Zig Ziglar on Goal Setting

I fortunately found this great video series on Youtube on Zig Ziglar's Goal Setting seminar. It is just a 15-minute snippet from his seminar which looks to be from circa 1980 (shoulder pads and big hair).

From this series I learned the 7 simple steps on how to effectively set goals. Here they are:

Step 1 - Define & Write Down your Goals

Step 2 - Set a Date or a Deadline for your Goals

Step 3 - List ALL the Possible Obstacles you will Face in Achieving the Goal

Step 4 - List the People, Organizations, Things that you Need to Achieve the Goal

Step 5 - Clearly Define the Benefits, ask "What is in it for me?"

Step 6 - List the Skills you Already Have and Will Need to Achieve the Goal

Step 7 - Articulate and Set on Paper your Plan of ACTION

In video 2 Zig Ziglar crescendos to his hilarious take on how easy and justifiable procrastination can be; a small excuse every day can lead to years of a wasted life on meaningless leisure. He said "the people who wait for changes to take place out there before they do the changing in here are flat gonna end up getting cooked in the squat."

What are GOALS for? In video 3, Zig Ziglar established the importance of our dreams. Dreams keep us alive, it gives us life. Goals build the foundation for these dreams. It provides direction and creates activity and excitement. Without goals, our dreams will forever be floating in the air. With goals, we can be living the life of our dreams!

Dream and let that dream move you to action!