Visioning and Goal-Setting For Peak Performance

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Visioning/Goal-Setting


Visioning/Goal-Setting - Overview

Visioning/Goal-Setting For Peak Performance

• Where is the Opportunity?

• Why is Perception important?

• How Do Beliefs Fit In?

• The Four Steps for Peak Performance

• Summary


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Opportunity

We Are Always Creating Our Experience

• Consciously – this is the 10% of our brain that we are aware

of using. When we use this part, we are more likely to be

powerful.

• Unconsciously – this is the 90% of our brain that we’re not

aware of – that we don’t use consciously. When this part is

used – which is a lot – our results are random at best.

• How do we access that remaining 90%?


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Opportunity (continued…)

We Have Up To 50,000 Thoughts a Day!

• Up to 80% can be negative.

• Up to 95% are thoughts that we also had yesterday.

• We don’t have direct access to what thoughts come across

our brain.

• We can sometimes decide which conscious thoughts we

give significance to.

• This leaves us with no access to the unconscious thoughts –

which is most of them.


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Perception

Why is Perception Important?

• Nothing makes a difference in our experience as much as

how we perceive things.

• This is why two different people can react so differently to

the same event.

• We have no greater access to change how we perceive

things than the words we use – with ourselves and others.

• The words we use affect our unconscious perception. This is

the access to our 90% untapped brain.


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Perception (continued…)

Using Words to Affect Perception

• There are two basic ways to use words when we discuss

how we are or what we’re up to:

How Time-Focus Perspective Result

DescribePast arriving at present

Victim(helpless)

Limiting

DeclarePresent moving towards the future

Power(create)

EmpoweringExpansive


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Beliefs

How Do Beliefs Fit In?

• Beliefs form our worldview and affect our perceptions.

• It’s important not to confuse our beliefs with truth.

• We can believe anything we want to believe.

• We give significance to the thoughts that align with

our beliefs – consciously and unconsciously.

• It’s important to release or replace negative or weak

beliefs and adopt powerful ones.

• The most efficient way to change our beliefs is through

our words.


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Vision

What is a Vision and Why is it Important?

• A vision is something we work towards.

• It could be achieving something or being or feeling a certain

way. It may or may not be quantifiable.

• Once we establish a vision and keep it ‘top of mind’, we:

• …are declaring what we are up to;

• …move toward that vision far faster than if we did not

formalize it.


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Four Steps to Peak Performance

1. Create a Vision Board – Though this might seem a bit “out

there”, it gives your mind (conscious and unconscious)

something to remember and rally around.

• Pick a time frame that this will apply to – 1, 3 or 5

years.

• Get creative and let your limitations go.

• Get a large piece of foam board and attach pictures,

words, tables or drawings (no reason it could not be

digital also).

• Display it in a place where you will see it regularly.


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Four Steps (continued…)

2. Set Goals – Goals are more specific

than the vision itself. Pick a time

frame that this will apply to – 1, 3

or 5 years.

• Goals support the vision.

• Goals are quantifiable.

• When goals are reached, you

are closer to your vision.

• Celebrate each milestone in

achieving your goals.

My Goals1. I will sell 50% more

than last year by

September, 2015

2. I will develop a

support staff of 4 by

the end of 2015.

3. I will . . .


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Four Steps (continued…)

3. Adopt Powerful Beliefs – You get to choose them – really!

• Question beliefs that cause fear and doubt.

• Consider replacing them with more empowering beliefs.

• You don’t actually have to believe them at first. Just decide that you are going to

adopt them and see what happens.

• Take on beliefs that support your vision.

4. Create Effective Habits

• Make an honest inventory of your time and classify your activities into:

Green – activities that support what you are up to and are essential.

Yellow – activities that are necessary but aren’t as essential, can be done at a later time

or delegated.

Red – those that don’t support your vision.

• Create a schedule where you map out the green and yellow time and stick to it.

• Either eliminate your red activities or change your vision to include (some of)

them.


Visioning/Goal-Setting – Summary

If You Remember Nothing Else . . .• We don’t have direct access to our unconscious brain

(90%) but there are ways to utilize this vast potential.

• Using this knowledge, strategy and these tactics will help you direct your life towards optimal performance.

1. Adopt empowering beliefs (and let the rest go)

2. Use declarative language (not descriptive)

3. Create a vision

4. Set goals and monitor them regularly

5. Create powerful habits and practice them daily

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Visioning and Goal-Setting For Peak Performance