It’s Time To Think Big!

As we head into a new year, it’s time to start setting goals, making plans and resolutions. It’s time to think big.

If you’ve already written your goals for next year, then congratulations. I believe this message will help you because you might revise your goals to make them more outrageous, or you’ll see how habits will give you everything you want.

If you haven’t written your goals for next year, or you’ve never written your goals down, then this post could change your life.

Yes, I know that sounds like an exaggeration but here’s the reality…

People who write down their goals are 60% more likely to achieve them than those that don’t!

Have you ever made a dream that didn’t come true? Have you ever wished for something that never materialised? Have you ever set ambitious targets in your business only to fall short of what you wanted?

If so, you are human. If so, then writing your goals down, and looking at them regularly will help you achieve your dreams.

Why?

Because written goals help you focus your time, energy and emotion.

And…

“Where focus goes, energy flows, and results show.”

That’s a Tony Robbins quote that I say to myself often. That quote explains most of my disappointments.

You see, it's one thing to set a goal. It's another to write it down. It's another to write it down and use that to focus your time, energy and emotion. It's yet another to then work to achieve your goals with passion and enthusiasm.

When you work to achieve your goals with passion and enthusiasm, then you will shock yourself with your achievements. When you don’t work to achieve your goals, then the world gives you a sharp slap of disappointment.

What’s The Difference Between A Goal And A Dream?

A goal is a dream with a plan.

Or…

A goal is a dream with a plan and a success habit.

You see, we are all creatures of habit, and if you transform the action that you need into a habit, then you will never fail to achieve your goals.

But!

A goal is a dream with a plan, contradicts what I really want to say!

You see, I know that most people don’t set goals. I know that even fewer people write them down.

The few people that write their goals down, I believe limit their thinking to what they believe they can achieve. This is a sensible thing to do. After all, who wants to feel the sharp sting of disappointment.

But if you limit your goals to what you know is possible, then how are you going to change your life? How are you going to surprise yourself?

It’s Time To Think Big! 

It’s time to think big about your business and your life. It’s time to get excited about possibilities.

So, what do you want from your business this year? What do you want in terms of income, lifestyle, and security?

What would really make a difference to your life?

Don’t just think about the answer. Write it down right now.

Give yourself the courage to write down what will move the needle in your business. Give yourself the freedom to get excited about what that would mean for you and your family.

If you want to double your turnover, or if you want to 10x your turnover, then write down a number. Look at it. Get excited by it.

Don’t worry if you have no idea how you are going to achieve it. I’ve got your back in this area.

If you want to double your turnover and profit… and you want the security of knowing where your next sale is coming from… then write that down.

Think In Ink

As I’ve already said, people who write their goals down are 60% more likely to achieve them than those that don’t. So if you want to avoid the sharp sting of disappointment then write them down.

So far, I’ve focused the goal setting process around your business because that’s the part that I’d love to help you grow.

This goal setting process works for every aspect of your life.

I set goals every year for the following categories:

1. Business
2. Health
3. Education
4. Travel
5. Family

Yes, I set family goals. You might be thinking that’s crazy and there’s a simple reason why I do this…

“Where focus, goes energy flows, and results show.”

Family goals are anything from how much time I want to spend with them on a daily or weekly basis to holiday plans or home improvement.

For each category of goals, I then write a plan to achieve them and the habits that will make the goal a reality.

Why do I have education goals? Because what got me here is not going to take me where I want to go.

You might think my education goals are pathetically small: read 24 to 30 books, attend 2 workshops, participate in 2 mentorship programs.

What have I not said?

I haven’t said which books I want to read. I know that I’ll get book recommendations and that will be added to my reading list. The important thing is to create the time in my day to read regularly.

That’s really what success is all about. Creating time to achieve the things you want. Focusing your energy and your efforts on what’s important.

Time will slip through your fingers unless you protect it. Time will disappear unnoticed unless you create it in the first place.

A Map To The Best Year Of Your Life

When you think in ink. When you write your goals down, make a plan to achieve them, and the time to act on your plan, then you become unstoppable.

When you write goals that excite you (and scare you a little), then they are big enough to change your life. Goals that excite you will be acted on with passion and enthusiasm.

And…

That will change your life!