YTB WorldVentures 500K Success Team & Setting Goals

Setting Goals Is Critical For Success

By Ken Eggleston, Founder - 500K Success Team

For all of us there are times when we're overwhelmed. There is too much to do, and too little time to do it! This, of course, causes stress; and we all know...stress is not good! On top of your daily stress associated with your job or family, you're now trying to build a home based business (good stress) to set yourself free from the 9 to 5 slave train that 95% of America takes a ride on each week. Getting off this 40 year 9 to 5 slave train can be difficult, but look at the alternative, a life of indentured servitude to make your employer wealthy, while you merely try to survive.

Here is a great rule for success:

Think on paper.......Only about 3 percent of adults have clear, written goals. These people accomplish five or ten times as much as people of equal or better education and ability but who, for whatever reason, have never taken the time to write out exactly what they want.

There is a powerful formula for setting and achieving goals that you can use for the rest of your life. It consists of seven simple steps. Any one of these steps can double and triple your productivity if you are not currently using it.

1. Decide exactly what you want. Either decide for yourself or sit down with your sponsor (or upline leader), and discuss your goals and objectives until you are crystal clear about what you need to do and in what order of priority.
2. Write it down. Think on paper. When you write down a goal, you crystallize it and give it tangible form. You create something that you can touch and see. On the other hand, a goal or objective that is not in writing is merely a wish or a fantasy. It has no energy behind it.
3. Set a deadline on your goal; set sub deadlines if necessary. A goal or decision without a deadline has no urgency. It has no real beginning or end. Without a definite deadline, you will naturally procrastinate and get very little done.
4. Make a list of everything that you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve your goal. As you think of new activities, add them to your list. Keep building your list until it is complete. A list gives you a visual picture of the larger task or objective. It gives you a track to run on.
5. Organize the list into a plan. Organize your list by priority and sequence. (See list of what you need to succeed at http://www.500ksuccessteam.com/ ), Take a few minutes to decide what you need to do first and what you can do later. With a written goal and an organized plan of action, you will be far more productive and efficient than people who are carrying their goals around in their minds.
6. Take action on your plan immediately. Do something. Do anything. An average plan vigorously executed is far better than a brilliant plan on which nothing is done.
7. Resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal. Build this activity into your daily schedule. You may decide to read a specific number of pages on a key subject. You may call on a specific number of prospects or customers. You may engage in a specific period of physical exercise. Whatever it is, you must never miss a day.

"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure." Jim Rohn

Can your thoughts decide your future? Your mind is an amazing machine that can run like a super computer with endless potential, or it can be trapped on "auto pilot", crippled by psychological viruses uploaded into its main frame from years of being told how to think and what to do by your boss or others. Regrettably, most Americans riding that 9 to 5 slave train have been crippled by various psychological viruses and will never break free. But You've chosen a different path - When you made the decision to join WorldVentures, you took the first major step towards getting off the slave train and setting yourself free. This was a huge step in self-belief and you should acknowledge your achievement. Now you need to take the next significant step, which is beginning to build your business one new Dream Trip or LTC enrollment at a time.

Sometimes building a network marketing business on top of our busy lives can seem daunting. But this is where we need to work on re-training our minds, or in other words, we need to learn how to think differently. You make a conscious decision each day through your actions to either set your mind free through positive imagery or imprison it in overwhelming negative thought. If you allow your mind to turn each obstacle (I prefer challenge) you encounter in life or this business (a friend says no to joining!) into an imaginary brick, you will soon have an almost impenetrable brick wall of self doubt built inside your mind, blocking you from ever attaining your true potential. Thankfully, you have the mental power to overcome this trap.

Take the time right now to visualize what you want to achieve, and then break it down into attainable segments or blocks of effort in your mind.

I'd like to challenge you to break free from any negative thoughts that are holding you back from achieving your true potentia. Why not start out this coming week by going to the book store and buying "Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins. It's an incredible book that will help you see just how amazing you truly can become.

Top Earner Traits:

I am often asked about the characteristics of successful people - the qualities, traits and habits that make them successful. Those who ask wonder (1) if there are indeed common habits or traits that can be linked to success, and (2) whether they could achieve some level of success by applying those qualities. The answer to both questions is "yes!"

The characteristics below are not all-inclusive. But they are all important, if not the most important, ingredients for success. Here's my list:

1. Dreams. Successful people are dreamers, and they dream big dreams. Their success starts with a vision that is too exciting to remain just a dream. Successful people must see their dream materialize, and they do whatever it takes to make that happen.

2. Enthusiasm. Successful people are extremely enthusiastic about what they do. In fact, this passion is what drives them to do what they do. And achievement toward their dream feeds the enthusiasm even more. Not only will passion drive you, but your enthusiasm will have a positive effect on others, as well.

3. Goals. Nothing happens until a goal is established. Without goals, people wander around aimlessly, wondering why they have not accomplished their desired results. Goals have been called "dreams with deadlines," and having them helps successful people to stay on course in achieving their dreams.

4. Decide. In order to be successful, you must decide to do so. Almost all confusion is the result of indecision, from not deciding on a course of action. Successful people decide, recognizing that even to make a wrong decision is better than to make no decision at all. They adjust, and then stay the course.

5. Action-orientation. How many great ideas have you had, but not acted upon? Then, two months later, you discover that someone else has "taken" your idea. It is better to act on a mediocre idea than to not act on a great one. Successful people know this, and act accordingly.

6. Definiteness of purpose. Successful people know what they want, and have a burning desire to possess it. They are laser-focused on the achievement of their goals.

7. Persistence. Everyone meets with adversity, hardship and opposition. Successful people use these setbacks as stepping stones, rather than stumbling blocks, to propel them forward. Recognize that defeat is temporary, and that persistence will overcome adversity.

8. Surrounded by winners. Successful people surround themselves with other successful people. Other "winners" can serve as a support group, or an idea group. They can challenge your thoughts, encourage you and provide useful feedback. And you can do the same for them. In addition to friends and colleagues, you can also utilize experts in your field by attending seminars, reading books and listening to tapes.

9. Faith. Those who are successful expect success, and believe that they will succeed. This confident faith in their abilities, and in their ideas, removes the limitations created by doubt and fear. When you believe, your mind will help you find ways to accomplish your goal.

10. Integrity. Many would argue that people can be, and have been, successful despite their lack of moral character. My response to this is that, while they may be successful in a particular area of their life, they are not "successful people." Sooner or later, the person who lacks integrity will suffer for it. True success, in my opinion, cannot be achieved without

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