Category: Goals
Reasons Come First!
I have learned from great mentors like Jim Rohn or Tony Robbins that the biggest difference in people is hunger. Why one is getting what they want in life and another doesn’t get what they want is the former is hungry and the latter is not. In addition, the latter doesn’t want it bad enough.
So why is the first person hungry or hungrier. Does she/he have higher standards? The answer is yes, but it goes beyond that. The answer is that the hungry person has a bigger “Why” and many more compelling reasons than the person not getting the desired results.
I heard a story from success life coach Ed Mylett talk about how his doctor diagnosed some heart issues with Ed. Ed naturally was petrified of the diagnosis. However, the doctor was caring enough and open enough to tell Ed that he needed to change his lifestyle and added leverage on Ed as well. Ed has a daughter that he naturally loves dearly. The doctor asked Ed, “do you want to be here to walk your daughter down the aisle on her wedding day?”. Ed of course answered, “yes”. The doctor told him that if Ed kept up with his lifestyle that some other man will be giving away his daughter on her wedding. The doctor also told Ed, “if you do what I say and follow this, you will be around to give your daughter away”. Ed has been following his doctors recommendation by having a great health and fitness routine. Every time Ed does not feel like getting up to work out, he thinks of his daughter. As a result, Ed gets up and works out everyday. That is one of Ed’s many whys.
We as a result need to create that same leverage ourselves. High standards come from compelling reasons.
Take the time and define your purpose and define why you want to accomplish your goals. Write it down and keep it everywhere you go.
My 2019 Goals
2018 was a great year for me personally. As with any other year, I had my highs and my lows. There were some great experiences and goals that I did reach. However, there were opportunities that I can improve in 2019.
2018 was the first year that I actually written down my goals and declared them publicly. I am happy that I reached a few of them. However, there was some valuable lessons. One of the lessons that I learned is to build a foundation and bring it up slowly at first. Last year, I set too many goals. As a result, I got overwhelmed and frustrated. I realized that when it comes to goal setting, we cannot go from 0 to 120 miles per hour in 2 seconds.
This year I am setting more short term goals and fewer of them. Thus, I can focus on a couple of them while I gain momentum. I can then take on more goals and missions once I build momentum. For the first part of January, I will focus on my health and time management. I am not even going to focus on my business, emotions, and other areas. I feel that my health is a priority and being able to manage my time will enable me to be able to prioritize on the other areas of my life.
I will re-evaluate my goals at the end of January and make any readjustments. Once the first quarter ends, I will make some goal changes for the remainder of the year because my yearly goals are not fixed. They are flexible. For example, I set a goal of making only 40 YouTube videos. Yet, I know that I will likely make more than 40. I want to make this goal achievable then stretch it out once I know I have the habit to be able to create more videos. In other words, I am building a habit muscle to be more productive.
Here are my goals for 2019:
My April 2018 Goals
April was a comeback month after a very subpar March. I am very excited about my video recordings having an extremely productive month, where I got back o pace to my goal. In addition, I talk about a new project that I am working on this month.
Links I mentioned in this video:
https://affiliatemarketingmastery.com/
My February 2018 Monthly Goals Report
I can’t believe that two months have passed in 2018. I know there have been some great accomplishments. There are also some areas that I need to accelerate the gas pedal on to get back on pace to reach my goals.
Here are some of my wins:
30 day gratitude challenge completed
Getting back to near on pace blogging on missionfulfillment.com
Getting close to par on my goal of posting 85 YouTube videos for 2018
The biggest accomplishment is donating half of my goal of $1,000 to charities and organizations
Some of my goals that are not on pace:
Reading Goals
Learning Goals
I must manage my time much more effectively in order to get these goals accomplished. I definitely remain committed to reaching these goals and certainly do not want to cram these areas in December. The purpose of having goals is to work on them throughout the year and not for one month or week.
I would love to hear your feedback on thoughts. I would also love to hear on how each of you doing on accomplishing your goal.
My January 2018 Monthly Goals Report
In the first month of my monthly goals report, I had some wins and some developmental opportunities as well.
My wins have been the following:
Juicing 4 times/week
30 Day Gratitude and Forgiveness Challenge
I am on pace to get to 175 pounds by March 31st.
Some of my goals are still dated in the future, like the YouTube subscribers as well as my vegan challenge.
Some of the areas that I need to drastic improve are my business and learning goals. Here are the goals that I am falling short and not on pace:
Having 85 YouTube videos by December 31, 2018
Having 70 written blogs on www.missionfulfillment.com by December 31, 2018
To have 20 books read by December 31st.
I am okay if I don’t get to 20 books by the end of the year, as long as I make significant progress. For the videos and blogs, I want to be able to serve you and add value to your life. Thus, I am going to commit to make sure that I achieve the video and blog goals. Not only that, but to produce great quality video and blogs.
I thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas as well and truly appreciate you staying on the journey with me.
My 2018 Goals
As part of my mission to fulfillment, I am taking a giant step this year by making goals for myself. Not only that, I am writing down my goals and making goals in all areas of my life. More importantly, I am sharing my goals with everyone which forces me to put myself on the line knowing that I have to take action in order to complete them. My coach Stefan James from Project Life Mastery taught me this method as he has been announcing his goals for six years now.
So here are my 2018 Goals:
A. Health and Fitness
- I will easily workout 4 times/week
- I will easily lose 20 pounds and be at 175 pounds by March 31st
- I will juice 4 times/week
- I will easily complete a 7 day juice cleanse – target date – May
- I will easily do a 30 day vegan challenge – March or April
- I will easily complete a colonoscopy by March 31st
- I will perform all the necessary tests for kidney stones and sarcoidosis by December 31st
B. Business and Finance
- I will easily have 100 YouTube subscribers by December 31st
- I will easily have 5 coaching clients by December 31st
- I will easily get promoted to Senior Risk Analyst by December 31st
- I will easily learn a new skill in my business once per month by December 31st
- I will easily have 8,000 Facebook likes by June 30th
- I will easily produce 85 YouTube videos by December 31st
- I will easily commit to having 70 written blogs by December 31st
- I will easily have my bio completed on all my pages by February 28th: Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Website, and Instagram
C. Learning
- I will easily complete Lewis Howe’s Instagram trainman by January 31st
- I will easily complete Affiliate Marketing Mastery by February 28th
- I will easily complete K Money Mastery by April 30th, including the VA and Full Disclosure
- I will easily complete section 101 of RMT by June 30th
- I will easily complete section 102 of RMT by October 31st
D Reading
- I will easily complete 20 books by December 31st
E. Relationships
- I will easily spend 2 hours/week of quality time with Carmen whether it be alone time or having a date night.
- I will easily visit a family member once every two weeks
- I will easily plan a vacation for Carmen and myself by December 31st
- I will easily socialize with friends 2 times/month
F. Lifestyle
- I will easily travel to Spain to see my grandfather’s city with my father, his wife, and Carmen by December 31st
- I will easily attend one seminar by December 31st
- I will easily attend one tennis tournament by December 31st, whether it is Miami, US Open or another tournament
G. Spiritual
- I will easily complete a 30 day gratitude and forgiveness challenge by March 31st
- I will easily contribute a $1,000 to a combination of charities by December 31st
- I will easily read through “A Course In Miracles” at least once/month whether it is 10 or 100 pages by December 31st
- I will easily pray daily to my creator in order to use me to be grateful throughout the day so everyone around me will be touched and maybe even inspired and feel important
- I will easily complete the greeting card and note challenge of writing to a stranger how much they are loved and cared for by December 31st.