Goal-Setting
The power of being specific.
No doubt, you may be considering what you want to accomplish.
Goal setting is a prerequisite to success in most areas of life.
So, why is it that ninety-five percent of people do not set goals?
How the brain works
The brain works primarily from our sensory system (pictures, sounds, feelings). So, it is really important to get our goal sensory specific. As the brain not only uses the sensory system, it also uses our word meanings that drive the sensory system, it is also integral to language our goals in such a way as to drive our very neurology and physiology towards obtaining our desired goal. The specificity of this facilitates concentration on what you internally see, hear, and feel. Your attention will direct itself toward external and internal resources necessary in achieving the goal.
State the goal in positive terms
Describe the present situation and compare it with the desired future goal:
Where are you now?
Where do you want to be?
What do you want?
State it in the positive (what you want to achieve).
What are you going toward?
Specify the goal in sensory based terms
What will you see, hear, feel, etc., when you have it?
What steps or stages are involved in reaching this goal?
Engage all of your senses in this description process to employ more of your brain and nervous system.
Have you broken down your goal into small enough chunks so that each is do-able?
What are the sizes of the chunks? Could the size possibly overwhelm you?
Specify the goal in a way that you find compelling
Is the goal compelling?
Does it pull on you?
Make it a compelling future representation that’s dissociated (when you see your goal, make sure you see yourself having obtained your goal).
Run a quality control check on your goal to make sure it is for you in all areas of your life
Is the desired goal right for you in all circumstances of your life?
Is your goal appropriate in all your personal relationships?
What will having your goal give you that you do not now have?
What will having your goal cause you to lose?
Is your goal achievable?
Does it respect your health, relationships, etc?
Pay attention to how your whole self responds to the question in terms of images, sounds, words, and sensations within you.
State the context of the goal
Where, when, how, with whom, etc. will you get this goal?
Is the goal appropriately contextualised?
Test your goal by applying it to a context: when, where, with who, etc. to make sure that it is going to be fitting and appropriate.
Adjust your goal to make sure that it fits.
Self-initiated and maintained
Is the goal something that you can initiate yourself and maintain?
Test your goal by asking if it is something that you have within
your power or ability to do.
Is it within your control?
Is it self-initiated and maintained?
Your goal must be something that you can initiate and maintain.
It must not be something dependent on other people. Make sure that your goal reflects things that you can directly affect.
State the resources needed to achieve the goal
What resources will you need in order to get this goal?
Who will you have to become?
Who else has achieved this goal?
Have you ever had or done this before?
Do you know anyone who has?
What prevents you from moving toward it and attaining it now?
Evidence procedure
How will you know that your goal has been realised?
What will let you know that you have attained that desired state?
This process goes beyond mere “goal setting” into the actual “programming” of our minds to drive us towards our desired goal.
What will let you know that you have attained that desired state? This process goes beyond mere “goal setting” into the actual “programming” of our minds to drive us towards our desired goal.
We sincerely hope that we have provided a resource that will add value to your life and your ability to achieve the results you want with ease and certainty.
We would be honoured to offer a further gift to you - a voucher to the value of $500 to be spent on any Soul Anchorage services.
You are welcome to use this voucher to support you in navigating your way through the 5 steps and setting a clear goal for yourself and the means to obtain it.