Effective Goal Setting with a Twist

Goals are the talk of Network Marketing.  People set goals and forget about them.  Most people don’t even right them down!

Here is a simple 3-step plan for effective goal-setting:

1.              Write down your goal

2.              Choose a penalty for NOT reaching your goal

3.              Advertise the penalty to those around you

You have heard step one many times before and it is fairly easy to do.  You may have even done step one to no avail. However, step two is different and will help you achieve step one.  Most of us have been taught to REWARD accomplishments, but people will do more to escape pain than they will to gain pleasure.  So instead of rewarding yourself for reaching you goal, you need to PENALIZE yourself your NOT reaching your goal!

Let’s say you have a goal to present your business opportunity to 5 people this week.  You write down that goal, which is easy to do.  Now consider a penalty for NOT reaching that goal.  An example might be to eat a cockroach!  That’s pretty nasty, don’t reach your goal, you better be prepared to eat that cockroach! 

Now that you have written a goal, and picked a penalty, it’s now time to advertise.  Let others know your goal and what will happen if you DO NOT achieve it.  By doing this, you will get reminded and even challenged to reach your goal by those you have told.  Even more, you will solidify the effectiveness of the whole process.  If you don’t reach your goal and then don’t penalize yourself, you friends or family will add to the pain by making fun of you.  You wouldn’t want that to happen would you?

This may be an unconventional way to set goals, but I guarantee you that it is effective!  Have fun!