2. The questions How will life be different in one decade? One
year? Or one month? Did you know that only 5% of the people in the
United States will reach financial security by retirement? What are
the purposes, benefits, and payoffs of good goal-setting? Personal
responsibility. Who is responsible for your future? Are you willing
to write down where youre going or be willing to settle for
whatever you get out of life?
3. 30 years of goal setting My father Bob Hammond Tommy Hopkins
Goal setting tools 30, 60, 90 day,1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 year plans
All written with SMART detail Monitor, revise, evaluate daily
weekly, monthly, and annually
4. The Yale study The Yale class of 1953 35 year study Ages 19
to 65 Researched habits of those with written goals, and those
without The results.. 8% set goals, 3% used written goals 3% had
95% of the wealth 97% had 5% of the wealth Which will you be?
5. Benefits of goal setting Superior focus
Strategy/Accountability Productivity/Profitability Self-analysis
Harness your energy Satisfaction and meaning Make efficient use of
your time, talents, and opportunities Create meaning, fulfillment,
joy, direction and accomplishment
6. SMART Goals Specific Measurable Aligned Rewarding Timely
Each and every goal must be written and incorporate the above or is
not a true goal
7. Goal flexibility Balance short and long-term purposes Change
direction/revise goals Keep on track Alert when off-track Reward
work well done Create new goals-- mission/purpose/passion plans Be
open to New Possibilities
8. For reasons goals/plans fail No
Budget...money/time/resources allotted for goal-setting No
Incentives 75% do not link incentives to goal achievement No
Communication 86% spent less than one hour per month talking about
goals No Sharing 95% do not share their plans with others who play
a role in their success or achievement No buy-in no real
commitment
9. Other tools for success Personal Mission Statements 80/20
rule Getting Organized Time Management Goal Setting
retreat/workshops More
10. Live your life. on purpose Be the architect of your future
with the use of personal and professional goal setting Be the 3%
who dare to dream and use written goals toward purpose driven
achievement You have the choice, time, knowledge, resources, and
ability Rediscover your passion, mission, purpose today Dream it,
write it down, and just do it Fail to plan plan to fail
11. Tom Hopkins Im not judged by the number of times they fail,
but by the number of successes. The number of times I succeed is in
proportion to the number of times I fail and keep on trying To
have, To do, To be goals (see handout examples)