Get clear on what you really, really want – Business Coaching

Posted by admin on Jun 28, 2012 in General | 0 comments

Part of my role as a business coach is to source the best information so I can pass that on to my clients. I get a bunch of emails from various marketing and business professionals each day. One of my favourite authors is Brian Tracy. The other day I received a simple but extremely helpful email from him.

Brian Tracy commented that clarity accounts for probably 80% of success and happiness. A Lack of clarity is responsible for more frustration and underachievement than any other single factor. As Brian Racy puts it “success is goals and all else is commentary.”

In my business, and personal life, nothing has had such a powerful impact as the consistent and on-going use of goal setting. I find the people with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine. This is true everywhere and under all circumstances.

You could even say that the three keys to high achievement are, “Clarity, Clarity, Clarity,” with regard to your goals. Your success in business and life is largely determined by how clear you are about what it is you really, really want. For example, the goal “I will make more money than last year” lacks clarity when compared with a goal such as, “I am earning at least $326,000 in net profit from my business per annum by the 31^st of March 2014.”

I’ve included a helpful seven step process for setting and achieving your goals for you to think about here:

The Seven Step Process for Setting and Achieving Your Goals

Decide exactly what you want in each area of your life. Be specific!
Write it down, clearly and in detail.
Set a specific deadline. If it is a large goal, break it down into sub-deadlines and write them down in order.
Make a list of everything you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve your goal. As you think of new items, add them to your list.
Organize the items on your list into a plan by placing them in the proper sequence and priority.
Take action immediately on the most important thing you can do on your plan. This is very important!
Do something every day that moves you toward the attainment of one or more of your important goals. Maintain the momentum! And review your goals several times a week – first thing in the morning is a great time as it set you up for the day.

Only by getting clear on what you want (sometimes you can start by writing down what you don’t want) and committing to daily action toward that clear goal will you develop the business and life that you truly desire and deserve. So get busy designing your life!

Here’s to clarity and profitability

Successfully

Tony – Chief Profit Growth Enthusiast at Our Business Coach