There was a great question asked on my LinkedIn group today and I thought it was one worth thinking about on my blog... What is success? What does success mean to you? What a great question! It's probably one that people do not ask themselves often enough. One of the immediate problems that most people will have with it will be the preconceptions about the word "success". For many people it immediately conjures up visions of money, cars, awards, sales results, houses, holidays etc. One of the problems, of course, with just "accepting" such … [Read more...]
The Magic Of Thinking Big Or Even Bigger Still
April 11, 2008 By 2 Comments
OK! OK! So I borrowed part of the title but so what, it’s a good one and I like it! If you’ve been following my missives on goal setting so far, you’ll know that I have already alluded to the fact that when setting goals you ought to set them big. So here it is for the record, think big and set big goals! If you’ve ever read a book on goal setting or personal development you will have read this somewhere or other. If you’ve ever had a boss who told you to set goals he will have said this to you at some point. If you’ve ever … [Read more...]
What Should I Set Goals About? Goal Setting Tips & Strategies
April 11, 2008 By 1 Comment
Many people know that they ought to set goals but they don’t for a variety of reasons. One that comes up frequently is that they don’t know what to set goals about. There are three distinct groups of people that this article will be of use to... The first are people who are new to goals, goal setting and personal development. If this is you and you are thinking, “What goals should I set?” don’t worry! This is a very common question and a good one to ask. This article will help you to answer it and to get started … [Read more...]
Why People Don’t Set Goals When They Know That They Should
April 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Whether for business, career, health, finance, social or hobbies, everyone knows and understands the power of goal setting. For years, experts and gurus have carped on about the value of setting goals. For decades, authors and speakers have written books and created programmes about goal setting. Everyone knows that they should set goals to help them to achieve their aims and objectives... So why is it then that so many people don’t set goals when they know that they should? Well its certainly not through lack of education! Whenever … [Read more...]
Motivational Speaker Gavin Ingham Interviews Goal Setting Expert Andy Smith
March 17, 2008 By 11 Comments
One of the issues that comes up frequently when running sales training seminars is the thorny issues of goals and goal setting. In my experience, few people seem to set any goals at all and even fewer stick to them! Ever since reading Anthony Robbins in my early twenties I have been a keen goal setter... and it has worked well for me. As a salesperson they helped to keep me on track, motivated and focused. As a manager they empowered me to take action to get results. As a motivational speaker in the sales training arena they have helped to give … [Read more...]
Gavin Ingham Interviewed By Keybank On Successful Goal Setting
October 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I was interviewed by Keybank on goal setting for students but before you switch off and decide this is not relevant for you, it might well be! The answers are relevant for everyone no matter where you are in your career!! Everytime you see the word student or education below you will see that it can either be ignored or switched to make the answers relevant to you! 1) Why is it important to set personal goals in order to succeed educationally? Setting goals is an essential part of achieving “success” not … [Read more...]
