Effective Planning

Effective Planning is known as Goal Setting.

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.”–Denis Waitley

Effective Planning or goal setting is what will illuminate the road to your success.

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”–Tony Robbins

“If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.”–Les Brown

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”–Pablo Picasso

The Purpose of Effective Planning is:

1.  To direct your time, entry, talents, and skills into the areas where they will be the most effective in leading you towards your vision.

2.  Will make the most effective use of your congenial competencies, by  using them to establish a more meaningful pattern of success.

3.  Help you identify the results you expect to achieve, then measure your progress towards those results, and make any corrections necessary along the way to achieving your results.

4.  Help you identify any obstacles in the pathway of your success, then deal with them more effectively.

“Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people’s criticisms, carry out your plan.”–Paul J Meyer

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”–Henry David Thoreau

A goal will not be effective if you don’t make it ‘specific and measurable’.  Goal setting is a left brain activity, however, your right brain can play a role in helping you meet your desired goals.  Effective Planning, therefore, would be using both sides of your brain.

In Effective Planning each goal that you achieve will take you closer to your vision.  So set your goals, work hard to achieve them by directing your efforts in a systematic way.

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What Is Your Mission Statement?

When determining your Mission Statement make sure that it translates your “Vision” into Words.  

Your Mission Statement should explain why you are here and what you propose to do with your life.  It should be brief and kept simple and expressed in the present tense.  Describe your Vision as if you’ve already achieved it.

A Personal Mission Statement will help you to organize your entire life — your time, your thoughts, your priorities. Actually, a personal mission statement, conscientiously developed, will change the way you view everything in your life.

Your personal mission statement will force you to constantly re-evaluate who you are, what you’re about, and what you’re doing.

Example:  The Constitution of the United States.

The essential mission statement there is “…to create a more perfect union.”

Where would we be as a nation today if they had not outlined the goals and hopes of a new nation in those terms?

The basics of a mission statement are as follows:

1. Keep it brief and to the point.

Nelson Mandela’s mission statement, developed over his 27 years in prison in South Africa, says just this:

“End Apartheid.”

Another great mission statement was developed by Abraham Lincoln upon his inauguration as President.

“Preserve the Union.”

Note that mission statements can change. Perhaps a mission is accomplished.

Franklin Roosevelt started his presidency with a mission to:

“End the Depression.”

By the time that was almost done another threat had arisen and the United States had become involved in World War II. Now the mission statement was:

“End the War.”

2. KISS.  Keep your mission statement  simple.

Make sure that even a 12-year-old would be able to understand the statement.

3. Make it memorable so it can be seared into your consciousness.

The rule of thumb here is that if you can’t recite it from memory, it’s too long and too complicated.

4.  Go public with it.

Your vision gains power when you go public with it.  When you put your commitment on record, you’re giving yourself an extra incentive to succeed.

If your Mission Statement calls you to be a “CEO”, then you should state it like you’ve already arrived.  ”I am the President of a Digital Software Company and my office is located in San Diego, CA overlooking the Ocean.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that your job IS your mission. It’s only part of it…or not.

Either way, remember that a mission is larger than a job. Your job may change, but your mission may not. In fact, there are times that a job MUST change in order that a mission be completed. So don’t lock yourself in a box that says that you ARE your work. You’re far more than that.

Finally, clear out the negative  influences that have driven you in the past.

A mission statement isn't about what you think you should be doing. It’s about what “EXCITES” you. So instead of listening to all those voices from the past…the ones that told you you weren't worth anything, that you’d never succeed, and so forth. Concentrate on your gifts and follow after  your dreams.

Make yourself a copy of your Mission Statement and display it in a prominent place where it will be a constant reminder for you, your family and your associates as to the commitment you have made.  By doing this your subconscious mind will adopt to the vision you’ve created and will constantly direct your behavior toward the achievement of it.

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Goal Setting: Staying on Track

Staying on Track with Goal Setting will require Discipline, Concentration, Focus and Applied Action.

Have you officially set  your goals?  Are you all geared up to get started on them?  Have you established some concise ways to support your goals?  What will ensure that you actually stay on your desired path?

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” –Jim Rohn

“You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.” –H. Jackson Brown Jr.

It is easy to get off  the path. It is also easy to get all wrapped in  the stuff in everyday life. We must plan and work to make our goals happen.  It will require exertion in an organized manner to see our goals come to life.  When you do set goals and establish ways to get where you want to go, how do you stay on track?

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” –Confucius

Once  you have clear goals that you want to achieve, it is easier to set the necessary steps to achieve them. It sounds easy.  But in all actuality it is not.  The fact is that you will only take control of your goal when you “stop getting distracted doing some of the things” that you are now doing.

Take the time to Examine your life right now? What does it look like? Did you get the necessary steps done today to reach your goal?   What you did today will show up later? How then do you stay on track?

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” –Pablo Picasso

Here are 2 steps which will help you stay on track towards fulfilling your goals:

1. Hire a mentor or coach.

This is one truly effective way to stay on track towards what you desire in life. Your mentor/coach can guide you in the right path. They can tweak your game. There are all types of mentor/coaches for any goal from weight loss to relationships to business. Find the right one for you. If you can’t afford one, be sure to  report to someone that you trust. Have a significant other person serve as a your mentor/coach. This will help ensure that you do what you are supposed to be doing to reach that goal.

Most successful people have coaches. They have a coach that is there to tweak their game. It was said at one time that Oprah Winfrey had 7 coaches. Look how successful she is in her life. Every millionaire I've heard about has had a coach.

2. Associate with people who have goals similar to yours.

 By surrounding yourself with like-minded people you can accelerate your steps towards your desired goal or goals. This  will also make you more accountable, as well as, have others to help in the reinforcement on your goal.

Many people tend to get off track on their goals at some point. If you find yourself off the track, ask yourself what I am doing right now? Is it moving me  towards or away from my desired goal?

Many of the greatest accomplishments in history have been done against impossible odds because someone had a dream and set goals allowing them to stay on track to fulfill that dream.

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Goals Have Deadlines: Why You Should Hold Yourself To Them

Goals should have deadlines because the difference between those who succeed and those who don't is that those who succeeded started with a goal in place.

Why You Should Hold Yourself To A Goal?


Setting personal goals is essential to making progress and achieving your personal best. Although most people make personal goals, very few ever achieve them. There are many factors that contribute to falling short, but one of the most common issues is that the individual fails to set a deadline for reaching it.

Why should goals have deadlines? 

Think of a goal as a race, and like most races it must have a finish line at a definite point. Making a timeline or mental racetrack for your goal will put you in the frame of mind that there isn't 'infinity' in which to accomplish it: it adds the "win or loose factor".

Setting a deadline for your goals is only one step, the next is to make sure you allow yourself  "no excuses". There is nothing easier than excusing your past behavior or lack of progress to yourself. Creating a motivational platform to push yourself is an important step to creating the level of self discipline needed to achieve your goals on time.

Once your goals have deadlines there are a lot of ways you can keep yourself motivated: start a  vision board, website, blog or video diary to follow your progress. This method uses human pride and fear of failure to push you towards the finish line.


Another motivational method is using competition as a motivating factor. Having a partner or counterpart whose goals have deadlines also is a great way to make sure you stay motivated and don't give up.


Setting goals is important to personal growth, but if your goals don't have deadlines, chances are you will never accomplish them. Setting a definite time frame in which to reach your goals will keep you motivated and increase the likelihood that your personal growth will continue.


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