New way to 2011...

For years I had created vision boards, pictures of miles stones and achievements to remind me of the goals I set for myself.  Until recently, I didn't know how impactful those were... but, I have come to the conclusion that those were ultimately the key to successes I had experienced in my life...  Unfortunately, I have gotten away from them and as "the proof is in the pudding" goes, I have not been nearly as successful recently as I was in the past.

Did you know that 99% of Americans do not have personal goals that last past the second week of January? That's sad seeing that the goals are usually set the first week. 

The evidence that goals work and work incredibly well is irrefutable.

I read a story today that said:  In 1953, Yale did a study on their graduating seniors. They polled all of them to see who would be interested in a goal setting seminar.  Three percent of the seniors signed up and set goals for the three major areas of their lives: business, relationships, and health. They not only had specific goals, but they also had to know why they wanted it.


They had to define obstacles, networks and people that could help them achieve reaching their goals.


THEY HAD A PRECISE PURPOSE.


In 1973, 20 years later, Yale contacted the entire senior class. The 3% of the class that attended and participated in the goal setting class in 1952 had more income than the other 97%.  Not only did they have more income but,they were vastly more successful in all aspects of their lives (Health wise, relationally, etc...)

After reading this I have decided that I would put a list of goals together for 2011 (these are short term goals), include pictures, and track those goals via my blog.  So, I will probably get away from ranting about religious topics, politics, and other things that are relevant in a broader scheme to my life and start tracking the goals I have set forth to give everyone out there a deeper, more granular picture of my journey and where I am in that journey.  I will talk about the hardships that come with achieving and surpassing those goals.


I will get around to chatting up my regular topics but until I am really on top of my game, until I have broken bad habits and retrained myself to be better, I won't be.


So lets get to it... 

**The biggest, most difficult goal on the list will be to complete the goal list... the whole idea of the list will be for it to be complete by 11:59 pm on December 31, 2011.**

65 Goals coming in the next few days!

Out... Cundiff