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Business, Channels, Jeffrey Gitomer, SUCCESS Experts - Thursday, December 31, 2009 16:11 - 4 Comments
It’s the last day of 2009. Find out why you didn’t meet the goals you set in January.
Got goals?
Millions of words have been written about goals. I’ve personally written thousands of them. Ninety-nine percent focus on “how-to” set and achieve them in one form or another. Books, articles, videos, seminars, online courses, and of course, classic classroom learning.
Everyone sets goals. Some people set them on their own, others have them set for them (sales goals, sales plans, sales quotas). Some people make elaborate game plans for goal achievement, others write them down in their day planner, while still others just cut out a picture from a magazine depicting something they wish they had, but don’t (e.g., car, boat, house, vacation).
Me? I post my goals on my bathroom mirror. In plain sight.
Many passé seminar leaders and motivational speakers claim, “less than 4 percent of all people set goals.” Baloney. Everyone has a goal, or many goals. If you’re looking for a category that fits the 4 percent number, it’s the people that actually achieve the goals they set.
Ever set a goal you failed to achieve?
Ever stop in the middle of a goal?
Ever fall back into your old ways?
Ever miss your sales goals?
Of course you have. Everyone has.
Want to know why?
Continue…
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Relationship?
Helpful advice?
Strategic alliance?
Consultant?
Two questions:
Do you believe you are a trusted advisor?
Do your customers perceive you as a trusted advisor?
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The challenge with humor is:
1. People don’t know how [...] - Go the Extra Mile
When I say “going the extra mile,” what do you think about? Hard work? Doing the unexpected? Other people? Someone special? You?
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Are you the best at what you do?
Everyone wants success, but very few achieve the success they dream about. I’m on my journey just like you. In the process of studying, I came to a realization about personal achievement: “going for the gold” is wrong.
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How do you picture yourself?
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