To succeed -- pls do not set goals

Really interesting... :) from something I've read...
 


The Spirituality of Success, Getting Rich with Integrity -- Vincent M. Roazzi

"This is another of those times when I am going to tell you something directly opposite of what the world has taught you. Goals, and more precisely, today's goal-setting strategies, keep you from achieving success! Of all the concepts I've related to you so far, this is prob the most surprising...

The real trick to success is not getting it, it's keeping it.

Without true success consciousness, achieving a specific outcome becomes a short-lived experience.

Every time you think about your goal, as many trainings prescribe today, you come face to face with the fact, that you DON'T have it. The result is that you inadvertently conjure up all the power of negative thinking, and the thought that you constantly hold and reinforce in your mind is one of lack. Your focus is on failure!

Focusing on what your ego wants, on your goal, creates fear -- the fear of not achieving it. Before you know it, negative programming steps in and you begin to hedge on your goal. You start to invent the excuses (expectations) that you'll use when it doesn't materialise. Your focus on an ego-centred goal causes you not to achieve it.

Instead of setting goals, I propose that you establish objectives. Objectives allow for flexibility, while goals are more rigid. However, that is not the greatest difference btw setting a goal and establishing an objective. The major difference between them is how they're formulated. The goal-setting strategies today teach that when a person sets a goal, he or she should begin by deciding what they want (desire) and is followed up by a thought process. Using that process, the goals are usually self-centred, egostical, and sometimes just plain selfish.

Establishing an objective is different. In formulating an objective, the thought comes first, and then you back it up with emotion (desire). It's exactly the opposite way that ppl are instructed to formulate their goals. The thoughts by which you establish your objective begin with a good you can bring to other ppl, the world, or the marketplace. You can set a goal to start a business so that you can become rich, and you'll prob fail (nine out of ten do), or you can start a business to help people by delievering the best (product) to the marketplace, and as a result, have a much better chance of becoming wealthy.
 
It may seem like a fine point, but it makes all the difference in the world. Take my example of having the number-one sales team in the country. When I began, I wanted the top sales team for egostical reasons. I wanted to be number one and made a plan to get the job done. The plan did not allow for anyone else to become number one, just me. No wonder no one else would buy into my plan. But as soon as I focused on the thought of the team being number one, they and the entire universe conspired to get the job done. We back up the thought with emotion, and achieving it was almost effortless. In the end, they gave me an award for being the number-one area manager in the country, but by this time, I knew who deserved the real credit, and I made sure everyone else knew it when I gave my acceptance speech. The lesson is simple -- have an end result tt helps ppl, and in the end you will be helped!"