Grow and transform from a caterpillar to a butterfly and move into the top 3% of network marketers by becoming a goal setter. Most people don't set goals at all and only about 3% of people set goals effectively. There's no such thing as unrealistic goals, there are only unrealistic time frames. There's an opposite for everything so if your goal setting isn't effective, it is defective. Here are 5 keys to effective goal setting every home based business owner should know for MLM business success.
1. Make Your Goals Specific, Very Specific
When you go to a restaurant and your waiter asks you what are you having, do you reply with a general statement, "I'm having a low cal meal," or worst "Just give me whatever." Then you're upset because your waiter gave you the best steak in the house. Why are you upset? Because you're a vegetarian! This is how most people set goals. Most people know exactly what they really, really, really want and because they don't know these 5 keys, they don't get intentional and set clear, specific goals. Because of this, many people end up with "whatever" because "whatever" is what they ordered. Getting whatever happens on a deep subconscious level and getting whatever continues because it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you're making $62,000 a year and you want to make more, does it serve you well to set a goal to make $67,000 when you know you really want $670,000 or $6,700,000? If you are serous about receiving MLM business success, get in touch with what you really want, set a specific goal for it and "get'er done!"
2. Put Your Goals In Writing
How would you feel if your cell phone company gave you a call and said, "We are discontinuing paper billing and we will give you a call and "verbally" inform you of your monthly bill amount." When you receive your phone bill call and they inform you your bill is $37 more than usual, you're irritated that you don't see in writing why your bill is so much. You feel bamboozled! When you don't put your goals in writing, you are bamboozling yourself. When you document your goals, you'll triple your commitment to get them. The action and effort of documenting your goals attaches your importance to them. Put your MLM business success goals in writing because you are worth being documented!
3. Time Stamp & Detail Stamp Your Goals
How would you feel if you bought a plane ticket to go to your best friend's wedding and you received a confirmation back without your seat number, the terminal number, flight number, and even without the date you specified? You are lost because you have know idea where to go and what time to go. You see the "HOW" to get there doesn't matter, which in this case is the plane. Anyone who has accomplished goals didn't know exactly "how" they were going to get there, they just knew the "when, where and what." Do you want your goals to be lost to you? If you don't, state the exact date and details you know you deserve to get! For example, "I will generate 75 leads a day by February 10, 2010." How much MLM business success will you have with 75 leads a day?
4. Prioritize Your Goals
To get anywhere on a map, you got to know your starting point. No matter how painful it is, honestly assess where you are right now. If your starting point is broke, write it. If your starting point is overwhelmed and depressed write it. If you're $80,000 in debt, weigh 300 lbs, going through bankruptcy, going through divorce, a death in the family, anxiety, or hate your job - write down your current situation. Prioritizing your goals is about keeping a score board and knowing where you came from and how far you've come.
5. Strategize Your Goals
All goals are not equal, therefore base them within a specific time frame. A monthly term is for goals you'll get within 30 days. Short-term goals are goals you'll get within 2 to 6 months. You'll get intermediate goals within 6 months to 2 years. Long-term goals are goals you'll get in 2 years or more. Remember there's no unrealistic goal, only unrealistic time frames. There's no reason to sabotage your goal setting so make sure you set realistic time frames.
author: Neef Davidson
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