Reach Your Goal – Part 1

Reach your Goal – Part 1

I recently came across a book I hadn’t looked at for a long time. In “Over The Top’ Zig Ziglar provides you with the 12 steps you need to follow if you want to reach your goal. Today I will list the first four of these steps and provide you with a brief explanation.

1. Make the commitment that you are going to reach your goal.

This is probably the most important step. Do you really think to reach your goals if you set them half-heartedly? If you’ve done the goal setting process correctly and found a goal that ‘fits’ with your values and beliefs, it won’t be difficult to commit to making it happen.

2. Break your goal into smaller pieces.

This is really step 3 but I feel it makes more sense at this point. Some goals can seem overwhelming first. However by breaking them down into smaller pieces, they become more manageable. You can celebrate each semi-step as you reach it and this will propel you forward.

3. Commit yourself to daily detailed accountability.

Now that you have smaller goals, decide on a daily activity you want to perform. Make sure you do a little bit every day. It is much easier to spend 30 minutes each day working on your goal than 4 hours at the weekend when you really much rather be doing something else.

4. Get in shape physically, mentally and spiritually

All these aspects of your health are important for your every day performance. Do regular exercising, walk up the stairs to your office instead of taking the elevator. Challenge yourself mentally. I recommend reading some of Edward De Bono books or calculate numbers in your head rather than using the calculator. Go to a good book shop and find some reading about spiritual topics that fit with your values.

Next week I will list steps 5-8. In the meantime check out some of Zig Ziglar’s audios about how you can reach your goals.

Without clearly defined goals, you simply can’t achieve the success you want! In Goals, world-renowned motivator Zig Ziglar guides you through a clear, beautifully organized ‘success trip.’ Along the way, you’ll learn how to recognize and set your goals. You’ll learn techniques for finding extra time you didn’t think you had and for cutting down big goals to easy-to-handle size. Now you can take advantage of this all-important opportunity to write your ‘business plan for life.’