Peter Fuller MBA CA

The way i deal with goals is that i set them moderately low. Never inaccessible. And i try to reach and surpass them, boosting my morale when i manage to do it. It’s an easy method to stay motivated.
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If you are trying you are not doing and if you are thinking you are not feeling.

So what you are saying is set a goal and learn from the results you get? When we set goals we should set them to master a task and gauge our results. An interesting way to look at it because this causes you to look at things more objectively not as a pass or fail sort of thing but where do I go now sort of thing.

I confess that I don’t have formal goals. When I have written them, I have a way of forgetting about them. I do however make plans. I have created a plan for what I want my business to have and offer, a funnel plan, if you will. I work continuously to bring those products and services into being, and to market them in accordance with my plan.
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Ahh, mistakes. The backbone of success. I admit that I used to be afraid of mistakes and it took awhile to appreciate them fully. But you are right – they are essential to our success. Thanks for the post.
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yes I agree Peter that we should aim to really master something. Results?? Well following on from Ana’s question, we can’t always see results directly.

This is the principle of the ‘Slight Edge’. You just keep performing daily actions, fine tuning as needed and the results will come – but not always in the way we expect or want when we start.

You’ve prompted some interesting comments here.
All the best
Charlie Holles
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Hey Peter,

Goal setting is very important to make sure one has a track to run on and not get off track.

I agree with you on the whole “try” thing. It’s either “do” or “don’t do”.

I set my goals by first determining what I ultimately want.

I then break it down into steps on how to achieve it. it is these successive approximations that are the key to taking me in the right direction.

If along the way a certain step did not work as expected I will re-evaluate it and try again until I get it right!

Thanks for the article

In Success,
Howie perks
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Hey Peter,

I know what you’re talking about, and I absolutely agree. Our goals should really be mastery, rather than results, because results are largely out of our own control, whereas mastery of something is in our control. Yeah, the results you’re after will manifest itself when you master a skill.

Good one,

Wayne
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I set my goals based on my long term plan. I break that plan down into goals. The more uncomfortable I am with the goal I want to achieve, the more I break it down, so that I can see past the hurdle. If I can focus on a small piece and when I get it done go to the next, my success rate is much higher, than when I start on a project that I an nervous about and takes days or weeks to accomplish. I guess the risk of loosing a lot of valuable time is reduced this way, which makes it worth the effort.
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Peter…very interesting perspective. I am a huge proponent of maintaining a positive mindset in everything I do and like to view even the smallest achievement as a “success.” If something does not go according to a predefined plan after I “try it” then I simply choose another direction and continue to pursue my ultimate goal or destination. In essence, I break each larger goal into mini-goals and embark on a journey of success after success.
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Hi Peter,

Interesting perspective, but it makes total sense. How does Yoda say it …”Do or do not …there is no try.” Try picking up a chair. You either pick it up, or you don’t

Mastering the task at hand before moving to the next goal is great advice. Also, and that’s a mistake I made before, if you set a time frame to your goals, make sure it’s achievable within that time frame .

Great post!

Ilka
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Awesome read my friend, Peter man you are a rock in this industry

Set your mind on the process and not the end results? Interesting thought, Peter.

It actually makes sense, but the spirit of providing an alternative point of view (wow, I am getting better at sugar coating:), let me ask you this: if your ultimate goal is not the result, then how do you know when you achieve your goal?

Ana
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I start from the end result and work backward. If I was trying to drive traffic from articles, I would first write 10 articles to see which ones drove the most traffic.

Then I would pick the top 3, try to determine what drove the traffic. Then write 10 more using what I learned. And then I’d do the same thing.

I think if you quit writing articles, you’ll never know if it’s successful or not.
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Great points, Peter!

When I set a goal I want to have specifics of the goal and a certain plan of action. Not much is accomplished with “I’ll try” or generic goals. I’ve been very active with a bunch of offline goals this month and that is the tactic that I’m taking and I’m accomplishing a lot.

Stacy
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Great point Peter,
I like keeping my eye on progress & hearing other peoples suggestions, sometimes I can change the most when I get a trusted outside perspective… especially if I’m caught up in “trying”
Cheryl
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I agree with Susanna, beginning with the end it mind is always a great way to plan a goal and work it backwards to plot out what you must do in order to meet it.

In the past I’d focus on big goals that I thought would push me farther, and while I have my BHAG’s out there that I’m ultimately working toward, I find that setting my goals around the things I can actually accomplish with a little stretching builds confidence and helps me to stay motivated. Consistency for me is one of my biggest challenges, so I may set a goal that I want to consistently ________ for the next week. It helps me to have shorter time-frames so I don’t procrastinate.

Thanks for the powerful post!

Heather
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LOL — Too funny.

If I had a dollar for every time I heard “I’ll try it”. This is a perfect definition of I’ll try it. Too many people don’t take their goals serious.

When ever I set a goal I will break down the main goal into smaller or mini goals. These mini goals will be easily obtainable. This way I can reward myself for making the next goal. It also proves to me what I am doing is working.

In your instance or Article marketing, I would set my ultimate goal as you have, become an expert in Article marketing. Some of my mini goals would be educate myself, auto posters like UAW, spinning, etc, what content, keyword saturation, etc.

Mastering each of these mini goals will lead me to my ultimate goal.

My training module this week “Know your why” covers some great information on Goal setting.

ty peter for another great post.

rob
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Hi Peter,

How to set goals is probably one of the most written about topics. I seem to change my goal setting strategy often just to try different ways out.

What you say makes sense though.

~Marcus
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Hey Peter,

I’ve never thought about this before. I do believe it’s important to think goals all the way through to the end, or better yet, think of the end first and plan them backward.

It’s really important to give anything you try a nice long trial. It’s a complete waste of time to put any effort into something you’re only willing to try once or even only a few times.

Thanks for this thought provoking post.

Susanna
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