STOP Setting Goals!
“Chris, have you gone mad?”
That’s right, stop setting goals you have no chance of achieving.
Set achievable goals instead.
Behind Every Achievement is a System
Look at all the great achievements over time and there is a system, a plan and a process behind it.
If you chunk all the components of the goal setting and goal achievement process up to its highest level, you have three core pillars.
That’s the system.
Pillar #1 Mindset
Mindset is often over simplified and often confused with positive thinking or a positive mental attitude.
It’s way more than that.
“Tell me Chris, how do you define Mindset”?
Mindset is like a good soup, there are many components that make up this great soup and none stand out in isolation.
Mindset is the same, it has many components and none exist in isolation.
Mindset is …
Our compelling vision of our future
Our Life purpose
Our Destiny
Our talents, skills and abilities
Our values ( we have them for all areas of our life and things within it)
Our beliefs about ourselves
Our beliefs about how we see the world
Let me ask you a question …
Who do you need to be to achieve your goals?
Pillar #2 The Goal Achieving System
Most people set a goal without any system or process to support it. For example, take one element of my system, the evidence.
How will you know when you've achieved your goal?
Most people have no evidence criteria or at least, it’s poorly defined.
Let me ask you a question …
What you will see, hear or touch when you achieve your goal?
This is your evidence criteria and it’s different for everyone.
Pillar #3 The Daily Goal Achieving Habits
Look at any top sports person and watch the routine they go through. It’s the same routine every day and in every competition.
They focus on what they can control and influence.
A tennis player practices their serve.
A baseball player swings the bat
The footballer practices the free kick
Let me ask you a question …
What are your daily habits that support you hitting your goals?
