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Our Goal: The Virtuous Circle

Judith Bardwick warned managers that too much comfort or too much fear destroys motivation. When she first wrote wrote "Danger In The Comfort Zone", resting too comfortably on past achievement was the predominant threat to fresh accomplishment. Today,the culture has turned 180 degrees and fear is the enemy.

It requires effort to break a vicious circle, and you must catch yourself in the act.

Has your ambition to make money and grow your career been replaced only by the desire to lose as little as possible? Instead of thinking about fresh achievements are you preoccupied with avoiding failure? Then take back control.

Take a piece of paper and divide it into three parts with headers:

  • Long Term (LTG) Goals: 1-12 Years
  • Mid Term (MTG) Goals: 1-12 Months
  • Short Term (STG) Goals: 1-12 Weeks

Under each header write down at least one or two personal and work-related goals. (A goal is a statement in principle of something that you want to have.)

Most people find it easiest to start with the mid-term, but you can start with the short or long term if you like. For an on-or-before deadline, pick an appropriate date 1-12 years, months, or weeks in the future.

Every goal requires a strategy, a statement in principle of what you plan to do in order to achieve the goal. Of course you must then follow through with details (objectives and tasks), but a statement of goals and strategies helps you keep the big picture in focus.

Think about these goals as you plan each day. Look at the objectives and tasks they require, and ask yourself: "what can you do today to complete a step or two in a positive direction?" This proven technique will make a difference in your psychology. With renewed motivation comes the ability to get things done!

If you have an organizational, motivational, process or technology problem that is limiting your company's success, then we can help. Call us while the problem is still small, or call us at the 11th hour - but call before it is too late.

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