Goal setting is the Holy Grail of your future.
If you want to accomplish more in your life, you have to set big goals. If you want to make 2023 your best year ever, you need to set 10X Goals.I'm going to show you how to set goals in a way that will change your life forever.
One thing that I've done since I was 22 years old is learning how to set goals. I learned how to put them in place and then manifest them over periods of time in my life.
My beautiful wife and kids. The condition that my body's in today.My finances.The real estate.All of it started with goals.All of it started with an idea in my mind that I had not yet manifested in reality.
If you're struggling to set and keep your goals…
If you're quitting on your goals before you ever achieve them…
I have something for you.I'm going to share with you things you can do to set goals, stay with them, and achieve them.
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Why set goals?
Here’s why I set goals:
- Clarity
The number one reason I set goals is to provide myself with clarity.I'm writing my goals down to provide clarity as to what it is I want in my life.What is it I'm trying to achieve in my life?What is it I’m going to work for?Why am I going to work?
The basic answer is to put food on the table.To pay the bills.If the only reason you're going to work is to feed yourself, you're going to be disappointed.If the only reason you're going to work is to pay the bills, you will at some point become disengaged and demotivated about your work.If all your work does is get you food and shelter you're not going to stay excited about it for very long.
2. Something to shoot for
I need a target.A target is something to hit.A target is something to move towards so I am not satisfied with where I’m at.My goals force me to look at what I’m not satisfied with and make changes.
3. Measurement
Goals are a form of measurement.I want to measure the quality of my life.I want to measure the quality of improvement in my life.
4. Activity
My goals drive my activity.My goals and targets drive what I’m going to do today.My goals and targets drive who I call, who I connect with, and who I spend time with today.
5. Accountability
My goals create accountability.Accountability is something you hear all leaders talk about all the time.If you can’t hold yourself accountable, how are you going to achieve anything big?
Most people give up on their goals before they ever achieve anything big.They quit on their goals.They give up.By the 15th of January this year, most people will have given up on their New Year resolutions.Why does that happen?
Why people give up on their goals:
One, I think people give up because they feel defeated. When people feel defeated,they're going to throw in the towel.
Two, people give up on their goals because they don’t have victories along the way.You’ve got to have success along the way.I can't emphasize this enough.Success is vital.You need success in your life.Not because you need a bigger car, a bigger house, more money, or something to show off.You need to have success because victories and accomplishments inspire us to keep moving forward.
Three, people give up because they don’t have the right people in their life.They are hanging around people who encourage them to give up on their goals.Go share your goals with your family and friends and the people that love you the most.Are they going to say, “You don't need to do all that” or are they going to help and support you?
Four, people quit on their goals because they tolerate and have made sense of quitting.The moment you make sense of quitting is the moment you give up on improving the quality of your life.
I know there are things you need to quit on. There have been things in my life I had to quit.When I wanted to get married,I had to quit fooling around.You have to give up some things if you want to achieve big goals.
How to set and achieve big goals
I was broke and all I had was a blank legal pad.I started writing down all the things I had to be grateful for.I was healthy.I was grateful I was recovering.I was grateful. That's all I had on my list.
Then I started writing goals down.
“I make 100k a year.”I’d never made 100K in my lifetime.I just started writing down what I wanted in the present tense.I was literally writing down lies to myself about myself.I was writing the future.
Back then, I couldn't imagine making 100 grand a year and I wrote down “I make a hundred grand a year.”Now, I make more than that every day.
I wrote down “I have a beautiful wife and kids.” It would take 8 years to achieve that goal, but now I have a beautiful wife and kids.
Here’s how I want you to write down your goals:
- Write them down every day.
I write my goals down on a blank sheet of paper twice a day.
I write them down in the morning and I write them down at night.The first thing today, I wrote my goals down. Before I go to sleep tonight I’ll write my goals down again.
I write my goals down anytime I'm disappointed or discouraged.Sometimes I write my goals down more than twice, but always at least twice a day.Always in the a.m.Always in the p.m.
2. Write in the present tense.
I write my goals down in the present tense.
I write in the present tense as though it is happening now.I even write in the past tense as though I have already accomplished my goal.I wrote my goals down as though they had already happened.
I didn't have a wife at the time and I wrote, “I love my wife and kids.”
I didn't have any children at the time and I wrote, “I love my kids.”
Write your goals down whether or not you're achieving them.It doesn't matter if you're not achieving them.This sounds like you're deceiving yourself.What you're doing is writing down the future as though it's happening today and or has already happened in the past.
3. Set 10X Goals
Go 10X bigger on your goals than you think is possible.
Go big or go bigger man. There is nothing wrong with “big think.”It doesn't cost anything.You can't get taxed for thinking big.I'm going 10 times bigger than I can think is possible.I need big goals to keep my focus.
If the payoff is big enough, meaningful, significant, and game-changing, it keeps your attention.People give up on their goals because their goals aren’t meaningful.They're not significant.There's no life-changing result.
When you start thinking big, you stay focused.This is the premise behind the 10x Rule.Your goals need to be meaningful, significant, and life-changing.When you have game-changing goals, you are going to stay motivated and focused on taking massive action every day.
4. Take massive action
I take action every day that moves me closer to my goals.
Keep writing down your goals and keep taking action.Don’t give up.Don’t get discouraged.Don’t get disappointed.I used disappointment to encourage me to keep moving toward the goal.Don't give up on the possibility that you can achieve your goals.
5. Surround yourself with the right people
You must surround yourself with people that help and support you.
This is vital.You need people that tell you to keep going despite what is happening.Surround yourself with people that know you can achieve your goal as long as you don't quit on it.You cannot quit.If you don't quit, you will not fail.
Keep writing down your 10X Goals even if you don’t know how to achieve them.Keep writing down your 10X Goals and don’t worry about the mechanics.Keep writing down your big 10X goals.Take massive action. And surround yourself with the right people and you will achieve a life others can only dream about.
What are your goals of 2023?
