Achieving GOAL ( SMART GOALs )

Techniques to help you actually achieve the goals you set.

• As you review your goals each morning and evening, picture yourself achieving each of them.
  The more you can “see” success in your mind's eye, the more likely you can translate this into reality. Create a perfect picture in your mind and replay it frequently. Developing a picture board can help with this. This is a very effective tool that allows you to see the visual impact of achieving your SMART goals.
  
  When my wife and I bought our first house we clipped photographs and pictures of what we wanted our house to have and pasted them on to a large sheet of poster board. We hung this near the front door of our apartment so we could see it every time we left or entered the apartment. We also created a thermometer of “down-payment savings” to help us track our progress. We had a clear deadline and were able to surpass this deadline by almost 30 days. I now keep track of my annual revenues, speaking engagements and book sales in the same manner. I post these sheets on my office wall where I can see them everyday and they allow me to track my progress towards my goals with a quick glance.

• Anticipate the challenges you will encounter as you work towards your SMART goals and plan how you will overcome them.
  This will prepare you for them and help you overcome the obstacles easier and with less stress. In fact, the simple act of planning for obstacles will often prevent many of them from occurring.

• Surround yourself with successful, motivated people who also set challenging goals.
  I share my SMART goals with several friends and associates. When we get together, we motivate each other by talking about our success, our challenges, and our goals. A word of caution: Be careful who you share your goals with. People who are not goal-oriented will not support you, and in many cases, will actually try to dissuade you from your goals.

• Use affirmations.
  If you plan to quit smoking repeat statement such as, “I enjoy the lifestyle of a non-smoker,” “I’m glad I’m a non-smoker,” “I enjoy the taste of food more as a non-smoker.” Stating affirmations aloud, reinforces your goal to your mind and will help you achieve your SMART goal much faster.

• Take action. Don't procrastinate.
  All the planning in the world will not help you achieve your goals. You must take action. Once you have determined a goal for yourself, take action within 24 hours. This will set the wheels in motion and create the necessary momentum you need. I once heard a speaker state, “We are either moving toward or away from our goals.” Develop the habit of taking action on a daily basis.

Achieving greatness and a higher level of success is not that difficult. However, it does require discipline, focus and a clear idea of what you want to accomplish. Follow these steps for setting and achieving SMART goals and have your best year ever!

EXTRACTS Kelley Robertson, President of the Robertson Training Group, works with businesses to help them increase their sales and motivate their employees. He is also the author of "Stop, Ask & Listen – How to welcome your customers and increase your sales." For information on his programs, visit www.RobertsonTrainingGroup.com. Receive a FREE copy of "100 Ways to Increase Your Sales" by subscribing to his 59-Second Tip, a free weekly e-zine available at his Web site.

SMART Goal Setting

If U r like most people without planning a clear objective for the upcoming year. You must read this.

Top performing people make the time to establish clear targets. Setting goals is not a complicated process nor does it take a lot of time. Use the SMART goal setting techniques listed below to help you achieve your targets.

• Ensure each of your goals follows the SMART concept: Specific, Motivational, Action-oriented, Relevant to your situation, Time-bound.
  For example, "I will increase my sales by 25% compared to last year." Be as specific about your goal as possible. "I will start my own catering business" is a lot stronger than "I want to go into business for myself." Challenging goals are motivating.

• Set goals that will push beyond what you usually think you can accomplish.
  Remember to set a deadline. A goal without a deadline is simply a dream. Attach a realistic yet challenging deadline for accomplishment and post this where you can review it regularly.

• Phrase your SMART goal in the present tense and assume success.
  Don't say, "I want to." Say, "I will." This subtle technique tells your subconscious that you have already achieved your goal which means it will go work at helping the goal become a reality. It will attract the people, places, and situations you need to achieve that goal.

• Put your SMART goals in writing.
  This simple act helps you clarify your goals and will allow you to visualize them more effectively. I recommend that you record each goal on a separate index card and review them twice a day - once in the morning (when you first wake up) and again before you go to bed. This process reinforces your SMART goals, acts as a reminder and drives your goals deep into your subconscious. In fact, this is one of the most powerful goal setting techniques you can use to achieve your targets.

• List the benefits you intend to receive by achieving each SMART goal.
  This will keep you focused and strong particularly when you face the inevitable roadblocks and barriers. Years ago, when I chose to quit smoking, I listed 75 benefits and when I felt the urge for a cigarette I would review this list to help me get past that craving. The more benefits you can list for your goals, the more motivating those goals will become.

HAPPY GOAL SETTING DEAR .

The bank account of life....

The bank account of life....

Imagine there is a bank A/C dat credits your A/C each morning with $86400.

It carries over no balance from day to day.

Every evening whatever part of the balance you failed to use is deleted.

What would you do? ->>>>Draw out every cent, of course!!!

Each of us has such a “bank”. Its name is TIME.

Every morning, it credits you with 86400 seconds.

Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.

It carries over no balance.

It allows no overdraft.

Each day it opens a new account for you.

Each night it burns the remains of the day.

If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.

There is no going back. There is no drawing against the “tomorrow”.

You must live in the present on today’s deposits.

Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!

The clock is running.

Make the most of today.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR…ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH…ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK… ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR…ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE… ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND…ask a person who just avoided an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND…ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have!

And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time.

And remember that time waits for no one.

Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift.

That’s why it’s called…the Present!!!

“Have you decided how long you want to live?”

Recently, a 23-year-old engineering student from Pune wrote to me about the problem of getting fat and happy in a job. He dreamed of starting an engineering consulting firm, but before that he wanted specialized work experience. He was afraid if he took up a job he would end up like others he saw—”earning good pay and vowed to remain employed forever.” His question recalled to me a powerful tool I had learned from a most remarkable man—Dr. Michael Gladysch. Dr.G, as he was fondly called, taught me the power of a life plan.

In one of my initial meetings with him, Dr.G asked me, “Have you decided how long you want to live?” I didn’t know what to say. It was not something that I had even thought I could determine. He sent me away, asking me to come back after I had determined that. When I came back the next time I told him that I had decided to live to be 92. He looked at me and nodded: “So what will you do with the time you have between now and then?” I was floored again.

This time he told me to write down everything that I wanted to accomplish in my life and to then divide it into the following categories—career, family, personal, cultural, community service and spiritual.

I was working then at Microsoft, very comfortably. I had been living a typical software engineer’s lifestyle, long hours huddled on the computer, junk food, no exercise. Dr.G insisted that dreams and ideas must first be written down on paper so they are tangible. Slowly I started writing down my dreams. I wanted to launch a startup company, I wrote on an index card. To write a periodic column, on another. I made out cards for specific books I wanted to write.

As the plans flowed from my head into paper, they started acquiring a power of their own. Even selecting the age I wanted to live to made an impact. I would be a pretty pathetic 92 if I continued the way I was. After writing down that age I took yoga lessons, became more aware of my diet and the ergonomics of my work posture, started paying more attention to my health. I quit Microsoft a little while later to start my first company.

It is an exercise worth doing. Creating a life plan is a compass for life.

Everything you write on that piece of paper (I used index cards) will become tangible realities with the power of your commitment. Our essential nature is to create, Dr.G would say. With the power of faith and commitment, you can boost the intensity of those ideas to the causative level.

With a life plan, the 23-year old engineering graduate has much less to fear about being fat and happy—his destiny is in his own hands.

Writer SANKRANT SANU is the founder of Miloka Inc. (www.miloka.com). He lives in Gurgaon.

Keep your New Alive....

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness.

But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth.

Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving. The relationships we entered, stayed in, or ended taught us necessary lessons.

Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights about who we are and what we want. Our mistakes?

Necessary. Our frustrations, failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary too. Each step of the way, we learned. We went through exactly the experiences we need to, to become who we are today.

Each step of the way, we progressed. Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is mistaking that for the truth.

Today, God, help me let go of negative thoughts I may be harboring about my past circumstances or relationships. I can accept, with gratitude, all that has brought me to today.

Go Ahead...and Lead

There comes a time when you must stand alone.

You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.

You must be willing to make sacrifices.

You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.

Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.

There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.

Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.

Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.

Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.

Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.

College DroupOuts'''

Hear is the List of Few College Droupout who made the end count...... U TOO CAN DO IT...


Bill Gates

Bill Gates has been named the richest man in the world, and in 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported that Gates’ net worth had reached an estimated $40 billion. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, was a promising student with a very high IQ and even enrolled at Harvard. Gates had already started a company with Steve Allen as a teenager, and at Harvard, he continued to grow his network of the computer scientists and professionals who would eventually run Microsoft. Gates eventually dropped out to start his career, but in 2007, Harvard awarded him an honorary degree.


Steve Jobs

As co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs is one of the most successful and respected executives in business and in the computer science industry. Steve Jobs grew up in California and attended Reed College in Portland, though he dropped out after one semester. Jobs continued to audit classes at Reed, and even credits a calligraphy class he attended as the inspiration for all of the fonts on Macintosh computers. Four years after enrolling at Reed, Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak founded Apple.



Michael Dell

Dell CEO Michael Dell actually started his first computer company as a student at the University of Texas at Austin. His grandparents helped fund the company, and Dell dropped out of college to run his company, PC’s Limited. PC’s Limited ultimately became Dell, Inc.

Michael Dell who began at the age of 15 building PCs by taking apart the Apple II and putting it back together. He began building PCs from spare parts in his garage and also introduced "just-in-time" marketing and supply chain management to the world by building PCs to order.

He entered the University of Texas but dropped out to run his computer business full-time. (He was selling PCs and direct marketing them out of his dorm room).

John Glenn

John Glenn is the first man to orbit the Earth and has enjoyed a successful career in the Navy, Marine Corps, space exploration, and U.S. politics. Glenn is also one of the most famous astronauts in U.S. history and was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978. As a young man, Glenn studied chemistry at Muskingum College in Ohio, where he earned his pilot’s license.


Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt is one of the most famous movie stars on the planet. People around the world have seen his movies and recognize his face, though he’s a college dropout, he’s also supremely rich. Pitt was born in Shawnee, OK, and attended the University of Missouri the early 1980s, studying journalism. Two weeks before he was set to graduate, Pitt dropped out of school and moved to Los Angeles to take acting classes. Today, he has two Academy Award nominations, a Golden Globe, and a career that doesn’t seem like it will ever end.



Ted Turner

Outspoken media mogul Ted Turner has founded multiple TV stations including CNN and TNT. He is considered to be one of the richest Americans and even donated $1 billion to UN causes. Turner, who was born in Cincinnati, OH, in 1938, attended a prep school as a boy in Tennessee and attended Brown University, studying classics, and later, economics. Turner, however, was eventually expelled after getting caught with a girl in his dorm room.

Sir Richard Branson

Estimated net worth: 8.6 billion USD

Sir Branson left school when he was only 16. Ironically, his first successful business was publishing a magazine called Student. Today, Branson is known for his brand Virgin, which includes Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and over 300 other companies. Also adding to his grandeur, Sir Branson bought his own 79-acre Caribbean island when he was just 24 and he was knighted in 1999.

Dean Kamen

Estimated net worth: Unclear, but thought to be in the billions USD

Dean Kamen, a prolific and ingenious inventor, dropped out of Worcester Polytechnic Institute before graduating. Although best known for the Segway PT, Kamen holds more than 80 US patents and has created many products such as the AutoSyringe and iBOT robotic wheelchair. When Kamen travels to work, he has to decide which of his two helicopters to take. For longer trips, he pilots his own private jet. He also owns a small island near Connecticut that generates its own electricity from wind.

Paul Allen

Estimated net worth: 18.0 billion USD

Paul Allen befriended Bill Gates while they were both attending a private school in Seattle. Allen went on to attend Washington State University, but dropped out after two years. He was also the one who convinced Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard in order to start Microsoft. The two co-founded the company in 1975, but Allen has distanced himself from the company since then. In addition to more than 100 million shares of Microsoft, Allen owns 12 professional sports teams, plenty of real estate, and has stakes in dozens of technology and media companies such as Dreamworks Studios.

Larry Ellison

Estimated net worth: 18.4 billion USD

In 1977, Larry Ellison put up $2,000 to start what would become Oracle Corporation, the world’s second-largest software company. Ellison briefly attended the University of Illinois as well as the University of Chicago, but received a degree from neither. Today he is known for his extravagant lifestyle. He owns a 450 ft, $200 million yacht, exotic cars including a McLaren F1, over a dozen multi-million dollar estates in California, and several jets, which he is licensed to pilot himself.

Kirk Kerkorian

Estimated net worth: 18.0 billion USD

Kirk Kerkorian dropped out of school in the 8th grade. His first venture was an airline that flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. In 1962, he bought 80 acres of land along the Las Vegas strip for just under $1 million, and he continued making his fortune from buying and developing properties in Las Vegas. Currently, Kerkorian has a large stake in all of the following hotels: Bellagio, Excaliber, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, New York-New York, Circus Circus, The Mirage, and more.

Also, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, is a college dropout.


Craig McCaw (McCaw Cellular, later AT&T Wireless) and J.R. Simplot, potato guy from Idaho.

Lets not Forget Albert Einstien and Thomos Edison They were too College Droupouts.....


Message that is loud and Clear from all these businessmen is that you have your success in your hands. The lack of a formal education does not have to be an excuse not to succeed in life unless you want it to be. In my case, I better not let my college degree be an excuse not to succeed!

Do get Kicked Off From these all Fact......... U too Can Do it.. Go find your Share and Show them U can do it..................