One of the greatest key success factors is being able to delay gratification.

When you are able to put aside todays baubles for tomorrow’s treasure, real success can come. While this may sound foolish at times, research has found that those people who are able to put aside a small gain today, for a much larger one tomorrow, are clearly more successful in life.

“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” ~ Zig Ziglar.

Back in 1964, researchers at Stanford University did a simple experiment with 4 year old kids. They were put into a room by themselves and a plate with one marshmallow was placed in front of them. They were given a choice. If they could wait 15 minutes, they could have two marshmallows, otherwise they could ring a bell and eat the existing marshmallow. Most kids lasted about 3 or 4 minutes before they gave in. In ongoing research, those kids that were able to wait were found to be much more successful than their counterparts in SAT scores and job success, than those students that were unable to delay gratification.

Joachim de Posada, put together a wonderful TED presentation on the research…

In today’s fast paced world, where instant gratification is the norm, you may find it hard to wait. Credit cards and marketing schemes make it hard to resist. However, just like those kids in 1964, the key to success may be to delay gratification…

Your ticket to success may be as simple as…

• Saving money instead of buying lottery tickets
• Paying cash instead of using credit cards
• Setting long term goals

To be successful you may need some new tools in your success toolbox. Joachim has two books out that may help you wait…

Don’t Eat the Marshmallow Yet

Don’t Gobble The Marshmallow Ever

When looking at key success factors, always consider the long term ramifications. Eating the marshmallow now, may make that feast later, impossible.

Question: How have you done at delaying gratification?

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I’ve been writing about personal success for over 8 years. In that time I’ve seen some things work well, but a lot that fell short. Some success paths that looked so promising were mitigated disasters. In looking back, I’d like to share with you three systems that have worked for me. The key? They each offer a step-by-step plan for success that is easily repeatable.

1. Setting Goals. My most popular download on this blog has been the Goal Setting Toolkit. This simple to use template creates small business sized cards that keep your short and long term goals in front of you, wherever you go.

You simply download the free Template, print it out, and fill in the cards with your goals and plans for the year. Actually writing down goals and keeping them where you can see them is one of the greatest keys on the path to success.

If you have never done this, be assured it only takes a few minutes, but can make a world of difference in your life. To set yourself up for the New Year, download the kit and get started on a new path for success.

2. Writing an eBook. Creating an eBook sounds easy enough. Just grab an idea, put it on paper, and create a PDF or Kindle book. In actuality, the process can be tough. How do you decide what to write about? How do you format it? How do you add graphics and a title page? How do you publish it?

What works for me is to use Ali Luke’s eBook template and follow along in her step by step guide. You just load the template in MS Word (It also works in Pages for the Mac) and create an outline, fill in your chapter headings,  and then add in your information.

Her system takes the guess work out of the process. The template comes with a title page and cover graphic. You just replace them with your own (and she shows you how to source Title Graphics for free) and you are ready to go. She also describes a marketing plan and shows you how to make money with your book.

The template and her plan are easy to follow, and you’ll have a book done in no time. You can pick up her system for $29.95 and it comes with a money back guarantee if you’re not satisfied. What I liked about it… it’s simple to follow and it creates an awesome book.

3. Getting Published. Have you ever wanted to write a book and get it published? It can be a daunting task, full of roadblocks and pitfalls. When I published my first book in 2009, I had a million questions. Thankfully I discovered Michael Hyatt and his publishing resources. Michael is the former CEO of a large publishing company and also a New York Times best selling author. His industry insights are second to none.

He has created an exclusive audio program that takes the guess work out of the process. Whether you want to go with a traditional publisher or self publish yourself, Michael’s course will give you the tools you need to plan your book, find your market, write your chapters, and build your marketing plan.

The great thing about Michael’s course is that it is a proven way to success. He takes the guess work out of the process. The course consists of 21 audio lessons, with over 10 hours of content.

Currently he’s offering a $100 discount and four free bonuses. If you want to get published, this is a great place to start. He offers a 90day money back guarantee, so there is no risk.

Overall: I love systems that are simple to use and easy to follow. Ones that offer a step-by-step process will make your life easier and take a lot of stress out of the endeavor.

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With the New Year upon us, it’s time to do some planning for the coming months. For me, I have some books in the wings, and a couple of longer projects ready to go. For bigger projects, I find it helpful to create a vision board of ideas, to capture thoughts and put them into written and visual goals.

One of the projects that has been taking shape is one based around the acronym LIGHT… Legacy, Impact, Goals, Habits and Time. My second fiction book, with a working title of Iron Rebel, has these concepts woven throughout the story. The book has a finished first draft and I’m now working through the revision process with my editor. I’m also working on the next step, planning out a Kindle workbook, and individual Kindle books built around each tenet. The workbook cover looks like this…

Called Light Excursion, it’s based on a Back-to-the-Future idea, where we travel in time to the end of your life and work our way backwards. We start with your Legacy and then take a look at the Impact that you made. We then take a look at the Goals, Habits, and Time Choices that helped you get there. We look at where you currently are and then help you plan action steps to create the Impact and Legacy you truly want to have.

This is where it gets fun. Since these are just in the concept stage, I built some cover ideas in Photoshop around quotes for each  tenet. This gives me an idea of the individual concept and how to build a story, workbook, and worksheet templates for each one. These are designed for Pinterest, so I lay them out, each to their own board and build visual ideas, quotes and story references to each one. Pinterest is WONDERFUL for vision boarding.

A vision board helps you see your goals and dreams. You can add all sorts of pictures and written ideas to bring the concept into clearer focus. Once the ideas are in place, you can create action steps to see it through to fruition. Creating an action board or structured outline is the next step. This is where you lay out the process rather than the outcome. (Dr. Neil Farber, the author of The Blame Game, has a couple of very controversial articles in Psychology Today that explain the concept of action boards. He explains the concept of process vs. outcome in articles one and two )

I like to get my ideas down first, and then create a process for achieving them. Pinterest, with it’s movable boards, is ideal for this. Create the vision, then plan the action. Here is what my boards for the LIGHT concept look like…

LIGHT Ideas

Here is one for creating a worthwhile Legacy

This one points out the need for a worldwide impact

This cool graphic, illustrates the idea of setting
goals and reaching milestones to create impact.

Over 40% of our daily actions are the result of
unconscious habits. Change the bad habit into a
good one and you change your destiny.

Finally, this graphic asks the simple question…
What Time Is It? Do we focus on the past, the
future, or today, when we can actually do something.

Overall: While it’s early in the creative process, collecting quotes, ideas, references and visual ideas really helps me to move on to the action step. First comes the workbook, then the individual titles. My true vision is to put this together into a seminar in the not to distant future. I would love your feedback on the concepts, quotes, and graphics.  Does this convey a clear idea to you? Is this something you would like to explore? Let me know in the comments below…

Question: What type of Legacy will you leave?

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I’ve been a huge proponent of goal setting over the years. When you write down a goal and give it a completion date, you are much more likely to achieve it than if you just kept the ideas in your head. Basically a goal is a dream written down with an end date.

Over the past few days I read some interesting articles by Neil Farber Ph.D. that make the point that goals should be focused on the process rather than the outcome. Instead of focusing entirely on the finished product, you envision the process and steps to get there.

I’m a believer in creating a vision of our goals. This helps to organize and clearly delineate them. But once we have the vision in place, we now need to figure out how we are going to get there.

For example, we know we want to go to the Land of OZ, but we need a Yellow Brick Road to get there. And as in the movie and in real life, there are obstacles in our way. While they might not manifest themselves as flying monkeys and evil witches, very few paths to a worthwhile goal are effortless and trouble free.

What I like to do is create a picture and a written description of my goals as well as an end date for completion. Once this is in place, I can outline the steps needed to complete the goal. Once the outline is in place, I can then setup action steps that I can focus on, that direct my daily path to success.

Goal Setting Process

1. Goal Description and Picture

2. Outline

3. Action Steps

4. List Completed Items

Focusing on the outline, managing the action steps, and checking off the list as we complete the steps helps us to move forward.

It’s like looking at a puzzle. If we just stare at the picture on the box cover, our puzzle will never be built. Coming up with an outline of action and checking our progress will.

Large goals, like puzzles are built one piece at a time.

Neil has some great articles on Psychology Today and has also written a great book, entitled the Blame Game. Tomorrow we’ll look at some tools we can use to focus on the process. Stay tuned.

Download our Goal Setting Toolkit to get started

Question: What goals setting process do you use?

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You can write down your awesome goals, picture them in your mind, and absolutely fail to reach them. I know, I’ve missed quite a few. Not that I didn’t have good intentions, mind you. I had Technicolor dreams, with great descriptions, and firm end dates. However, there was something missing.

I didn’t have a clear path to success.

The key is the process. If there is a clear step-by-step program to follow, I’m more likely to complete the goal. For example, back in 2004, when I first learned about direct goal setting, I was very successful following the Body for Life program. The secret was the daily attention to process. The book provided a daily plan already set up for me for each day of the 12 week blueprint. It was clearly delineated. There was no guess work to it.

So many times we lack clear direction. We can see the goal, but we can’t see the path there. To better illustrate the process, I’ve created a short infographic…

The secret is to outline the steps or milestones that it takes to reach the goal, and then plan out the Actions you’ll need to reach them. To motivate you to reach the finish line, filling in a completion checklist gives you a mental lift each time you complete an action step.

So, if step by step is the way to go, how do we set goals that don’t have a support system in place? That’s where the Goal Process Sheet comes in. This simple one page guide has a place for your main goal with a description and an optional picture.

You then fill in the major milestones, and add action steps under each one. You can add due dates, product lists, and location details. I put together a short step-by-step guide that shows how it works.
Check out How to Use the Goal Process Sheet by John Richardson on Snapguide.

This process sheet is a great way to make your own step-by-step guide. Just outline, add action, and check off the results. If you want to know how to reach your goals in life, this is a great place to start.

Goal Process Sheet Guide. (PDF and Word Files)

Question: What major goals do you want to reach?

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I’m writing a book about goal setting, and one of the major players in the field is the SMART Goal system, based on the tenets…

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Timely

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with this type of goal setting for years. I would love to get your feedback on the process and how successful you have been following them.

If you have ever created a SMART Goal, I would love your responses to the survey below. This will really help with the book. Thanks!

Thanks for taking the survey. I’ll post the responses in a follow up post.

If you are an active Goal Setter, you might be interested in our Goal Setting Toolkit.

Question: How do you feel about SMART Goals? Please leave comments below.

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In my last post I ran a survey on Smart Goals. The data is rather interesting. Looking at the different data points, it’s clear that there is room for improvement with the SMART Goals program. After 7 days of data input, this is what I can report.

A little over half of our respondents have had success with SMART Goals, While 29% had partial success. Clearly some room for improvement.

While Respondents didn’t hate SMART Goals, there is not an overwhelming love for them either. A definite area for improvement.

If a SMART Goal failed, the major cause was Lack of Focus. Respondents didn’t feel that willpower was an issue. This gives us a clear path for improvement

Of the five tenets, respondents liked specificity best, followed by measurability. Time measurement came in last. Clearly people liked to have a specific destination in mind.

Of the five tenets that respondents did not like, achievability came in first, followed by measurability. Specificity wasn’t on the chart. Since only half of the respondents were actually successful, achievability was a problem area.

Respondents set more business goals than any other. Financial goals were the least popular. Since the SMART Goal program is greatly promoted in the workplace, this data point makes sense.

Our respondents set their own goals with a personal plan. Only 19% were setup at work. Definitely shows that most of our readers are into personal development!

Here are a few of the comments from the survey…

The biggest issue is determining what is “realistic” and “achievable” which is very difficult to do.

Perhaps a look at goal recovery. I know when I have failed to meet a goal my first reaction is to give up and walk away. Perhaps there is a way to recover and reset a SMART goal.

SMART always needs to lead somewhere worthy.

 

Overall: I want to thank all of you who responded on the survey. This was my first one, and I am very pleased with the survey tools provided by Google. They work well and automatically put data into a cloud based spreadsheet.

As far as the data goes, it matches my experiences with SMART Goal setting and has given me some clear data for improvement. This clearly helps when designing new goal tools and processes.

It also has shown me why our Goal Setting Toolkit is so popular. This kit allows you to keep your goals front and center. A clear help with focus. Download one today.

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I’ve written about goal setting for years. I’ve tried many different goal setting techniques and have provided a number of goal setting tools. Here are some of the things I’ve found over time.

1. SMART Goals were obviously written by some controlling corporate type, who wanted to get his workers to produce more without causing trouble or costing him money. I mean, just look at the words used…

• Specific: Do what I say. I need to know specifically what you are going to do. I can just see your boss micro-managing this one. I told you to do 1A-step c, not 1B-step d…
• Manageable: Don’t ask me to help you with this or provide resources. This probably came from the board room. We don’t want to spend any money on this. We need the numbers without spending a dime.
• Achievable: Make sure somebody actually has done this before. This probably came down from the left brained CFO bean counter. We don’t want any creativity here. Just do the damn boring work the way we say it has to be done!
• Realistic: I’m sure this was added by the middle management team as a scapegoat. Don’t expect miracles here people. Hey, we got to add in coffee breaks, long lunches, and traffic. Certainly don’t ask for more than a 5% improvement.
• Timely: This obviously was added by the H.R. department. You know we can’t have these guys working overtime and we need to make sure we figure in vacations, mandatory meetings, and of course, the annual retreat. Better bump the deadline back a month or two.

Hmmm… something seems to be missing. We got all this corporate mumbo jumbo, but there is no “Action”step here. You mean we actually have to DO something to get results??

Maybe that’s why when I did an informal survey, SMART Goals had a dismal 53% success rate. Just swapping out the word Achievable with the word Action, might make a difference.

2. SMART Goals seem to be plagued with problems. Goal setters report problems with…

• Procrastination: Workers seem to want to do almost anything except work on their goal oriented tasks
• Willpower: There seems to be a hidden enemy that saps energy and focus. Workers report they don’t have enough willpower to stay on track.
• Stress: Having an additional “sales or performance goal” adds stress. Not achieving it adds even more.

So if SMART Goals are problematic, what will work?

What should you do if you actually want to achieve something?

I pondered that question for a while and decided to write a short book about it.

This book starts with the inherent problems of SMART Goals and offers a variety of solutions. By combining goal setting with the latest research in willpower and habit change, I came up with an easy to implement solution that allows you to take action, without the usual procrastination and willpower challenges.

The Acronym is SMARTER and you can implement it quickly and easily in many different environments. It’s designed to work better with the way our minds actually process data.

For those of you who really want to make a difference, I’ve included two chapters on IMPACT Goals. One is setup for personal goals, the other when you want to change the world.

IMPACT Goals are not easy, and require more time and effort, along with a coach or mentor. But when you really want to get something done, they provide results.

The book includes example situations with Bob and Sally, a fictional duo that will better explain how the different goal setting tools work and the pros and cons of each system.

Goals For Life is available in the Kindle store and can be downloaded in just minutes. (This book can be read on your computer, iPad, or Smart phone with a free downloadable Kindle reader) It includes 8 different goal setting sheets to match you individual needs. From basic SMART goals, to SMARTER ones, and all the way up to IMPACT goals, you’ll find tools here to make your dreams come true.

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You have probably heard that diets don’t work. You set a diet goal, apply willpower, lose a few pounds, and then something happens. Your willpower fails, and you gain back all the weight you lost… plus a few pounds. Go on enough diets and you might actually gain 20 or 30 pounds.

That has certainly been my experience.

Diets don’t work because they focus on things you can’t eat.

You can’t have

• donuts
• brownies
• ice cream
• cake
• certainly not cheesecake.

So you set a simple goal not to eat them.

All day long your mind is thinking about what it can’t have.

Pictures of brownies and cheesecake slices fill your mind’s eye.

It’s only a matter of time until your willpower drops and you give in.

BAM! All the weight comes back.

So… what can you do?

If you can find a basic routine that you go through each day that’s become a habit, you can change the routine and experience a different outcome.

Here are a couple of common examples.

Let’s say you have a large soda with lunch and dinner. That’s two large sodas per day. Each soda is 250 calories, so you are having 500 empty calories per day.

If you change the routine, and replace the sodas with iced tea or other non calorie drink, you instantly have a 500 calorie a day deficit. Over time you’ll lose weight.

You can apply this simple process to your morning Starbuck’s Latte. Replace that with a Green Tea or Coffee and you’ve just saved another 500 calories per day.

No diet, no hassle. No thinking about the brownies you can’t have all day.

A simple habit change can work wonders.

You can lose weight without dieting.

That’s the premise of my new book, Goals for Life.

We take goal setting and combine it with the latest research into habit change and willpower. The result is a new goal setting technique called SMARTER Goals.

This technique can give you a real breakthrough.

My book outlines a simple plan of action and includes downloadable worksheets to get you started. Just create a simple plan, find an existing routine, and replace it with something better.

Here are some common examples…

• Replace an hour of TV with writing. Get your book written in 6 months.
• Replace your large dinner plates with smaller ones. Save 100 to 200 calories on each meal.
• Replace listening to music while you drive with insightful audio books. Learn an amazing amount effortlessly while you commute.
• Set your morning alarm an hour earlier. Use this time to start a business, write a book, or start a blog. ( An incremental approach works well here)
• Replace the morning news with a running program. Train for a 5k and accomplish it in just a couple of months.

As you can see, you can do some amazing things with this habit replacement program. It’s just a matter of writing down your goal, identifying the existing routine, and then replacing it with an action that fulfills your plan.

Why not set some SMARTER Goals today?

My book is a quick read, and the enclosed worksheets will have your goals set in no time, with a specific plan of action to accomplish them.

Goals for Life. Set Smarter Goals that Stick

Question: What goals will you set?

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When you really want to get things done, it’s best to bring your goals down to action steps that you can accomplish in a timely manner. To help you do this, I put together a weekly goal setting worksheet template.

This sheet is based on advice that I picked up years ago from Brian Tracy. He says when you write down your goals you need to put them in the present tense and in a positive voice. This helps your subconscious mind see them and accomplish them.

For example, instead of saying, “ I will earn $5,000 this month,” say, “I earn $5,000 a month.”

To make it positive, instead of saying, “I will lose 20 pounds,” you would say, “I weigh 150 pounds.”

To get started, print out my weekly goal setting worksheet, grab a pen and let’s get started.

Weekly Goal Setting Worksheet

Here’s how our sheet looks.

Start in the top box and write out a weekly goal in the positive and present tense, like you have already accomplished it. In our example above, I wrote down that I wrote 6,000 words per day by writing one hour per day.

As you start each day, grab your sheet and write out the goal for the day as if you already accomplished it. When you actually do accomplish it, put an X in the checkbox at the bottom of the daily section.

At the end of the week write out your actual results. As you can see in the example, I actually exceeded my goal by writing more words on Friday and Saturday.

By using this personal goal setting worksheet on a daily basis, you will keep your goal top of mind. By phrasing it in a present and positive manner, your mind will automatically see the result and set out to accomplish it (Your mind cannot picture a negative). Since the worksheet is based on individual days, it is automatically time bound.

This goal setting template is simple to use and will produce results fast. The secret is to be Positive and Present.

Free Weekly Goal Setting Worksheet

Need more help with your goals? My new book can help.

Goals for Life: Includes 7 Different Goal Setting Worksheets

Question: What goal will you set this week?

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As a kid, I used to dream about different cool inventions and imagined how I would use them. Since my imagination allowed me free reign, I had race cars, moon rockets, and of course my own private jet that I could fly in. Since I was in control, I created my own world. Unfortunately, mom or dad would call, and all of the cool things got put aside for awhile. However, the next day they were back. Dreams were BIG for me as a child.

As an adult, most of those dreams were put by the wayside. I went to work, did my job, and really lived in someone else’s world. For many years, I didn’t feel like I had much control at all. Reality was way too strong.

It all changed for me in 2003, when speaker Sarano Kelley, asked me a for word question: What Time Is It?

Those four little words got me to thinking. I was wasting my life away with someday maybes, and putting my dreams on hold… until tomorrow…which never came.

Sarano taught me a simple lesson. You can only do something today, and you can only take action now.

Those four little words changed my life. At the end of that conference I set some 90 day goals, and saw a real change almost immediately. In three months I lost over 26 pounds, took on a leadership position, and started to dream again.

From that simple beginning, I developed a love of learning. I started reading personal development books and listening to them on audio. Each one gave me new insights. New possibilities.

In 2005, I started to blog and in 2008, I started writing fiction.

This craft of writing gave me an outlet for my dreams.

The more I wrote, the more they came true.

I know one thing for certain…

You have dreams too.

But now what…

How do you make them real?

How can you take a dream and make it reality?

That is truly the secret of reading, writing, and creating.

When you take your knowledge and add to it the collective wisdom of others in your field, and then mix it with your dreams, you have a recipe to truly change the world. To do this takes passion and a whole bunch of courage. People will tell you it can’t be done. Obstacles will come, and defeats will happen. But if you persevere, things will change. Your ideas will spread. The world will be a different place.

All because you took the first step. You set a goal, read a book, wrote a plan… and you took some action.

Action… to make your dream come true!

What time is it? The time is now.

Happy dreaming!

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Imagine sitting down this weekend and changing the way next week turns out. Imagine a clean desk, an organized week, and a prioritized time management system that lets you put aside distractions and get things done. Imagine setting some goals and actually achieving them.

Sound Impossible?

For years, I wanted to be able to do this. It all sounded so easy, yet every time I got started, I found myself distracted and buried under a stack of papers, books and clutter. Within minutes, I’d given up for another week.

Week after week this happened. I began to think it was impossible for me to get organized, much less reach my goals. I read books, listened to tapes, and tried all sorts of organizational strategies. Some of them actually worked… a little. That was until I got frustrated, tired, and even more disorganized trying to sort through tons of assorted items.

The problem was, I was not good at making decisions. When I would pick up a piece of junk mail and look at it. I couldn’t decide whether to keep it, file it, or throw it away. When I finally made a decision, I realized I didn’t have a designated place for it to go. That’s when the system failed. It would stop me cold.

In frustration, I would get up and walk away.

One day, when I got up, a whole stack of papers crashed to the floor. I had clutter everywhere. I sat at my desk, head in my hands and almost cried. What a total absolute mess!

But right then was when the solution came.

Right then, in the middle of despair.

I got so mad that I threw things.

Everything came off the desk.

All of the clutter on the floor.

Can you relate?

Through this trying time, I came up with some quick and easy to implement solutions that I’d like to share with you.

These practical tips are put together in a short eBook called, Get a Life, that includes step by step instructions to…

• Get your desk cleaned off in just minutes.
• Develop a de-clutter system that almost eliminates decision making.
• A simple, easy to implement filing system to help you get organized.
• A weekly planner to get your week structured
• A daily planner that will help you set priorities
• A time management system to help you focus and actually get things done.

In just a few short hours you can get ready for personal success. You’ll have the tools at your fingertips, ready to go for next week.

Now all you need is some personal success goals.

That’s where my second book comes in. In Goals for Life, you discover some tools to quickly turn your dreams into workable short and long term goals. You’ll learn how to overcome bad habits and actually use them to foster your success.

Are you ready to get started?

Each book can be read in under an hour and the included free downloads can be printed and implemented in just minutes.

For under ten dollars you can bring personal success a little closer in your life. Five Simple Steps…

1. Clean Off Your Desk
2. Plan Out Your Week
3. Prioritize Your Day
4. Maximize Your Time
5. Set Powerful Goals

Here is some great news. This weekend you can download both books for free along with my fiction based personal development book, Finding Tor. Don’t procrastinate on this one. The free offer is good only November 9th and 10th, 2013.

Here is my author link.

Enjoy!

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As a creative, I generally struggle with long term planning. I usually have numerous projects going at one time. The minute I put something on paper, it seems like I’ve got a conflict. This usually results in one of two scenarios. Either I don’t plan, or I decide that I’m going to micro manage the whole week. Gain control. Solve the problem for once and for all. So I spend hours on a Sunday, planning each day of the week, hour by hour. Unfortunately, this usually works for the first hour or two on a Monday until the first conflict or unanticipated delay , and then the whole plan crumbles.

Can you relate?

Because of this, I’ve had to come up with some workable tools over the years that are quick to implement and offer great flexibility. My simple weekly planner came out of my frustration with traditional rigid time management plans. It has helped me focus a week ahead of time, yet have the flexibility to make changes along the way. Tying it in with my Top  6 Daily Planner, it’s become a mainstay of my personal success plan.

Here is how it works.

The basic concept of the weekly planner is to gather ideas and divide them into two areas. Goal Related and Maintenance (Status Quo).

I ask two questions…

What do I absolutely have to do next week?

What do I need to do to advance my goals next week?

Both of these can be worded differently and sometimes I will get more specific. Overall, I want to know what has to be done, or suffer the consequences (ie pay bills or get late fees) and what needs to be done to further my short and long term goals. Using the word “absolutely,” helps me weed out urgent but unimportant tasks. Advancing my short and long term goals helps me break them down into action steps.

On the planner sheet, these questions are answered at the top.

Once you have your tasks and maintenance items filled in, you can add them to your daily boxes. Next to the subject area is a small box for allotted time and a small square box to check off the item when completed.

This is what a day may look like with maintenance and goal planning items. Notice the time to complete and the filled in check-box.

The overall sheet looks like this.

I’ve made this sheet available for free in both MS Word format (which is editable) and in PDF format which you can print from almost any application.

Get both in a handy Zip file here.  Weekly Planner Combo

Open the PDF version here. Weekly Goal Planner PDF

How to Use: I recommend that you set aside at least a half hour on the weekend to plan out the upcoming week. For me, Saturday mornings work well. Many others tell me that Sunday evenings are best. List out your must do items in the top box along with your goal related items in the goal planning box. Once you have your items thought out, insert them into the appropriate day of the week for completion. You add suggested times for completion and check them off when completed. If plans change, it’s easy to move things around. This weekly planner works well with our Top 6 Daily Planner. Just copy your items over from your weekly planner at the beginning of the day. Sort them by priority. Create a next action to-do list. Top 6 Daily Planner instructions and free download here.

For more information on using the weekly planner, pick up a copy of my popular eBook, Get a Life. In it, I lay out a complete personal success plan that starts with cleaning off your desk, planning your week, prioritizing your day, and managing your time.  It’s available in the Kindle store and can be read on almost any device using one of the free Kindle readers.

Question: Have you used daily or weekly planners before? What was your experience like?

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The New Year is going to be different. You’ve set a Goal to make a change. Nothing can stop you. You’ve set your intention, planned out your moves, and set a time limit.

What could go wrong?

Every year, millions of people around the world make a resolution to change. Many actually commit these resolutions to paper. They are written down, planned out, and waiting to be executed. The minute the New Year rolls around, they will take action. Unfortunately, within days or weeks, these goals and resolutions fall by the wayside, defeated, and knocked out.

It’s not from lack of trying. The punches were thrown hard, and at first it looked like an easy win. It’s not from some dumb move. Many of these goals were S.M.A.R.T. But the fight was won by the opposition through a steady and determined battle. Each time the goal missed its mark, the habit took a little. An extra punch here, an extra punch there. The habit had one thing the goal didn’t have… stamina. The habit had patience on its side. It wasn’t a brash up-and-comer. No, it was a tried and true entrenched fighter. Street smart. Prepared.

We’ve all seen fights like this before…

• The goal of a diet beaten by a habit of snacking
• The goal of a marathon beaten by a habit of TV
• The goal of savings beaten by the habit of impulse shopping.

The list goes on and on.

At times it seems impossible.

Fighters being decimated all around.

But once in a while, someone comes out victorious.

Someone wins the fight, the battle, and the championship.

They have a simple boxing secret that very few people know about.

They know that a head on battle with an entrenched habit usually loses.

They have learned how to be victorious by watching their opponent carefully.

They have discovered how to beat a habit by cleverly using a habit’s strength to win.

In our upcoming series, you’ll learn this secret and how you can easily implement it to help you win your next fight, your next battle, and your overall war. You’ll find a way to be victorious.

The Fight of Your Life Series:

Episode 2: Fight Training
Episode 3: SMARTER Goals

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With the New Year around the corner, what better way to get prepared than to pick up some handy organizational tools. Here are five unusual ones, that work well in small spaces or offer clever features to get your office off to a great start.

Small Space File Organizer

I love this organizer. It’s priced under $10 and can be attached to the outer or inner side of your desk, to the wall, or to the backside of your closet door. Handy for files that need to be accessed all the time.. Great for work or for your office at home. If you have kids, these make a great place to store homework and activity items.

Magnetic Whiteboard Pocket

This is really handy if you use a whiteboard at work or home. I like this one when doing webinars, as it will hold a bunch of drawing tools, it’s colorful, and I can easily put it anywhere on the board. This handy pocket can also be attached to your desk or metal file cabinet for additional storage options.

Twelve Item Organizer

This handy organizer is a great place to store the myriad of cords, chargers, tapes, and memory cards you may have around the home or office. The clear plastic covers keeps the dirt out . Fits nicely on a desk, table or hanging on the wall. I keep mine on a shelf in my office closet.

Colorful Plastic Storage Boxes

This is a simple way to divide your storage items by year or category for quick retrieval.  The color coding identifies specific items quickly and easily. Great for yearly tax receipts, legal documents, or anything you need to find fast and store in a clean container.  Included spine labels for instant identification.

Three Piece Ledge Set With Unique Mounting System

Have an empty wall? These unique ledges make a great way to display a picture or knicknacks. Includes unique mounting bracket with built in level for easy one person installation. Install using only a hammer (other hardware included) – average mounting time per item is only 2 minutes! Mounts perfectly level and flush against the wall. Side to side adjustment for exact placement. This is a great place to display your favorite motivational quotes.

Organization Tools

All five of the items are available from Amazon and make great holiday gifts. Why not give the gift of organization for the New Year?

These work well with our Free Printable Planners
Daily Planner
Weekly Planner
Goal Planner

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You have set an Amazing Goal for the New Year.

It’s big, audacious, and will certainly change your life. Yet it will directly compete with two or three really entrenched habits that you have. How can you best prepare for the onslaught?

Here are five strategies that will give you a fighting chance…

1. Write Down a Plan
2. Create a Step by Step Strategy
3. Create a Deadline for Completion
4. Tune Up Your Skills
5. Do a Trial Run

To plan out a goal, I like to start with the updated S.M.A.R.T. Goals framework. It’s a great way to get the pieces in place, and focus on the goal. Here are the five tenets.

1. Specific: Your goal needs to be specific in nature. There needs to be a clear definition of what you are going after. For example, if one of your goals is to buy a new car, it would be a lot easier to achieve the goal if you had a specific make and model written down. A new yellow Corvette with V8 gives you much more information about price and style than “sports car.” It’s also a good idea to break down big numbers into understandable terms. A $ 40,000 car sounds unreachable, but if you break it down into monthly payments of $ 500 for 5 years, it is easier to put it into perspective.

2. Measurable: As you are working towards your goal, you need a system of measurement to make sure you are making progress. For example, if weight loss is a goal, tracking your weight or inches around your waist are measurable units that will indicate progress. By setting a timetable and milestones along the way (such as losing 2 pounds/ week) you know if you are on track to reach your goal.

3. Actionable: This  means we need to set up action steps to get the goal accomplished. This simple but profound change can make a major difference in the success rate. (Many SMART Goal systems list this step as achievable which is very similar to realistic. Changing it to actionable means we actually go from an idea to an action plan)

4. Realistic: This means that what you are trying to do needs to be within your control. For example if your weight loss goal means eating less, you have to be in control of your diet. If you don’t have a gym membership, going to the gym is out of your control and not realistic.

5. Time Bound: How much time do you need to allot to reach this goal? Setting a realistic time table is crucial to accomplishing your goal. Many times people underestimate how long something will actually take to accomplish. Breaking down long term goals into monthly/ weekly/ daily pieces is a great way to measure your progress.

So with our SMART Goal steps outlined, lets take a look at how they would work. I’ll use myself as an example.

For the New Year I want to complete three more non-fiction eBooks to complete my LIGHT series. Here is how I have written this out using the updated SMART system.

SMART Goal Setting

Specific: Three new eBooks
Measurable: 15,000 words each
Actionable: 1,000 words/day, Three days a week
Realistic: A good writing pace for me
Time Bound: Five weeks to write each book, 20 weeks total with overlapped editing.

This is a pretty straightforward plan. Since I have already written the first two books in the series, I know about how long each book will take, and how many words/day is realistic given my current schedule. I plan to make these a similar length and price them at the same price point as the first two.  Since I have an editor who works pretty quickly on these smaller books, I can have her editing the first while I’m writing the second. With this overlap, I should be able to comfortably finish and publish the three books in 20 weeks.

So now I have a workable Goal written down with action steps included. This is a major step forward. Unfortunately, I’m a busy person and adding a writing chore of an additional 1,000 words per day to my already hectic schedule, may make this simple-on-paper plan, unworkable. I’ll need to carve out at least 90 minutes, three days a week  to make this happen. This requires creating a new routine. And this is the rub… creating a new routine or habit is actually very difficult. During the average day, over 40% of our actions are from deeply entrenched long term habits. Now I’m saying I want a pretty big block of time to do something new. Chances are, I’m headed straight into a head-on collision with an entrenched routine. This is where most goals die a quick death. (I did a survey of people who used the SMART Goal system a while back and found disappointing results)

Unless we deal with the entrenched habit, we may be able to do the new routine for a few days or maybe even a couple of weeks. This change of routine will require a lot of Willpower. Unfortunately, we all have limited reserves. When we get tired, or low on energy, its really easy to fall back into our old ways.

Lest I totally depress you, there is hope. In fact, there is a way to take our SMART Goals and make them SMARTER. In our next post in the series, we’ll look at a two simple letters we can add to our Smart Goals routine and increase our chances of success by 50% or more.

So far we have created a new goal plan that meets most of our criteria.

1. Written Plan: Our SMART Goals fit this nicely
2. Step by Step Strategy: Our updated SMART Goal now has action steps
3. Deadline for Completion: We have a firm deadline for completion.
4. Tune Up Your Skills: We’ll look at a Skills Tune Up once we get started.
5. Do a Trial Run: Once we put all the pieces together we’ll do a trail run.

Stay tuned as we turn a big corner for success in our next post.

The Fight of Your Life: Goals vs. Habits

Episode 1: Goals Vs. Habits
Episode 2: Fight Training
Episode 3: SMARTER Goals

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January 1st, 7am. The alarm clock goes off and your New Year’s Resolution stares you directly in the face.

The reality of that goal you set a few weeks back comes to roost with a jangling of bells, sleep in your eyes, and a feeling of dread. It all sounded so good. Heck, all you had to do was write down the specifics, create some action steps, make it realistic, and magically you would be transported 90 days out with your dream of a new book a reality. Unfortunately, 7am in the morning comes. Now you have to do something. Usually you would be able to sleep in, but now that you set this stupid goal, you’ve got to get out of bed and write a 1,000 words before 8am, when you usually would get up.

The first day you grudgingly get up and sit in front of the computer. After fifteen minutes of staring at the screen you start to write. The words come slowly. You’re tired and sleepy. This new goal and habit you’re trying to create is not as easy as the book made it sound. With some willpower you make it through to 8am. Now you have to get ready for work.

Sum total for your first day, 250 words.

As the week progresses, you start to fudge on the wake-up time. You hit the snooze button, then you hit it again. The word count shrinks. You struggle. Friday comes, 1125 words for the week. Not even close to the 5,000 you planned. Next week you struggle again. Then one day, you don’t get up. You’ve got an excuse. A few days later, it’s all over.

Goal failure. Maybe next year the book will get written.

So what happened here. Why did this well planned SMART Goal fail?

I’ve asked myself this many times. The problem is usually an entrenched habit. In this case, the long time habit is going to bed late and sleeping in until 8am.

You set the goal, but you didn’t deal with the habit.

What I’ve found from years of research on the subject, is that when a goal conflicts with an existing habit, the goal eventually fails. Willpower may get you through for a limited time, but old habits usually win. So the question is… how can you set a goal that you can accomplish? With over 80% of New Year’s resolutions  ending in failure after a few weeks, is there anything that works?

The answer is to add two letters to the end of our SMART Goal. We need to add an “E” and an “R.”

• E stands for Existing Habit
• R stands for Routine.

Here are two secrets that researchers have discovered…

1. It’s much easier to change an existing habit than create a new one.
2. Change takes energy, lots of it.

So for our example above, if we want to set aside an hour a day to write a new book, we need to find an existing habit to change, and do it when we have lots of energy. Obviously, if we are a night owl, getting up early after staying up until one in the morning is not going to work. We literally don’t have enough energy to work efficiently.

Let’s plan out a SMARTER Goal.

Lets look for an existing habit that we can change at a time that we have enough energy to carry it out. For our night owl who is energized in the evening, it makes sense to look at that time period.

• 6pm to 7pm: Dinner
• 7pm to 8pm: TV Game Shows
• 8pm to 9pm: TV Sitcom
• 9pm to 10pm: TV Drama Series
• 10pm to 1am: Video Games or Reading

After scanning the existing routines, it appears that anything after dinner is fair game. For our example, what existing routine would be the easiest to give up at a time that we would have the most energy? I’m not much of a TV watcher, but I would say our Game Show hour would be prime time to change an existing habit. It’s early enough that we will still have plenty of energy and the game shows are not a series that we will miss out on. So lets plan out a full SMARTER Goal written in first person.

• Specific: Write a 60,000 word Mystery Novel
• Measurable: At the end of each week I will have written 5,000 words
• Actionable: Write a 1,000 words  for my new book from 7pm to 8pm daily
• Realistic: Typing Speed 40 WPM. 1,000 words per hour is an easy pace.
• Time Bound: The first draft of 60,000 words will be done after 12 weeks
• Existing Habit: Changed from watching game shows to writing my book
• Routine: Energized routine will be to turn off the TV and write for an hour

As you can see, planning out a new routine around an existing habit will give us a much greater chance for success than trying to create a new habit of getting up early and adding a writing exercise on top of it. Listing out our existing routines gives us a chance to pick one that is easy to change. In this case, being an evening person, we’ll have plenty of energy to write, and game shows are not a series, so they won’t be missed. Our probability for success has gone up considerably.

Options: If we want to create a new habit of getting up early, it’s going to take a lot of extended effort. I recommend that you read Michael Hyatt’s insightful post, How To Become a Morning Person or Andy Traub’s book, Early to Rise. It’s better to get the routine down before committing to a new goal during that time period.

Overall: In this example above, we have taken a look at a common point of failure for many goals and resolutions. By tying a goal in with an existing habit and creating an updated routine, we raise our chances of success considerably. In our next post we’ll look at some secrets to failure proof our routines. Stay Tuned.

The Fight of Your Life: Goals vs. Habits

Episode 1: Goals Vs. Habits
Episode 2: Fight Training
Episode 3: SMARTER Goals

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You have designed and set the perfect goal for the New Year.

It’s based on an existing habit and you’ve designed a new routine that should be easy to follow. You followed the SMARTER Goals formula, and have written everything out. Now you are just waiting for January 1st to get started. Unfortunately, this goal will fail quickly if you aren’t prepared.

Let’s look at an example, based on the picture above. Let’s write out our SMARTER Goal.

Specific: I will lose ten pounds by making better food choices
Measurable: At the end of each week I will have lost one pound
Actionable: I will reduce my daily calories by 500 each day. 3500/week
Realistic: I will replace junk food with fruits and vegetables.
Time Bound: I will have lost the ten pounds after 10 weeks
Existing Habit: I will replace my fattening treat at Starbucks with Fruit
Routine: I will have my Latte with a banana instead of a scone

On the surface this looks like a great goal. You take your existing routine and make a minor change. It’s only when you do the math and test the actual routine that you run into problems. I’ve set many seat-of-the-pants goals this way over the years, and many have ended in quick failure because of some unseen factors. Let’s take a look at this particular goal and see what might happen.

Our existing routine happens on the way to work and on weekends. We stop every morning at Starbucks for a Latte and a scone or other high calorie pastry. Our goal is to replace the fattening bakery item with lower calorie fruit. Simple.

Day one comes and we go to Starbucks, we are running a little late, and we find they are out of bananas. So we decide to put off starting our goal until the next day. The next day comes and we are really in a hurry, we forget about our goal and automatically order a scone from habit. Day three comes and we try again. Unfortunately the guy in front of us buys the last banana. That scone sounds real good. Our goal soon fails. While it looked good on the napkin we planned it on, the reality was very different.

Let’s look at where we went wrong.

When we setup the goal we knew that a scone has a lot of calories. We figured it had around 500. We knew that fruit was healthy so we somehow decided it had zero calories. In our mind we had figured a 500 calorie deficit.  The day we were planning our goal in Starbucks, they had bananas on the counter. Simple substitution.

Reality was somewhat different.

Researchers have found that

1. We tend to round up or down when we plan out goals
2. View things differently if they have a particular label
3. Often overlook important details.
4. Figure things will stay as they are

In this case we did all four. Lets do the math.

By going to the Starbucks website and looking at nutrition we can see that…

Raspberry Scone: 480 Calories (We rounded-up a little high on this unhealthy item.)
Banana: 105 Calories (Since we viewed this as “healthy” we discounted the calories.)
Caramel Brulee Latte: 580 Calories (We completely overlooked the liquid calories)

So by actually doing the math we find that our morning trip to Starbucks has a huge load of calories. Many that we didn’t figure into the equation.

Current Calories: 1165

Now we have a lot of options:

• Change the Latte to a Black Coffee or Green Tea: -580 Calories
• Change the Scone to a Banana: -375 Calories

If we do both of these we can drop a whopping 1060 calories per day and still have a hot drink and sweet treat (banana) for breakfast.

New Calories: 105

To lose a pound of weight we need to drop 3500 calories. With this change we will drop over 7,000 calories for the week, and actually have a two pound reduction. We can even cheat on the days that bananas aren’t available and still do better than we originally planned.

Here is a realistic revised goal plan that has a much better chance at success.

Specific: I will lose ten pounds by making better food choices
Measurable: At the end of each week I will have lost one pound
Actionable: I will reduce my daily calories by 500 each day. 3500/week
Realistic: I will replace my latte with a black coffee or tea.
Time Bound: I will have lost the ten pounds after 10 weeks
Existing Habit: I will replace my fattening Latte at Starbucks with Coffee
Routine: I will have a no calorie coffee instead of a Latte (banana opt)

By replacing the scone most days with a banana, you’ll insure that your goal will be met. It’s always good to give yourself a buffer.

Important Final Step: If you write your final goal statement out in a positive way, such as “I will enjoy a slimmer me by enjoying a hot coffee and delicious banana everyday at Starbucks,” your mind will “see” success and then fulfill it. Leave out negative language such as lose weight, and the items that you can’t have, otherwise your mind will dwell on them throughout the day. Use the SMARTER Formula for planning, but write out a positive statement to keep in front of you.

My suggestions when planning SMARTER Goals

1. Get accurate data.
2. Do a few trial runs
3. Test and retest different options
4. Plan and write out your final goal in a positive manner.
5. Keep your goal where you can see it.

Nothing can kill your goals faster than inaccurate data, unforeseen obstacles, and forgetting the new routine. With careful and accurate planning, a few trial runs, and a positive written goal kept where you can see it, you’ll be on your way to successfully completing your goals in the New Year.

In upcoming articles we have a Set of Goals that can revolutionize your life along with an extensive toolbox to help you accomplish them. Stay tuned.

The Fight of Your Life: Goals vs. Habits

Episode 1: Goals Vs. Habits
Episode 2: Fight Training
Episode 3: SMARTER Goals

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Goal Setting Quotes

 Goals need to have an action step. You can write down the best goal on paper, but it’s action that gets them done.

When you write down your goals phrase them in a positive way. Negative phrased goals such as losing weight, not eating brownies, or not watching TV, paint your goal in a negaitive light and are harder to accomplish.

Don’t let other people hijack your life. Set personal goals for yourself and embrace things you want to do in the New Year.

Almost every goal I’ve ever set, has come out differently than I thought it would. Most times, they came out much better than expected.  Don’t let fear of the unknown keep you from setting and achieving your goals.

Worthwhile goals always require persistence. Don’t give up before  you reach the finish line.

Question: What is your Favorite Goal Setting Quote

SMARTER Goals Can Help You Find Success

Episode 1: Goals Vs. Habits
Episode 2: Fight Training
Episode 3: SMARTER Goals
Episode 4: Testing & Fine Tuning Your Goals

Free Goal Setting Tools

Goal Setting Toolkit
Goal Setting Worksheet

Goal Setting Ebook

Goals for Life: Set SMARTER Goals for Success

Other Goal Setting Quotes

Inspirational Goal Setting Quotes

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One thing that is common to most goal setting systems, including SMART goals, is the time-bound element.

Most goals are set with a deadline for completion. While this is a fundamental structure that allows us to see how we are progressing, it is really an inherent problem in the long haul. For example, how many people have set a weight loss goal for 90 days and done real well, only to gain it all back and then some once the goal was completed.

It’s very common and the statistics aren’t very good. Over 90% of people who go on a diet (weight loss goal) regain it. So, with this in mind, even if our time bound goals are successful, in many cases the results are short lived. The problem is, old habits resurface and doom us to failure.

This is where SMARTER Goals come in. We take the basic SMART Goal structure and add two letters to the end. Lets take a look at the difference between the two. Here is a basic New Year’s SMART Goal to lose ten pounds.

Specific: I will lose ten pounds by making better food choices
Measurable: At the end of each week I will have lost one pound
Actionable: I will reduce my daily calories by 500 each day. 3500/week
Realistic: I will replace junk food with fruits and vegetables.
Time Bound: I will have lost the ten pounds after 10 weeks

If we are successful we will have lost 10 pounds in 10 weeks. But there is nothing here to make that permanent.  In fact, the time bound nature says that our goal is over with after 10 weeks. So then what? For most people, they are relieved that the goal is over and revert slowly back to their old ways of eating.

Let’s look at a better way. Two added Tenets for Smarter Goals

Existing Habit: I will replace my fattening treat at Starbucks with Fruit
Routine: I will have my Latte with a banana instead of a scone

With SMARTER Goals we tie in Goal Setting with Habit Change. We identify an existing habit that we want to change or modify, and then write out a new routine. This does two things. It gives us an easier way to reach our goals, and because we have changed an existing habit, has made the process much more permanent.

In the example above, we have taken an existing habit: Going to Starbucks everyday and having a high calorie treat, and modified it in a subtle way. We replace the high calorie treat we usually have with a banana or other fruit, which has less calories. Since this is an ongoing habit, our change will become permanent. That is the secret of SMARTER Goals: The time bound part is just an initial guide. With a habit change our SMARTER Goal continues on, and so does our weight loss.

In fact, we should change our wording a little.

Let’s change Time Bound to Time Bound Guide and let’s add a caveat to our title. In many cases our SMARTER Goals can easily become SMARTER Goals for Life because we have changed a fundamental long term habit in our lives.

I have some really good news. In the coming week, I’ll share Five SMARTER Goals for Life that you can easily do in the upcoming year that can make a significant difference in these important areas of your daily life.

1. Learning
2. Exercising
3. Eating
4. Saving
5. Giving

Each of these goals can be easily implemented and all tie in with existing habits most people already have. But that’s not all. We’ll add in some important new information on habit change that will supercharge each one of them.
I can’t wait to tell you about our exclusive Habit Blender which will allow you to create powerful blended habits, that are designed just for you.

My team and I are designing a low cost program to go along with this system that will be released later this year, that includes step-by-step instructions, worksheets, instructional videos, and a fully operational Habit Blender, to help you set and accomplish SMARTER Goals that will last a Lifetime. Join us next week for the unveiling, and a special offer just for my blog readers that will help early adopters save 50% off the already low purchase price. Stay tuned!

SMARTER Goals Can Help You Find Success

Episode 1: Goals Vs. Habits
Episode 2: Fight Training
Episode 3: SMARTER Goals
Episode 4: Testing & Fine Tuning Your Goals

Free Goal Setting Tools

Goal Setting Toolkit
Goal Setting Worksheet

Goal Setting Ebook

Goals for Life: Set SMARTER Goals for Success

Goal Setting Quotes

Inspirational Goal Setting Quotes

Five Goal Setting InfoPics

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