When was the last time you put your hand up and said “I screwed up” or “Why on earth did I take that decision?” Not just privately, but publicly? 

You see, every action we take creates a reaction that is based on the formula of cause and effect.

Everything that happens is the effect of an underlying cause.

Most people spend their lives operating at effect….

“It’s not my fault I always end up in bad relationships.”

 “Life’s so unfair, things always happen to me.”

“We’re in a recession, that’s why I haven’t achieved target.”

“If I could only match our competitor’s prices, I’d win more deals.”

True personal power can only be achieved when an individual accepts 100% responsibility for what they create in their lives.

To put it another way, you get one of two things; the result or outcome you want or the reasons why you did not (you may recognize these as ‘excuses’!)

The more we focus on the reasons (excuses) and blame circumstances beyond our control we push away our personal power.

Therefore, if we believe that we are in control of the situations that life ‘appears’ to throw at us, then we are in control of our thinking and emotions, and therefore in control of our own life.

This belief has given thousands of salespeople the determination to breakthrough so many barriers and overcome countless challenges when at times it was tempting to wallow in self-pity. If something good or bad happens, we must ask ourself, “How did I create that?” This question enables us to tap into our brain’s infinite potential and it will give us all the answers we need.

If we are prepared to commit 100% to taking responsibility, the results really can be extraordinary. This has been my mantra for as long as I can remember – it is something my mother taught me very early in life, and it was a particularly important lesson for someone who has spent most of his commercial life evangelising and crusading: That route may well be cathartic, but it is fraught with risks – the “online sycophantic crew” try to come down very heavily quite often - trust me.

However, I remain wedded to my convictions, and I sleep very well at night – because I accept 100% responsibility!

News: Two absolutely superb guest posts this w/e – do please try and join me?

Source: Jonathan Farrington’s Blog

Only 3% of adults have clear, written, specific, measurable, time-bounded goals, and by every statistic, they accomplish ten times as much as people with no goals at all. Why is it then that most people have no goals?

Myth One: “I already have goals; I don’t need to set any.” People who say this also say that their goals are to be rich, thin, happy, successful, and live their dreams. Buy these are not goals, they are wishes and fantasies common to all mankind. A goal is like a beautiful home, carefully designed, revised continually, upgraded regularly, and worked on constantly. If it is not in writing, it is merely a dream or a wish, a vague objective with no energy behind it.

Myth Two: “I don’t need goals; I’m doing fine.” Living your life without goals and objectives is setting off across unknown territory with no road signs and no road map. You have no choice but to make it up as you go along, reacting and responding to whatever happens, and hoping for the best. If you are doing well today without written goals and plans, you could probably be doing many times better in the future if you had clear targets to aim at and the ability to measure your progress as you go along. It is vital to have goal setting objectives.

Myth Three: “I don’t need written goals; I have them all in my mind.” The average stream of consciousness includes about 1,500 thoughts a minute. If your goals are only in your mind, they are invariably jumbled up, vague, confused, contradictory and deficient in many ways. They offer no clarity and give you no motive power. You become like a ship without a rudder, drifting with the tides, crashing into the rocks inevitably and never really fulfilling your true potential.

Myth Four: “I don’t know how to set goals.” No wonder. You can take a Masters degree at a leading university and never receive a single hour of instruction on goal setting and achieving. Fortunately, setting a goal is a skill, like time management, teaching, selling, managing, or anything else that you need to become a highly productive and effective person. And all skills are learnable. You can learn the skill of goal-setting by practice and repetition until it becomes as easy and as automatic as breathing. And from the very first day that you begin setting goals, the progress you will make and the successes you will enjoy will astonish you.

Myth Five: “Goals don’t work; life is too unpredictable.” When a plane takes off for a distant city, it will be off course 99% of the time. The complexity of the avionics and the skill of the pilots are focused on continual course corrections. It is the same in life. But when you have a clear, long-term goal, with specific plans to achieve it, you may have to change course many times, but you will eventually arrive at your destination of health, wealth and great success.

One last point. Goal setting has been called the master skill of success. You have two choices in life: You can either work on your own goals, or you can work for someone else, and work on achieving their goals. When you learn the master skill, you take complete control of your life and jump to the front of the line in your potential for great achievement.

Great News! With the help and guidance of four professional writers and editors, I have completely rewritten and updated my world-wide best-selling book Goals!

The new edition contains three new chapters, on how to set and achieve financial goals, how to create a wonderful personal and family life, and how to achieve and maintain superb levels of health and fitness.

There are new ideas to help you set the best goals for you in every area of your life. You learn how to create action plans, set priorities, and focus on what is most important.

In addition, you learn how to visualize and attract your goals into your life. You discover how to unlock the powers of your superconscious mind to bring you everything you really want in life.

The 2^nd edition of “Goals!” is perhaps the best guide you can have to enable you to realize your full potential for health, happiness and prosperity. Click here to get a copy of Goals! Second Edition

Source: Brian Tracy’s Blog

When was the last time you put your hand up and said “I screwed up” or “Why on earth did I take that decision?” Not just privately, but publicly? 

You see, every action we take creates a reaction that is based on the formula of cause and effect.

Everything that happens is the effect of an underlying cause.

Most people spend their lives operating at effect….

“It’s not my fault I always end up in bad relationships.”

 “Life’s so unfair, things always happen to me.”

“We’re in a recession, that’s why I haven’t achieved target.”

“If I could only match our competitor’s prices, I’d win more deals.”

True personal power can only be achieved when an individual accepts 100% responsibility for what they create in their lives.

To put it another way, you get one of two things; the result or outcome you want or the reasons why you did not (you may recognize these as ‘excuses’!)

The more we focus on the reasons (excuses) and blame circumstances beyond our control we push away our personal power.

Therefore, if we believe that we are in control of the situations that life ‘appears’ to throw at us, then we are in control of our thinking and emotions, and therefore in control of our own life.

This belief has given thousands of salespeople the determination to breakthrough so many barriers and overcome countless challenges when at times it was tempting to wallow in self-pity. If something good or bad happens, we must ask ourself, “How did I create that?” This question enables us to tap into our brain’s infinite potential and it will give us all the answers we need.

If we are prepared to commit 100% to taking responsibility, the results really can be extraordinary. This has been my mantra for as long as I can remember – it is something my mother taught me very early in life, and it was a particularly important lesson for someone who has spent most of his commercial life evangelising and crusading: That route may well be cathartic, but it is fraught with risks – the “sycophantic crew” will come down very heavily upon you – trust me.

However, I remain wedded to my convictions, and I sleep very well at night – because I accept 100% responsibility!

News: Two absolutely superb guest posts this w/e – do please try and join me?

Source: Jonathan Farrington’s Blog