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WEEK SEVEN

Welcome to Week Seven of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan. We hope you are

having a great week and are ready for this week's journey.

The feedback is in and most of you fall into one of three categories after last week's

lesson on Dreams and Goals.

1) Exhilarated and going bonkers waiting to receive Week Seven to do the S.M.A.R.T.

exercises.

2) Tried really hard to get your dream list done, but felt a time crunch and are still

working on it.

3) "Week 6 lesson? I'm still working on Week 4 or 5!"

Trust me, we understand. So here's the plan. This week you are receiving as scheduled,

the Week Seven lesson - Goal-Setting Part Three - S.M.A.R.T. Goals. And then next

week, we will leave the lesson open so you can either continue to work on your

S.M.A.R.T. goals or play a little catch-up. If the latter, take a deep breath, all is well.

In Month Two’s Conference Call, Vic covers so many great points about goal-setting. In

particular, he made the comment that many of the more successful people he has spent

time with have had goals that other people could not see at the time; that successful

people tend to think and plan beyond the scope of what many others currently see. He

shares the story about the opening of Epcot, when someone said to Walt Disney's widow,

"It's a shame that Walt never got to see this," to which she replied, "Oh he saw it all right,

long before it was ever started."

I hope you have enjoyed working through the goal-setting process. Although others

might not totally see right now what you are seeing, feeling and starting to believe, it is

exciting when we can peer off into the future and see vividly our reality.

Have a Great Week!

Kyle

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GOAL-SETTING

Jim Rohn's Second Pillar of Success: Goal-Setting, Part Three

– S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Hi, Jim Rohn here. As you know, we are focused on the Second Pillar of Success this

month - Goal-Setting.

We have introduced the four main components of Goal-Setting:

1. Evaluation and Reflection. The only way we can reasonably decide what we want in

the future and how we will get there, is to first know where we are right now and

secondly, what our level of satisfaction is for where we are in life. As we focus this

month on goal-setting, our first order of business and our topic two weeks ago was

evaluation and reflection.

2. Dreams and Goals. What are your dreams and goals? Not related to the past or what

you think you can get, but what you want. Have you ever really sat down and thought

through your life values and decided what you really want? This isn’t something that

someone else says you should have or what culture tells us successful people do or have.

These are the dreams and goals that are born out of your own heart and mind. These are

the goals that are unique to you and come from who you were created to be and gifted to

become. Last week we showed you exactly how to find out what you want from life.

3. S.M.A.R.T. Goals. S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and

Time-sensitive.

Specific: Don’t be vague. Exactly what do you want?

Measurable: Quantify your goal. How will you know if you’ve achieved it or not?

Attainable: Be honest with yourself about what you can reasonably accomplish at this

point in your life - along with taking into consideration your current responsibilities.

Realistic: It’s got to be do-able, real and practical.

Time: Associate a timeframe with each goal. When should you complete the goal?

We will spend time this week looking at how to apply the S.M.A.R.T. test to your goals

to make sure they are as powerful as they can be!

“A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”

-- Harvey Mackay

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4. Accountability. Think of the word “accountable.” It means to “give an account.” When

someone knows what your goals are, they help hold you accountable. Whether it is

someone else going through this program with you (have you thought about inviting a

friend to join you on this one-year journey?) or just someone you can give the basic idea

to, having a person who can hold you accountable will give you another added boost to

getting your goals! Next week we will show you how to set up an accountability partner.

This week we will be discussing point 3 – S.M.A.R.T. Goals.

S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-sensitive.

I really like this acronym S.M.A.R.T., because we want to be smart when we set our

goals. We want to intelligently decide what our goals will be so that we can actually

accomplish them. We want to set the goals that our heart conceives, that our mind

believes and that our bodies will carry out. Let’s take a closer look at each of the

components of S.M.A.R.T. goals:

Specific: Goals are no place to waffle. They are no place to be vague. Ambiguous goals

produce ambiguous results. Incomplete goals produce incomplete futures.

When we are specific, we harness the power of our dreams and set forces into action that

empower us to achieve our goals. We then know exactly what it is we are shooting for.

There is no question. As we establish our priorities and manage our time, we do so for a

specific goal to achieve the results we expect. There is no wondering or guessing. The

future is locked into our minds and we see it – specifically – and that is powerful! Never

underestimate just how important it is to have very specific, concrete goals. They act as

magnets that draw you toward them! A S.M.A.R.T. goal is specific.

Measurable: Always set goals that are measurable. I would say

“specifically measurable” to take into account our principle of

being specific as well. Our goals should be such that we know

when we are advancing and by how much. Whether it is by

hours, pounds, dollars or whatever, we should be able to see

exactly how we are measuring up as we proceed through the

journey of life using our goals. Could you imagine if you didn’t

measure your goals? You would never know which way you were

going or even if you were going anywhere! A S.M.A.R.T. goal is

measurable.

Attainable: One of the detrimental things that many people do – and they do it with good

intentions – is to set goals that are so high they are unattainable. Yes, it is very important

to set big goals that cause your heart to soar with excitement, but it is also imperative to

make sure that they are attainable. In the next section we talk about being realistic. So

what does it mean to be attainable? An attainable goal is one that is both realistic but also

attainable in a shorter period of time than what you have to work with. Now when I say

attainable, I don't mean easy. Our goals should be set so they are just out of our reach; so

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they will challenge us to grow as we reach forward to achieve them. After the next

paragraph, I will give you an example of a goal that is both attainable and realistic. A

S.M.A.R.T. goal is attainable.

Realistic: The root word of realistic is “real.” A goal has to be something that we can

reasonably make “real” or a “reality” in our lives. There are some goals that simply are

not realistic. You have to be able to say, even if it is a tremendously stretching goal, that

yes, indeed, it is entirely realistic -- that you could make it. You may even have to say

that it will take x, y, and z to do it, but if those happen, then it can be done. This is in no

way to say it shouldn’t be a big goal, but it must be realistic. This is to a great degree, up

to the individual. For one person a goal may be realistic, but for another unrealistic. I

would encourage you to be very honest with yourself as you do your planning and

evaluation. Perhaps it would be good to get a friend to help you (as long as that friend is

by nature an optimist and not a pessimist). This can go a long way toward helping you

know what is realistic. A S.M.A.R.T. goal is realistic.

Example of Attainable and Realistic: Knowing that perhaps you could use a bit of help

differentiating attainable and realistic, here is an example: You are overweight and have

150 pounds to lose to get to your proper weight. Is that goal attainable? Yes, considering

that you also make it realistic. For example, it isn’t realistic to think you can do it in 5

months. 18-24 months would be realistic (with hard work). Thus, losing 150 pounds in 2

years is both attainable and realistic, while losing 150 pounds in 5 months is neither

attainable nor realistic.

Time: Every goal should have a timeframe attached to it. I think

that life itself is much more productive for us as humans because

there is a timeframe connected to it. Could you imagine how m

procrastination there would be on earth if people never died? W

would never get “around to it.” We could always put it off. One of

the powerful aspects of a great goal is that it has an end, a time i

which you are shooting to accomplish it. You start working on it

because you know there is an end. As time goes by you work

because you don’t want to get behind. As it approaches, you work diligently because yo

want to meet the deadline. You may even have to break down a big goal into different

measured parts time frames. That is okay. Set smaller goals and work them out in their

own time. A S.M.A.R.T. goal has a timeline.

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Be sure to spend some reflection time this week to make sure your goals fit the

S.M.A.R.T. parameters. Go through the reflection questions below and the action points

associated with them. Doing so will put a real engine in your goals and make them

charged with power to help you accomplish your dreams.

Until next week, let's do something remarkable!

Jim Rohn

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