Goal Excitement

I love this post from Success Begins Today called, Goal Setting: The Excitement Quotient. Here's a snippet:

In reading Tim’s experiences in his book, one section really stood out. Tim sets goals based on their excitement level. He says that most people base their life’s goals on Happiness. To Tim, happiness can be had in a pill, but excitement is what really drives people to accomplish a goal.

I agree - when I work with folks, honing in on a compelling and exciting goal is a top priority. It is very common that people start off with boring goals and then wonder why they can't stay focused.

The post refers to an interesting book called, The Four Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss. This book gets the GREAT TITLE award for the years so far. Who can resist picking it up?

Other potential great book titles:

• The Chocolate Truffle Diet
• How to Give Your Boss a Virtual Lobotomy
• Starting a Million Dollar Business with No Money

Speaking of excitement, I could get excited about the chocolate diet. What will flip your trigger this week?

Comments

[Mike]

Lisa,

Wouldn't that second book be kinda redundant for many folks?

Mike

[Lisa Haneberg]

Mike - Good monday morning humor...redundant for some, perhaps....

[Jason Smith of Goal Realization]

Great Site!

Many people are so confused that they don't know what, where, when, and how to start attaining their dreams in life.

The question remains: "How do I go about achieving my goals?"

The most important thing to do before setting a goal is to develop the proper mindset. By conditioning your thoughts to the direction of your goals, you will be able to eliminate all obstacles that come in your way and you will be able to achieve all your goals in spite of the pending challenges ahead.

You will realize your goals if you are bold enough to come out of your comfort zone and if you maintain that laser-like focus despite people telling you that you can never attain them.