How to have a great year part 2: SET YOUR AGENDA
This week I am joined by Ebenezer Mamabolo with Rebecca Phala to help you prepare your mind in setting your agenda for 2019. A person must set an agenda that clearly stipulates what needs to be done, when and for how long and where. It is not good to go about life as a wondering generality that’s waiting for things to happen without you applying yourself. You cannot be going everywhere with everyone doing nothing, but getting tired everyday. Any person that you know who has achieved extraordinary results first had extraordinary thoughts, that grew into extraordinary ambition, then translated into extraordinary purpose driven plan and backed with massive action. So they set the agenda and work the agenda and work it with 10 times the action. Nothing just happens. You have to make it happen. Six things you need to know to stick to 2019 goals. * Have singularity Of thought: pick that which you really want to go after, and go after it all cost. Refuse mental distraction. Focus. * Be specific: know what you want and clearly define it. Don’t run around. Often what makes you not to achieve your goals is because you want to lose weight but don’t know how many KG and by when and how. * Be realistic: disappointment and hurts often comes from expecting too much. Know your ability and your potential ability. Master the small things before you climb to the big challanges. It’s ok to have a dream of being a millionaire, but first accept the challange if having R10,000 in your account and not be frustrated * Learn to manage time and relationships. Know what time it is. How long it will take to do what you want to do, who will be your partner, who will help you and what you will offer to benefit them. * Estimate the cost: what will it take you to achieve those goals for 2019: time, effort, money, losses, things you need to separate yourself from, etc * Plan how you will cope with competing desires. There are things that will keep poping In to frustrate your priorities. If you don’t have a plan to deal with this, when things that impact on what you do, you need to have an alternative route to keep the main thing the main thing. Do not be a Proffessional starter: some one who always begins something but never resolve to finish. * Develop a strong taste for risk. Get out of the comfort zone and jump into the new territories. It is very risky not taking risks. Set great goals to fulfil the vision Truth: if you don’t set goals, you will be used as n asset to achieve other people’s goals. 1. Determine the area that needs attention and know exactly what you want to accomplish. My advice is make sure you pay attention to the 8 life areas that influence your life : health, social, family, finance, personal development, career, spiritual, career. And write it down. 2. Determine the milestones for the goal. How will you know if you have achieved it? 3. Break the big picture into small doable things chunks. If you want to lose 10kg by June 2019... start by saying “ I run 2km on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. I want to loos 2kg by end of feb, etc. you don’t have to know how to go about the whole journey. Just know the end and the beginning . The rest usually falls into place. Don’t wait till you figure out all the steps.... 4. Break your goal into terms. Short, medium and final with time lines. This helps you to know if you are on track. And then you are able to review 5. Tell someone about it. Have accountability partners. Research shows that telling someone about your goals increases the likelihood of you doing it. You need to surround yourself with people who can or will support the goal. 6. Set priorities that influence the achievement of the goal. Once you set a goal, decide what things cannot be missed on daily basis: eg: saying the goals out loud twice a day (it helps you to become the person before you achieve the results) 7. Decide on loses: what are you willing to let go. 8. Action. Work the plan and resolve to stop at nothing.