FIVE REASONS WHY GOAL SETTINGS FAIL

1. Only a Wish List
   Many people don't give enough thought to their goals and very often copy other's goals because they look better.
   
   
2. No Clarity
   It is no use setting goals if you don't add a realistic date by when you want to achieve them.
   
   
3. All Talk, No Action
   Have you ever met someone who is still talking of achieving the same goal ten years later?  They talk a great talk; however they don't want to do the hard work that is needed to get there.
   
   
4. Not Taking Responsibility
   Many people don't take responsibility for the intentions they have set and when their goals don't happen as quick as they want to, they blame everything from the weather to the economy.
   
   
5. Take Advice from the Wrong People
   If you want to be successful in any main area of your life, go out and find or attract someone into your life who is already achieving what you want.  Don't take advice from people who are not there yet.

GET YOURSELF ORGANISED

It's hard to get anything done when you have 1,000 emails in your inbox, a desk piled high with paper and the environment around you overloaded.  Here are some suggestions on how to handle it today.

Office Clean Up Day

• No moaning that you haven't time, make time, do it today.  I promise you it will be so worth it.
• Get rid of piles of paper.
• Only leave on your desk what you are working on.

File Folders

• Always have a set of spare file folders on hand so you can organise current and completed projects.

Press the Delete Button

• Make the delete button on the computer your best friend.  Take an hour to unsubscribe to every newsletter that you never read.

Make Space

• Don't be afraid of space.  Create space everywhere around you; it helps you think more clearly.

Let Go

• Let go of old books, mementos that you no longer need or use.

When we make space and declutter, we create space for new ideas and changes to come into our lives.

CHANGE IS SCARY... GET OVER IT

Most humans would rather leave the planet than change, yet from the moment we are born things are changing.

Change is scary and yes change is hard, but it doesn't have to be any of those things if we get our mindset and company mindset right.

Before you carry out change, ask yourself the following questions:

• Are you willing to pay the price?
• Is it worth it?

Once you have made the decision to move forward with the changes, then get the buy in from your team and everyone around you.  You can never shortcut the change process, so make sure you have everyone around you on board.

Be prepared, change at first will feel awkward, yet isn't that how any new habit feels?  

As a leader you can't be a change agent for your organisation if you're stagnant on the inside, so commit to your own personal growth and be the change you want to see around you.

NEW LEADERS LEARN TO BE RADICALLY HONEST

Powerful leadership involves really asking one's self radically honest questions and paying attention to the message you are sharing on a day to day basis in the business.

Three examples of such questions are:

1. Are you truly surrounded by the people who inspire you to be your best so as you in turn can inspire everyone around you to be their best?
2. Are you sharing the message you came here to share in the world?
3. Are you being the person in the world you most want to be?

Being radically honest can feel uncomfortable at times, yet it builds boundaries and firm foundations for the future.