How do I become the successful person I dream about, and deserve to be?

The real answer is set achievable goals.

Where will I be one year from today?

Where will my sales be?

How will I get there?

Are my real-world goals established?

Are they written down?

Definition of a goal = A dream with a plan and a deadline.

Reasons why people don't achieve their goals:

1. Failure to write your goals down and post them in plain view.

2. Failure to make a plan to achieve the goals.

3. Failure to commit, or live up to the commitments they made.

4. Failure to make goals that were achievable in the first place.

These seem pretty easy to overcome, but studies show that more than 74% of our adult society doesn't even put thier goals in writing.

How to set goals?

1. Identify it.

Write your goal(s) down clearly. Write exactly what you want to achieve ... in the most specific terms possible.

2. Date it.

Put a date (and a time limit) to start the goal, and finish it. Unless you commit to a start and target an end, your ability to achieve any goal is questionable.

3. List the obstacles to overcome to achieve your goal.

Identification of obstacles will help prevent them from occuring.

4. List the groups and people to contact who will work with you and help you ahieve your goal.

People will help you if you ask.

5. Make a list of the skills and knowledge you need to have to achieve your goal.

Do you have them, or do you need to acquire them? Make a plan to acquire or hire the knowledge or skills you need.

6. Make (and write down) an action plan for each goal.

The more specific and detailed your plan is, the more likely you are to enact it.

7. List the benefits of goal achievement.

What's in it for me after I achieve this goal? What's my incentive? Is my incentive strong enough to ensure achievement?

8. Take action every day.

It only takes ten or fifteen minutes a day to chip away at goal achievement. Make a personal commitment to act on your goals ... and live up to that commitment every day.

Goal achievement is up to you. Your self-talk, self-visualization, and self-determination are 90% of the achievement process. The big secret of goal achievement is to figure out "the daily dose." Determine how much you need to do each day to reach your goal in short steps. An amount you can measure. An amount you can achieve.