It’s almost like a goal setting warm up workbook and is a wonderful way to get started.

Phil usually sells this book for $14.99 but I asked for special pricing just for you …and so it’s now available for $9.99 at http://www.morebetterbooks.com/

Finally… I would love to hear some of the titles of your favorite books on GOAL Setting so please share them with us at the T4D Blog post www.kirkweisler.com/t4d  What books on Goals have helped you the most!

GO FOR IT, GOAL FOR IT…

Kirk Out

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