Honorée
Corder's
Mini E-book of Goal Achievement
Honorée Corpron Corder
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Table of Contents
Either You’re S.M.A.R.T. … Or You’re Not
Planning Makes for Peak Performance
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Either You’re S.M.A.R.T. … Or You’re Not
S.M.A.R.T. goals are the bomb. They eliminate all doubt, inaction, and lack (of time, money, space, people you really like, clients and so much more). You may have heard this acronym before, but have you really put it to use with regards to your goals? If you haven’t, chances are you have lots of goals that are actually just hopes, dreams, thoughts and wishes. Now is the time to take the time to set some goals.
Coach’s Note: Please stop hoping, dreaming*, thinking and wishing and start doing what you get you what you really want.
Let me explain why and then you can do the ‘how.’
Specific
A specific goal gets achieved. A wishy-washy, “I’m not sure what I want goal” won’t be, simple as that.
What
do you want?
What has to happen for your goal to be achieved?
What obstacles come to mind that could stop or delay you
Who
is involved?
Who is going to help you?
Who is going to help
you enjoy the spoils?
Where
will you work on your goal?
Where will you find prospects?
Where will you celebrate its achievement?
When
do you want to achieve it?
When are you going to start working
on it?
Why
on Earth are you going to dedicate your time, talents and resources
to work toward this goal?
Why must you achieve it?
Why are
you worth it?
EXAMPLE: A general goal would be, "Get in shape." A specific goal would say, "Join a health club and workout 3 days a week."
Measurable
What gets measured (and re-measured) gets attention. Everything else does not. Therefore, you absolutely must establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each and every goal you set.
When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goal. And … when you don’t, you don’t.
To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as:
How
much?
How many?
How will I know when it is accomplished?
Attainable
I play pretty fast and loose on “attainable” because my belief is there’s always a way if you’re committed, you have a plan and you work that plan like you’re all out of bubble gum (and you really want bubble gum).
However, there are some exceptions: You’re a woman and you want to play for the New Orleans Saints. No sale. Best we could get you is ownership. (Now that’s a great goal!)
Identify your most important goals, and suddenly you figure out how to make them happen. As if by magic, you develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, resources, connections, and financial capacity to reach them. You begin seeing previously overlooked opportunities and possibilities. There seems to be a way that before you got really clear, there didn’t really seem a way.
To summarize, you must:
Know what you want,
Believe it’s possible for you, and
Shake your money-maker (get moving).
Goals that seemed almost impossible move closer and become attainable, not because your goals shrink, but because you grow and expand to match them. When you list your goals you build your self-image. You see yourself as worthy of these goals, and develop the traits and personality that allow you to possess them.
That’s why getting clear on what you want and why you’re worthy and deserving really help accelerate this process.
Risky
Risky means the goal, literally, makes you a bit nauseous. You know it’s something you want to achieve. You know it’s something that’s achievable … and you know it’s something achievable, by YOU, if you put your all into it. Yet, it will be a risk for you to name it, and then do your best to claim it.
It’s always worth it, because goals like these tend to make us into the best versions of ourselves.
Tangible
A goal is tangible when you can experience it with one of the senses, that is, taste, touch, smell, sight or hearing. When your goal is tangible, or when you tie a tangible goal to an intangible goal, you have a better chance of making it specific and measurable and thus attainable.
Intangible goals are your goals for the internal changes required to reach more tangible goals. They are the personality characteristics and the behavior patterns you must develop to pave the way to success in your career or for reaching some other long-term goal. Since intangible goals are vital for improving your effectiveness, give close attention to tangible ways for measuring them.
Now that you know how to set goals, let’s get you setting some great goals for you while almost at the same time creating an amazing plan for their achievement!
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Planning Makes for Peak Performance
When you’ve got your goals, and you’re clear about what you want, the next step is to create a plan. You won’t perform without a plan. You won’t perform at your peak without a peak performance plan. An easy and effective way to create your plan and reach your goals is to use this worksheet. You can do it, print it and put it where you’ll see it morning, noon and night.
Example Goal Worksheet
Use this Example Goal Worksheet to help you create your own. Following is more information about the process of using this great tool.
Goal Statement
What, where, when, why and who: My goal is to run the London marathon in April 2011, and to finish under 4 hours, and win my age division. Byron and Lexi will be my “pit crew” and we’ll celebrate by buying me a new wardrobe at Harrod’s the following day. This goal will naturally help me be in top physical condition, at my best weight, and based on its intensity, I have to take great care of myself to achieve it.
Measures of Success
Unsatisfactory – Finish over 4 hours, thirty minutes.
Could do better – Finish in 4 hours 15 minutes.
Expected - Finish in less than 4 hours, win age division.
Distinguished - finish in the top 200 and beat personal best race time by 10 minutes.
Tasks, Timing and Self-Assessment.
Write up Training Schedule and review with local athletics club. By Aug. Low skill, high will.
Follow Training Schedule. By Sept. High skill, low will.
Get diet advice and re-stock kitchen cupboards with appropriate food. By Oct. Low skill, high will.
Enroll in London Marathon. By Nov. 15th. Low skill, high will.
Run the London Marathon! April 2006. High skill, high will.
Results
August - Researched training plans on the internet and local library and met with local athletics club. They helped me improve my Training Schedule.
September – From the self confidence course I did (as part of my development plan), I identified that I am most confident when I have a running buddy, so will take my dog out with me for now and look for a running buddy at the local athletic club.
October – Had a hectic month at work so haven’t sorted out kitchen cupboards and diet, so will need to do this next month. Training Schedule is on track.
November – Ran half marathon and achieved good race time. Bought reflective running gear as a reward and so I can run more safely at night and stick with the Training Schedule.
December – Stopped taking dog running, as he now can’t keep up with me. Need to find a running companion next month! Finally managed to sort out my diet and cupboards. Found out that I was already following a pretty good diet!
January – Got flu for 2 weeks so training schedule has been reduced for 3 weeks. No need for a running companion, as I haven’t been able to train.
February – Couldn’t find a regular running buddy, so my partner started cycling with me as I ran to help keep a good pace.
March –Really focused on diet and mental preparation. Practiced mental games to play to keep me focused when running.
April – Ran the race in 3:58:16, and came 235th, won my age group, and took 16 minutes off my personal best. I think I did a great job! I am awesome and I give myself a 3.5!
Creating Your Goal Worksheet
Follow this outline to fill in your own goal worksheet
Your Goal Statement
Create a brief summary statement of the goal, and include details such as timing, cost, location, etc. to make it real. You should have a full sensory impression of your goal achieved when you’ve finished your Goal Statement.
Measures of Success
A measure of success is how you will know your goal has been achieved, and to what degree. You need to make some specific, measurable statements about what the possible outcomes will be, but how do you do that? You have two main choices: “discrete” or “continuous.”
Discreet: You could use a “discreet” measurement of goal achievement, that is, you either hit or miss a goal. This is a simple way of measuring success. Use with caution though, as missing a goal by a whisker and calling that ‘failure’ can be discouraging.
Continuous: Another option to measure success is to use “continuous” results or a sliding scale. This method is common in most large organizations or companies. A rating system determines how effective an employee has been in meeting their goals, e.g. a range of 1-4 where 1 is unsatisfactory and 4 is distinguished performance.
The continuous measurement system takes more effort and contains your own subtlety of thought. The benefit is that it encourages optimistic thinking. Perception of “shades of grey” encourages optimistic, non-depressive thinking and diffuses any emotional response to a goal outcome due to the multiple possibilities.
This is best explained by an example. Your goal is to better manage your monthly budget, and start saving money. What you would “measure” is your monthly bank balance and your possible outcomes could be:
Overdrawn by 10% or more - unsatisfactory
Not overdrawn – could do better is some areas
Saved at least 5% - expected outcome
Saved at least 10% - distinguished performance
You have articulated what would rank as unsatisfactory through to what is above expectations.
Giving yourself a range of results helps you succeed by keeping you motivated. Also, the top rating may be an aggressive stretch target that will push you to achieve, and provide a challenge.
Tasks
This, I think, is the most important part. List the major tasks needed to achieve the goal, staying high level to avoid getting bogged down in detail. Make sure that you are emotionally connected to your tasks, as you will want to do them, even when they seem tough or take too much time.
Top Tip
Work backwards from goal achievement through to your first step. This is called “chunking.”
The secret of working backwards is to keep it creative and fun. When you do it well, it virtually eliminates any stress out of your goal setting. You start by ‘living in the future’ - telling the story of how your life is now you have achieved your goal and describing how you got there. This description will contain your tasks, so make sure you make the tasks as fun as possible, too!
It can be useful to have a friend ask you questions as this will fill any gaps in your plan and they may spot flaws (e.g. the funding for your goal came from winning the lottery)!
Coach's Suggestion: Copy and paste the Goal Worksheet below into your own word document, then create from there.
GOAL WORKSHEET
Goal Statement:
What, where, when, why and who:
Measures of Success:
Unsatisfactory:
Could do:
Expected:
Distinguished:
Tasks, Timing & Self Assessment:
Results:
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Want to achieve your goals?
Know your what, who, when, where, why, and how.
Know you deserve it. You do!
Make your plan, being sure to …
Choose your action steps wisely, and
Establish a time frame that creates urgency, excitement and a high level of intention.
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Honorée is a mega-successful leader of leaders, player-coach, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and mentor to professionals around the world, helping them grow their businesses and live amazing lives. She empowers others to dream big and go for what they truly want.
Author. Honorée is the author of the books The Successful Single Mom, Tall Order!, Master Strategies for Explosive Business Growth, and the upcoming Game On!
Personal Transformation Expert. She specializes in helping individuals and professionals achieve their maximum potential.
Turns Service Professionals into Rainmakers. Honorée gives seminars and conducts training programs on generating business, creating strategic partnerships and practicing exceptional business courtesy for service professionals. Her certified coaches teach her popular coaching class, The STMA (Short Term Massive Action) 100-Day Coaching Class for Professional Women and Young Professionals.
Inspires the Masses. Honorée is a source of inspiration, motivation and transformation through her books, radio shows, monthly informational telecoaching, seminars, blogs, success interviews, television appearances, and online inspirational courses. She presents immediately applicable and practical procedures for focusing vision, goals and actions on the attainment of the life desired.
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