Have you ever noticed how some people seem to achieve their goals at will, while others seem to struggle continuously? Have you ever stopped to wonder why? As a Peak Performance Coach, I assure you, you can achieve ALL your goals in life. And that’s the very purpose and mission of this monthly column. To ensure that you, our loyal readers have all the knowledge and wisdom needed to effectively set, plan and achieve ALL your goals ALL the time. No more hit or miss.

I promise you that every month I will share with you in this column, some of the greatest secrets used by World-Class Goal Achievers. Since this is the premier issue, I feel obligated to begin our column by clarifying for you why having a written set of goals is absolutely vital to your success in life.

There is a great quote written by Mark Twain, in which he said, “Most men die at the age of 27; they’re just not buried until they are 70.” After pondering hard on this powerful quote, I realized exactly what he meant, and just how true this statement really is.

By the time man turns 27, he has bowed in defeat to the constraints and responsibilities of life and has accepted a life of mediocrity. He has given up on any dreams he may have once had. I am now going to share with you one of the greatest secrets that every World-Class Goal Achiever holds in common.

In 1972, Harvard concluded a 15 year study that proved conclusively that you must have specific written goals in order to succeed in life. After interviewing the graduating class of 1956, the 15 year study revealed two things that you must know. One, they found that 3% of the graduating class had achieved more than the other 97% combined; and two, they found the only measurable difference between the two groups was the highly successful group of 3% had a written list of specific goals at the time of graduation. Wow! A written set of specific goals was the only difference; hum, sounds pretty conclusive and convincing to me. How about you?

You see, the truth is most people go through life as wandering generalities with no real set of specific goals for their life. But, you must understand that you were created to be a meaningful specific. Your life is meant to “live on purpose” and not left to chance.

You must wake up to the fact that this is your life and not just some dress rehearsal. Life is not just something that happens, but it’s something that you create. Therefore, you must have a set of clearly defined goals for each of the seven areas of your life. Those areas include you mental, physical, spiritual, vocational, family, financial and social areas of your life. Goals add purpose and meaning to your life by giving you something to aim for in each of these areas and help to ensure balance in your life.

Can you imagine what would happen if you were to take away the goal in any goal oriented sport such as archery, soccer or basketball? The participants would simply become wandering generalities. However, the moment you add the goal back in, they become meaningful specifics once again, because now they have something to aim for.

Without a goal, you have nothing to aim for in life, and without something to aim for you will never know how you are doing on your “Journey to Success.”

Without a goal, it’s easy to confuse activity with accomplishment. That’s because without a goal, there is no direction and without direction, life becomes chaos.

If you’re truly serious about learning the great secrets of all World-Class Goal Achievers, then take the first step. Make the decision, right now, that you will become a meaningful specific by setting and planning goals for every area of your life. By simply committing them to paper, you have joined the ranks of the 3% in life who achieve more than the other 97% combined. Remember, this is your life, not a dress rehearsal. Once you have a written set of goals, begin to focus on them daily.

Next issue, we will really begin to delve into the action steps necessary to achieve ALL your goals ALL the time. Trust me; you don’t want to miss that issue.

Until next time, I’m Jim Driscoll,
“The man on Fire for Your Success”

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