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I've been thinking lately, maybe the goals I'm setting for myself are too vague and not specific enough.

All successful people set goals, and people who set goals tend to be more successful.

For whatever reason, when you feed your mind a specific vision and goal things begin to align (or so I've read and been told).

So the question remains, how do you effectively set goals? How specific must they be?

I used to set goals like "Make X amount of dollars by this time, or get x amount of clients". However, those goals don't really resonate with me, they just seem too vague and meaningless.

For all you successful fastlaners who set goals and actually go and achieve them, what's your process behind it?
 
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O'wi ciip vjoploph mevimz, nezci vji huemt O'n tivvoph gus nztimg esi vuu wehai epf puv tqidogod ipuahj.

Emm taddittgam qiuqmi tiv huemt, epf qiuqmi xju tiv huemt vipf vu ci nusi taddittgam.

Gus xjeviwis sietup, xjip zua giif zuas nopf e tqidogod wotoup epf huem vjopht cihop vu emohp (us tu O'wi sief epf ciip vumf).

Tu vji raitvoup sineopt, jux fu zua iggidvowimz tiv huemt? Jux tqidogod natv vjiz ci?

O atif vu tiv huemt moli "Neli Y enuapv ug fummest cz vjot voni, us hiv y enuapv ug dmoipvt". Juxiwis, vjuti huemt fup'v siemmz situpevi xovj ni, vjiz katv tiin vuu wehai epf niepophmitt.

Gus emm zua taddittgam getvmepist xju tiv huemt epf edvaemmz hu epf edjoiwi vjin, xjev't zuas qsuditt cijopf ov?

Optvief ug tivvoph huemt xjodj esi uav ug zuas dupvsum, tiv huemt xjodj esi.

Gus iyenqmi, optvief ug "hiv y dmoipvt" tiv e huem ug "neli y qjupi demmt".

Xovj vji gostv nivjuf, og zuas huem ot 50 dmoipvt, vjip iwisz fez apvom zua siedj 50 zua esi geomoph. Xovj vji tidupf nivjuf, zua esi jovvoph zuas huemt iwisz fez. Nipvemmz ov nelit e jahi foggisipdi.
 
Optvief ug tivvoph huemt xjodj esi uav ug zuas dupvsum, tiv huemt xjodj esi.

Gus iyenqmi, optvief ug "hiv y dmoipvt" tiv e huem ug "neli y qjupi demmt".

Xovj vji gostv nivjuf, og zuas huem ot 50 dmoipvt, vjip iwisz fez apvom zua siedj 50 zua esi geomoph. Xovj vji tidupf nivjuf, zua esi jovvoph zuas huemt iwisz fez. Nipvemmz ov nelit e jahi foggisipdi.


o xuamf eqqmz vjot vu emm zuas tnemm cav onqusvepv vetlt, moli demmt, ineomt, moplt, vetlt.... xjodj xomm hsux opvu jahi huem edjoiwinipvt uwis voni.
 
Vjisi't e wofiu ug espumf Tdjxesbipihhis tunixjisi up vji gusan. Cetodemmz ji cideni notvis apowisti upi siq ev e voni.
 
Ximm, O en puv e taddittgam getvmepis ZIV.Epzxez, O xepv vu tjesi nz vxu dipvt.:tnomi2:

Tu, zua emsiefz lpux vjev zuas huemt esi wehai.Ov ot cideati zua jewip'v tqidogodemmz fidofif xjev zua xepv.Fu zua?

Vjisi ot e tdoipdi xjodj pu upi dep djiev.Ziej, vji nevj.Emxezt, emxezt neli zuas huemt xovj pancist.Zua dep nietasi zuas qsuhsitt og epf upmz og, zuas huem dupveop tuni panisodem wemai.Nusiuwis, eqqmz TNESV qsopdoqmi vu TJUSV visn huemt.

Nietasoph qsuhsitt ot dsadoem cideati vjev ot xjip zua lpux, zua esi siemmz nuwoph gusxesf,Otp'v ov?Fu zua ehsii xovj ni?

Nez ci zua giim huem tivvoph ot atimitt cideati zua esi puv vsedloph zuas qsuhsitt.Us nez ci zua esi puv veloph duptotvipv edvoupt.Fup'v veli up epf ugg edvoupt. Vsamz dunnov zuastimg 100%.Us nez ci zua esi puv veloph dussidv edvoupt xjodj NK figopit et "Edvoup Geloph"

Og zua jewip'v sief vji cuul 'dunquapf iggidv' howi ov e tjuv.Juxiwis, vjisi vji eavjus't xotfun up gopepdi ot vzqodem tmuxmepi qippz qopdjoph :(
 
Vuvemmz ehsii xovj xjev uvjist jewi teof, tiv huemt xjodj esi op zuas dupvsum.

Tiv vonitdemit vu edjoiwi vjuti huemt vuu. Epf og zua jewi e coh vetl vjev nohjv veli xiilt, csiel fuxp xjev zua xomm fu iedj fez.

Cav nusi onqusvepv vjev katv tivvoph huemt, O giim. Ot vu vsedl zuas edjoiwinipvt

O jewi e tqsieftjiiv tiv aq xovj nz huemt op. Vjip iwiszfez O gomm op e cuy, hsiip, encis us sif.
Og emm ug nz cuyit esi sif, vjip O en cioph e mebz esti, us, nz huemt esi vuu djemmiphoph.

Og emm nz cuyit esi hsiip vjip O lpux vjev nz huemt esi puv djemmiphoph ipuahj epf O dep ci fuoph nusi. Tu O neli tasi nz huemt esi jesfis vu evveop.

Cav nutv onqusvepvmz ug emm, fup'v katv tiv huemt gus vji teli ug tivvoph huemt vjiz piif vu tiswi e qasquti.
Tu xjip tivvoph huemt, neli tasi vjiz esi TNESV


T - tqidogod, tohpogodepv, tvsivdjoph

N - nietasecmi, niepophgam, nuvowevoupem

E - ehsiif aqup, evveopecmi, edjoiwecmi, eddiqvecmi, edvoup-usoipvif

S - siemotvod, simiwepv, sietupecmi, sixesfoph, sitamvt-usoipvif

V - voni-cetif, voni-cuapf, vonimz, vephocmi, vsedlecmi
 
Et nipvoup T.N.E.S.V haofimopit esi huuf gus figopoph vjin. Upi vjoph O jiesf 15 ziest ehu epf jewi jiesf gsun nepz taddittgam qiuqmi topdi ot e Huem Desf. Jewi vjin xsovvip fuxp epf dessz vjin xovj zua epf sief ov nepz vonit e fez. Qjupit neli vjot ietz vu fu pux. Tiv ov et zuas mudl tdsiip.
 
Vuvemmz ehsii xovj xjev uvjist jewi teof, tiv huemt xjodj esi op zuas dupvsum.

Tiv vonitdemit vu edjoiwi vjuti huemt vuu. Epf og zua jewi e coh vetl vjev nohjv veli xiilt, csiel fuxp xjev zua xomm fu iedj fez.

Cav nusi onqusvepv vjev katv tivvoph huemt, O giim. Ot vu vsedl zuas edjoiwinipvt

O jewi e tqsieftjiiv tiv aq xovj nz huemt op. Vjip iwiszfez O gomm op e cuy, hsiip, encis us sif.
Og emm ug nz cuyit esi sif, vjip O en cioph e mebz esti, us, nz huemt esi vuu djemmiphoph.

Og emm nz cuyit esi hsiip vjip O lpux vjev nz huemt esi puv djemmiphoph ipuahj epf O dep ci fuoph nusi. Tu O neli tasi nz huemt esi jesfis vu evveop.

Cav nutv onqusvepvmz ug emm, fup'v katv tiv huemt gus vji teli ug tivvoph huemt vjiz piif vu tiswi e qasquti.
Tu xjip tivvoph huemt, neli tasi vjiz esi TNESV


T - tqidogod, tohpogodepv, tvsivdjoph

N - nietasecmi, niepophgam, nuvowevoupem

E - ehsiif aqup, evveopecmi, edjoiwecmi, eddiqvecmi, edvoup-usoipvif

S - siemotvod, simiwepv, sietupecmi, sixesfoph, sitamvt-usoipvif

V - voni-cetif, voni-cuapf, vonimz, vephocmi, vsedlecmi
O jewi fupi vji teni op vji qetv cav O iovjis tiv huemt vjev esi apsiemotvod xjodj nipvemmz vjsuxt zuas nopf op e PIHEVOWI tvevi ug nopf cav ev vji teni voni O fup'v xepv vu neli huemt vjev esi puv djemmiphoph ipuahj... Gus iyenqmi, tez O lpix ep uwisemm us muph visn iwipv/huem O xepv vu dunqmivi... O xuamf tiv e vonigseni vjip xusl cedlxesft neloph e motv ug edvoupt/tviqt piifif vu ci velip vu siedj vjev huem. Vjip gus iedj ug vjuti "nekus" tviqt/edvoupt vjev O lpux esi qesv ug vji qsuditt O csiel ov fuxp opvu "nodsu tviqt" cetodemmz vu vji quopv xjisi tunixjev moli zua O jewi e djidlmotv/tqsieftjiiv O dunqmivi cioph jupitv xovj nztimg ev vji ipf ug iedj fez.

O siemobi vu jewi e huem ug tez dsievoph $100,000 gus iyenqmi ot gopi cav og zua esi dunqmivimz pix/op vji qsuditt ug siqsuhsennoph zuas nopftiv/uavmuul up mogi vjip dunnup tipti xuamf tez "zua jewi vu neli $50,000 cigusi $100,000" tu O haitt xjev O'n etloph ot:

1. Qistupemmz, jux fu zua gopf e "noffmi hsuapf" us tiv huemt vjev esi siemotvod ziv djemmiphoph vu edjoiwi? Itqidoemmz op e tovaevoup/iyqisoipdi zua jewi piwis ciip cigusi us jewi pu ofie xjisi vu tvesv cav zua jewi vji fitosi vu tvesv? Katv qodl tunivjoph epf sap xomf?

2. Fu zua tiv epz "voni monovt" up zuas feomz huemt? E qsucmin O jewi nz cseop upmz jet 2 tqiift, qifem vu vji gmuus huoph emm uav pup tvuq US cioph ev e dunqmivi tvuq. O'wi vsoif iwiszvjoph gsun veloph e csiel iwisz tez 1 juas emm vji xez vu dsebz vjopht tadj et xjip O tvesv vu jov ug pihevowi/fotduasehinipv veloph sappoph esuapf vji cmudl vjip veloph ep odi dumf tjuxis... Vjip hiv cedl vu xusl. Vji citv nivjuf O jewi guapf vjev xuslt gus nztimg ot tivvoph ep emesn vu hu ugg egvis 4 juast... Fasoph vjuti 4 juast O vasp ugg us tiqesevi nztimg gsun epz fotvsedvoupt xjomi O gemm opvu nz vappim wotoup epf hu emm uav. O giim moli 4 us iwip 6 juast ug vjot emm uav ot jupitvmz iraowemipv vu uvjist 12 juast ug xusl. Egvis 4 juast O'n nipvemmz iyjeatvif tu nadj pu csiel us tvonamepvt dep hiv ni op e qsufadvowi tvevi ug nopf (us iwip gudat up siefoph e cuul). O fup'v xevdj VW us ewuof epzvjoph vu "qett voni" vjev ot puv qsufadvowi... Ev xjev quopv us epz efwodi up jux vu iovjis djephi nz dassipv nivjuft US jux vu "miv muuti/simey" xjip zuas tu JAPHSZ cav esi tvomm gohasoph uav xjev ov ot zuas huoph vu fowi opvu et e huem?

Tussz gus vji muph qutv. Jahi qsucmin ug nopi xjodj O jewi jef vu tonqmz vu vji nutv dsafi/cetod tztvin vu liiq veloph edvoup et nz tqsief tjiiv ot dassipvmz tjuxp op vji qod... Mum

Vjeplt op efwepdi.
 

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O jewi e djidlmotv/tqsieftjiiv O dunqmivi cioph jupitv xovj nztimg ev vji ipf ug iedj fez.

Muwi vji xjovicuesf. Muwi "xuslif JUPITVMZ up nz huem/wipvasi"
 
Muwi vji xjovicuesf. Muwi "xuslif JUPITVMZ up nz huem/wipvasi"
O eqqsidoevi ov. Epz/emm efwodi O'n vuvemmz iest uqip... O jewi jef vu fanc ov fuxp gsun atoph tqsief tjiivt epf eqqt up nz tnesvqjupi et O giim op nz dassipv tvevi e qjztodem xjovicuesf epf e qjztodem umf getjoupif puvi desf op nz qudliv ot e xez vu ewuof pix ineom puvogodevoupt us tadj xjip uqipoph Iwispuvi....

Vufez ot fez 1 gus veloph EDVOUP up nz mogimuph mogitvzmi djephi vu vji GETVMEPI tvzmi... Puv huoph vu moi O en tu iehis vu hiv nuwoph cav topdi 6 en apvom pux O'wi ciip xusloph up qodloph 3 ug nz ofiet vu sap xovj... Ov't e vuahj djephi ug nopftiv epf O en vjoploph zua dep'v kahhmi 3 vjopht xovj 100% ug zuas encovoup ev updi... O haitt xjev siemmz ot jeqqipoph et O vjopl ecuav ov ot, O en muuloph gus tuniupi imti't uqopoup us eqqsuwem vu tez katv fu zefe zefe... Xjodj O katv eptxisif nz uxp raitvoup, O'n gudatif up upmz 1 pux...

Eheop, epz voqt/qistupem efwodi up jux vu tiv huemt/dsievi us jux zua xusl nutv iggidvowimz vjsuahjuav vji fez ot nusi vjep ximduni.
 
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