{"id":2673,"date":"2018-06-04T01:38:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T06:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2018-05-19T08:46:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T13:46:25","slug":"defining-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/2018\/06\/defining-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

How I define my goals has a large affect on how I perceive my successes and failures. It also affects how I see others in their efforts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Define my goals. When I reach them, I am a success. How many people do we know who are successes? There is a key to how we define our goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to sell 1,000 of my books.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stated another way, that goal is, \u201cMy goal is to have 1,000 people each buy a copy of my book.\u201d<\/p>\n

I cannot accomplish that. That requires 1,000 other people\u2014who I do not control\u2014to do something for me so that I am a success.<\/p>\n

The goal should be within my control. Let’s try these goals:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cMy goal is to write a first draft of a book.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cMy goal is to revise my first draft of a book.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cMy goal is to put my book on an online sales platform.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cMy goal is to post ads for my book on a social media site.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All these goals are in my power to achieve. No one outside of my control is involved in any of these. I would be a success at least four times. How many people do you know who can claim that?<\/p>\n

    I think defining goals as things within my power alone to achieve is a worthwhile exercise. If you manage the efforts of others, trying defining your goals or expectations for them in a like manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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