Chapter 6 Flashcards
Why is desire so important for setting goals?
It determines the amount of of energy and the determination you put behind any goal you set for yourself
Why achieve small goals first?
One at a time it build your self-confidence. You develop forward momentum
When does a wish become a goal?
When it is written, clear, detailed with plans, reviewed regularly, sometimes every day.
why analyze your starting point?
you set believable and achievable goals
How to clarify why you want that goal?
a List of reasons you will benefit by achieving this goal.. More intense will be your desire.
what to do about the deadline if the goal is big enough?
break it down into subdeadlines.
why use sub deadlines?
When you break your goals down into daily and hourly amounts and activities, you will be astonished at how much more you get done.
How to apply the 80/20 rule when you determine the obstacles?
In most case, 80% of the reasons you are not attaining your goals are internal. 20% are contained in your external situation or in other people.
why new skills?
To achieve something you have never achieved before, you will have to do something you have never done before.
what to necessary combine with a new goal?
Learning goals.
important question about new learning goals
“What one skill, if I developed and did it in an excellent fashion, would help me the most to achieve this goal?”
if new skills are needed?
make a list, make a plan, and the work on developing that skill, every single day, until you master it. This decision alone could change your life.
what is a plan?
An organized list of tasks/activities - organized by time, sequence, importance - that you will have to complete to get from where you are to where you want to.
How to visualize?
Imagine how it would look like if you had already accomplished it. Imagine the pride, satisfaction, and happiness (feelings) you would experience if you were already the person you wanted to be.
what does visualization accomplish?
way to program your goal into your subconscious and superconscious mind. Eventually, it becomes a powerful unconscious force motivating and inspiring you day and night.
