In the '80's, as I was coming up the corporate ladder, I went to a lot of goal setting seminars. If there was a "buzz word" in the business world (at that time), it was "goal setting." I was always amazed why so many people set goals and so few people achieved them. "Keep your eyes on prize" was the battle call of the workshop facilitators. Think about your goal, keep it in mind all the time, say your affirmations daily, make a dream board of what your goal will look like, smell like, feel like, etc. That was certain path to success.
It wasn't.
Only a few people achieved the lofty goals they set. The others (most of us) were still wondering what happened months after our goals were supposed to be achieved. What was the difference between us and the gifted few?
People who achieve goals focus on the activities it takes to reach their goals. They break things down to what they have to do everyday (some every hour or even every minute). Real achievers understand that it takes focused work everyday and that the accumulated effect of daily effort is enormous. When I watch the people on "The Biggest Loser" the thing that hits me right between the eyes is not the amount of weight they lost, but it's the difficulty of the work they had to do every single day to get there.
I once read a story about a man who wrote hundreds of books while holding down a full-time job and raising a a large family. He did it by simply writing for two hours a day several times a week. The compounding effect of a small amount of daily time is enormous if you can remain consistent.
Anyone who achieves goals does so through consistent action.
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