As long-time IMPACT readers know, I am passionate about
helping people reach their goals and create the life they
truly want. I am not as concerned that we all have big
houses or drive fancy cars, because each us of has our own
definition of "the good life"! (Think how crowded it would
be if we all lived on the same beach!)
I am passionate about developing tools that help thousands
of people create and live the life they truly want, and I
am frustrated that more of us don't achieve that rather
simple, ordinary level of success.
Very few people define "the good life" in terms that are
unique or difficult to achieve. Most of us want healthy,
happy families, and enough money to be comfortable and
secure. We want to travel or perhaps have a second home in
the mountains or at the beach. Whatever your dreams, most
of us want the ordinary things that millions of people have
already achieved.
For most of us, these things are tantalizing close. People
around us achieve them every day, and yet many of us are no
closer to "the good life" that we were a year ago. What's
going on?
The problem is that too many people are using ineffective
strategies. They work hard, but make little progress. I
believe it was Peter Drucker who first said that the
ultimate failure is doing very efficiently that which ought
not be done at all!
Similarly, Stephen Covey talks about climbing the ladder of
success, only to find that it's leaning against the wrong
wall! (Hint: Don't do that to yourself!)
What are your strategies for reaching your goals? Do you
have a carefully designed, well-thought-out strategy, or
are you going along day to day, working hard and hoping for
the best?
Highly successful people work from a plan. They create a
strategy or road-map, and follow it to their ultimate goal.
They know what their most important tasks are today, what
they will do next week, and they can tell you where they
will be a year from now. They have a strategy and a plan!
It's often been said that even five minutes of planning can
save hours of wasted effort, and I think that's true.
"Those who fail to plan are planning to fail."
If your definition of "the good life" is something
thousands of other people have already achieved, and you
are not making adequate progress toward it, review your
strategies. Something's missing or mis-calculated, or
you've gotten lost in the swamp of everyday distractions.
If you're working hard and not getting the results you deserve,
STOP! Step back, re-calculate. You need a better plan!
Highly successful people do certain things, and for the
most part, they are simple, ordinary things that we can all
copy. Here's a short list:
1. They have the courage to choose specific, concrete
goals. They know they cannot do or have or achieve
everything, so they make choices.
2. They focus on personal development first, external
achievement second. They know that to have more, they must
first become more.
3. They learn from experts. They study and use techniques
that have worked for others, even if at first they seem
difficult or uncomfortable.
4. They take time to plan and have the discipline to
follow their plan to completion. They are not easily
distracted and they never give up.
5. They work smart. If they aren't getting the results
they anticipated, they consult and review and devise a
better plan. Never keep hitting your head against a brick
wall!
helping people reach their goals and create the life they
truly want. I am not as concerned that we all have big
houses or drive fancy cars, because each us of has our own
definition of "the good life"! (Think how crowded it would
be if we all lived on the same beach!)
I am passionate about developing tools that help thousands
of people create and live the life they truly want, and I
am frustrated that more of us don't achieve that rather
simple, ordinary level of success.
Very few people define "the good life" in terms that are
unique or difficult to achieve. Most of us want healthy,
happy families, and enough money to be comfortable and
secure. We want to travel or perhaps have a second home in
the mountains or at the beach. Whatever your dreams, most
of us want the ordinary things that millions of people have
already achieved.
For most of us, these things are tantalizing close. People
around us achieve them every day, and yet many of us are no
closer to "the good life" that we were a year ago. What's
going on?
The problem is that too many people are using ineffective
strategies. They work hard, but make little progress. I
believe it was Peter Drucker who first said that the
ultimate failure is doing very efficiently that which ought
not be done at all!
Similarly, Stephen Covey talks about climbing the ladder of
success, only to find that it's leaning against the wrong
wall! (Hint: Don't do that to yourself!)
What are your strategies for reaching your goals? Do you
have a carefully designed, well-thought-out strategy, or
are you going along day to day, working hard and hoping for
the best?
Highly successful people work from a plan. They create a
strategy or road-map, and follow it to their ultimate goal.
They know what their most important tasks are today, what
they will do next week, and they can tell you where they
will be a year from now. They have a strategy and a plan!
It's often been said that even five minutes of planning can
save hours of wasted effort, and I think that's true.
"Those who fail to plan are planning to fail."
If your definition of "the good life" is something
thousands of other people have already achieved, and you
are not making adequate progress toward it, review your
strategies. Something's missing or mis-calculated, or
you've gotten lost in the swamp of everyday distractions.
If you're working hard and not getting the results you deserve,
STOP! Step back, re-calculate. You need a better plan!
Highly successful people do certain things, and for the
most part, they are simple, ordinary things that we can all
copy. Here's a short list:
1. They have the courage to choose specific, concrete
goals. They know they cannot do or have or achieve
everything, so they make choices.
2. They focus on personal development first, external
achievement second. They know that to have more, they must
first become more.
3. They learn from experts. They study and use techniques
that have worked for others, even if at first they seem
difficult or uncomfortable.
4. They take time to plan and have the discipline to
follow their plan to completion. They are not easily
distracted and they never give up.
5. They work smart. If they aren't getting the results
they anticipated, they consult and review and devise a
better plan. Never keep hitting your head against a brick
wall!
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