Alan W. Goff
Follow Alan:
The Goal Setting Gap
(Part 1)
I believe that the biggest gap in life is the gap between what we know and what we do. I also believe that everybody knows some things that they can be doing right now that would produce a better result for them in their life and would definitely change the way that they live. If I were to ask you to take out a piece of paper and a pen...and I offered you a hundred dollars cash to write down three things that you know you could do, you know you should do and you know that if you would do them, it would dramatically change any results that you are currently getting in any area of your life; could you do it?
Of course you could do that, we could all do that. Isn't it amazing that we can get so enthusiastic and so creative when I offer you a hundred dollars for such a simple exercise? But if you were doing what you already know to do and if you just did those three things you wrote down, you'd be making a hundred times a hundred bucks and you wouldn't need my lousy cash… but if you really want it, I’ll fax you out the hundred bucks.
The biggest gap in life really is between what we know and what we do. Unfortunately, there is also such a gap between goal setting and goal achieving. Goal setting is an intellectual process. It’s a skill that can be learned. Goal achieving is a lawful process based on being in harmony with not only what we think, but also, the way that we behave. Often when we take a look at goal setting, we find key mistakes that people make when they are setting goals.
One of the first mistakes people make when they set goals is that they set their goals way too low. They end up literally thinking in reverse. They look at their current results and they allow those current results to control the way they think and rather than basing a goal on what they want, they set a goal on what they "think" they are capable of doing. They "allow" their present results to be a reflection of their potential, when really; the results that you and I get in life are not a reflection of our potential..... "It’s truly a result of our AWARENESS of our potential." So in reality, we end up setting our goals based on what we know we can do.
If a person is making $50,000/yr, they will probably set a goal to make $55,000 the next year. If a person is making $100,000/yr, they may set a goal to make $125,000/yr. That is ridiculously low. The problem is that the goal does not really inspire you to go through the process of change that is necessary. When you are starting to set goals, you are literally in a comfort zone. I don’t care if you are making a million dollars per year, or if you are making $10,000/year. Wherever you currently are, you are comfortable there. When you step outside the comfort zone to grow, you have to face things that you have not faced before. You’re going to have to face circumstances you have not faced before, meet people you are not in the habit of talking to, and do things you have not done before.
‘Continued in part 2
Privacy Policy
Any private information you enter in the form will be sent only to Alan Goff for the purpose of the "P3" Newsletter subscription and the occasional special offer. Your information will not be lent or sold to any outside party.
Each Newsletter contains instruction on how to remove yourself from the list.
Take Advantage of Alan's World-Class Programs