In business and in life, do you set specific goals?
You know there are lots of benefits of never setting goals. Here are a few:
- You never miss a goal
- You are never late
- You never need excuses for missing goals
- Your best effort of the moment will be always be enough
- You can change your priorities any time
- You never have to feel guilty for missing goals
- You can be more flexible (in the short term)
- You don't have to consider the future as hard
- You can live in the moment
- You won't fail (since failure requires a definition of completion or success)
- You can avoid focus
- You can avoid completing tasks
- You can postpone anything
- You can let others do your work
- You can let others get more clients
- You can worry less about success
Goals are tough. They require focus, effort, progress, growth and discipline.
Look at people you see as successful. It may not be obvious at first, but I bet you'll see they have goals. Many of them have daily goals (such as work-out), weekly goals (at least one quite evening with their spouse), monthly goals (how many customers to visit) and annual goals (meet a volume of sales).
Yet despite the correlation of goals and succes, many people do not set goals. Or more likely they set them but don't take them seriously.
That's okay... Success is not mandatory.
Wow, great post, it really gets you thinking. I agree with you most people do set goals but don't take them seriously. Most people take the easy way out and are the ones that say the successful people are the "lucky" one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
It's like going to the parking lot of your office blindfolded to find your car. . .being withoput a goal is teh same.
Yep....goals are important, but in this market....be reasonable with yourself.
Wow,
I never realized that there were so many benefits to lack of motivation, I may have to rethink my business plan.
Loved your blog, decided to suscribe.
Thanks,
Kevin
I love that post! In this business goals are a MUST. I have a piece of paper on my desk that I read every morning that helps me to stay focused on my goals for this year and for each day. Beyond that I frequently ask myself WHY do I have these goals? What am I doing it for? That helps me to stay focused. I'm also subscribing to your blog.
If you don't have something to aim at then where are you going?
Not setting goals is why so many people live sporatic lives living in limbo all the time not sure what to do or where to go to next. And they wonder why they are not getting anywhere and complain all the time.
Glenn: Thank you. I agree with you. It's interesting that I haven't had time to set my goals this year as I recently changed firms. My only goal was to contact everyone in my database multiple times to let them know I had moved. So far it's working; I'm off to a great start. Perhaps when the dust settles, I'll get a little more specific!
Hmmm...not setting goals..what a bore. But there are times that just maintianing is pretty good (always a goal though).
Bill Farragher (Exit First Choice Realty) You are so right Bill, those without goals or the will to work toward goals keep waiting on success to find them. Not a recipe you find in books for success, yet so many believe in it. People are interesting. G
Fernando Herboso Real Estate Maryland, DC and Virginia (Choice Real Estate-Foreclosures in Maryland,Rockville MD) Yes, people do work blindfolded by their own choice... or worse. They are waiting for someone to tell them they've been given a car because they waited long enough. Thanks!! G
Karen Parsons-Fiddler (Great Western Realty Group) Hi Karen, goals do indeed need to be reasonable for best opportunity for success. However, I've met people that set very big, almost unreasonable goals by the standards of many, who achieved those goals. It is likely relative to the goal setter! G
Kevin Welch (American Bulldog Home Inspection Inc.) Kevin, many thanks and I look forward to hearing from you again! I like your wit! G
Jared Christiansen (RE/Max Home Connection) Love that you have written goals. That is considered a critical element of successful goal attainment... writing it down! Talk again soon! G
Pat Fenn (Marketing Specialist for Cindy Jones RE/MAX Allegiance) Absolutely! How do we know we are there yet? G
Tony Toto Real Estate Investor Gurnee, IL (Nouveau Riche) Yes, those that do not connect effort, planning and discipline with success do tend to be a confused and often discouraged bunch. Yet the examples of those that work and succeed are before them every day. People are funny. G
Paul McFadden Mortgage Loan Originator Bellevue Washington Home Loans (The Legacy Group) Paul, it sounds like your move and your updates to contacts are part of execution of a goals. Moving forward and positioning are great progress in a bigger scheme of things. Keep me posted on your move. G
Perrin Cornell, ABR (Windermere RE/NCW) Yes, no goals = boring. Well, to me too! But not all goals have to be huge. Pratical goals can be very important in tough times. Of course, we believe that it is in tough times you can place the best seeds for future growth. All the best!! G