Your Goals: 5 Reasons Why ActionIs Required To Achieve ThemGoal: an intended outcome that requires actionUnquestionably, goals are critical success factors.But even with goals, many people fail to succeed. In most cases, they fail to achieve the results they desire because they don't take the action required to succeed. There are many reasons why action is required to achieve the results you desire...here are 5. 1. Without Action, Your Goals Are Unfulfilled DreamsThey help us define the results we would like to achieve and motivate us to develop plans to achieve these results. However, without action, dreams usually remain unfulfilled. And unfulfilled dreams can be problematic. First there is the disappointment and frustration of not being unable to enjoy what you value and desire. Disappointment and frustration are both negative emotions that can limit your success. Second, unfulfilled dreams increase the gap between your current situation and what you desire. For most of us there is tension between our current situation and what we desire. Attracted by the desirability of the results we would like to achieve, we are pulled toward them. On the other hand, the inertia of the status quo holds us back. The only way to reduce the tension is to narrow the gap between these two positions. You can bring this about by modifying your dreams so that they more closely reflect your current situation. This means accepting the status quo and requires no action. Or you can work on overcoming the inertia of the status quo and shifting current situation closer to your desired outcome. This takes action....it also leads to fulfilling your dreams and success. Top 2. Marketing Plans Are Not Self-ImplementingA good marketing plan details the your intended outcomes.But even the best marketing plans do not implement themselves automatically. It takes action on your part to implement your plan and achieve your goals. Top 3. Doing Something Is Better Than Doing NothingDoing nothing leaves you at the mercy of forces and factors that you cannot control.According to Michael Gerber, this is “...passively waiting to see where life takes [you] next..." In The E-Myth Revisited, he explains: “...the difference between great
people and everyone else is that
great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is
created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes
them next.
“The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing. “The difference between the two is living intentionally and living by accident.” Succeeding is living intentionally...and it requires action. Top 4. Actions Distract Your Mind From Nurturing Seeds Of DoubtCynics and nay-sayers appear to love the never-ending flow of bad news, especially during our current economic uncertainties. Given the constant barrage of bad news, even the most positive thinkers are subject to the occasional doubts. Unoccupied minds are excellent great breeding grounds for seeds of doubt. Small problems get bigger; seemingly difficult situations deteriorate to impossible challenges. Taking action, especially focused action, diverts your mind's attention from nurturing doubt. Instead of fretting about what might happen, it is engaged in what is happening. This limits the growth of doubt and fosters the growth of confidence. Top 5. Taking Action Builds MomentumInertia keeps us standing still. Sometimes it takes a little push to get us moving. Other times it takes more effort.But once we are moving, momentum keeps us going. It's momentum that makes the small snowball rolling down a hill move faster and get bigger. And momentum is also what helps small businesses, including yours, grow...small steps that attract more prospects, which generates more new business, which generates more repeat and referral business...and so on. The snowball does not get bigger just by standing still. Nor do businesses grow just by passively waiting for prospects to call. Taking even the smallest action can start the momentum that eventually leads to your achieving your goals. Regardless of what your goals are or how good they are, you simply cannot achieve them without taking the required action. Top To Learn More...The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber has been voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs. This book will help you grow your business in a productive, assured way.Specifically, it wil help you identify the actions that you need to take to achieve your desired results. Order it now...read it soon...and succeed in your business. If you would like some help in setting goals or taking the necessary actions to achieve them, I'd be happy to coach you through the process. Top
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