I’ve heard speakers and trainers say time and time again that “A goal is not a goal until it has a date on it.”
Well, that’s all fine and good for some people out there, but in my experience, a goal is not intimidating and scary and overwhelming and gut-wrenching until it has a date on it!
VERY IMPORTANT: Even if you don’t agree with that statement, because you believe you’re the type of person who performs better with dates on your goals, I really suggest you read this whole article because I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that most of your team members or employees DO NOT operate best with dated goals. So this will give you their perspective, and hopefully a tool to share that’s going to help them in their efforts as well.
Here’s the bottom line – I’d been putting dates on my goals for over 20 years, with very little success, lots of frustration and I kept beating myself up over it. Then, in August and November of 2005, I learned a few techniques that literally changed my whole life.
Fast forward a year and a half…I now have no dates on any of my visions (“visions” are engaging, “goals” are boring), and I seem to be attracting what I want to experience with very little effort, and absolutely no stress. What a concept, eh!
I’m not telling you this to brag, but rather to give you hope that if you’ve been struggling with your personal and business goals, there’s an easier way to go. And absolutely anybody can learn and implement these techniques, but it’s very different than what’s usually taught.
OK, I can almost hear some people saying, “C’mon Sean, I’ve studied goal setting for a long time and everyone puts dates on their goals!”
My response – “Yep. Me too. I agree.” And here’s some food for thought. Most people have dates on their goals, and most people NEVER achieve them.
Hmmm… Do you think there’s a clue in there somewhere? 😉
I’ll elaborate more tomorrow…
