It’s Time To Think Big!
I just read some interesting and disturbing data.
Only 9% of people keep their New Years resolutions for the entire year. While almost 65% don’t even make resolutions!
No wonder we’re in the shape we are.
Incase you have forgotten, here’s some compelling info in support of setting goals:
“Mark McCormick in his book What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School tells of a Harvard study conducted between 1979 and 1989.
In 1979, graduates of the MBA program were asked to set clear written goals for their future and their plans to accomplish them. It turned out only 3 percent of the graduates had written goals, 13 percent had goals but they were not in writing and 84 percent had no specific goals at all–aside from getting out of school and enjoying the summer.
Ten years later, in 1989, the researchers again interviewed the members of that same graduating class. They found that the 13 percent who had goals that were not in writing were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84 percent of students who had no goals at all. Most surprisingly, they found that the 3 percent of graduates who had clear, written goals were earning, on average, 10 times more than 97 percent of their graduating class. The only difference between the groups was the clarity of goals they had set (and spelled out) for themselves when they graduated.”
What does this say?
Goals a.k.a. resolutions are important.
I suspect that those that don’t make resolutions or set goals don’t have the mental strength to examine their life and to set important resolutions and goals. It’s easier to float through life like a cork on the ocean. They’re afraid of ____ (fill in the blank)
It’s time to THINK BIG!
Here’s a quote from “The Magic of Thinking Big”
“Fear of all kinds and sizes is a form of psychological infection. We can cure a mental infection the same way we cure a body infection—with specific, proved treatments… condition yourself with this fact: all confidence is acquired, developed. No one is born with confidence. Those people around you who radiate confidence, who have conquered worry, who are at ease everywhere and all the time, acquired their confidence, every bit of it.” ~ David Schwartz from The Magic of Thinking Big
ACTION. As Schwartz says: “action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fertilize fear… Jot that down in your success rule book right now. Action cures fear.”
I’d make this a screen saver – ACTION CURES FEAR!
Action stems from a burning desire, an important, mission critical goal.
A friend of mine Darren Hardy (publisher of SUCCESS magazine) is giving away a fantastic gift – “Designing the Best 10 Years of Your Life”. This is an 8 week program to help you establish and stick with your goals.
In order to receive the information you’re going to have to take action and request it. You can find out more and signup for it here:
http://darrenhardy.success.com/2009/12/db10-intro/
This will take mental strength to see this process through and then to stick with it. I can and want to help you make 2010 and the next decade YOUR best ever!
I’m offering a complimentary consultation to find more about mental strength coaching and see if you’re ready for it. If you’d like to schedule a friend conversation please download and the form here – DOC – PDF – and then e-mail it back to me.
I’m committed to helping you develop and increase your mental strength so that you will become unstoppable and have the best decade EVER!
