Accomplishing our goals is where we can all benefit from participating in a mastermind group. I don't think weekly meetings are a strong motivator. I want my group to really get to know each other and to answer a set of question daily that will help them evaluate how their day went and set up the important activities they are going to work on the next day.
The magic of the internet makes that possible. Our program make it possible to answer questions and share our answers with the group. Members are then encouraged to offer help and encouragement. Weekly, we hold a webinar where everyone can talk about their specific project and what challenges they face. In my last mastermind class we had people from all over the US and Canada but also from France and Australia all made possible by the internet and the technology of Zoom.
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ASpivey1
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I'm a list maker in general for most everything I do. I think it's something about writing things down that makes it harder for me to procrastinate because I have what needs to be done right in front of me. I guess I'm going to have to up my game and start ranking, and outlining things like I did in school so nothing falls by the wayside. Oh well, more notepads and good pens as well as continued focus and purpose. Great article and thank you!
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bill808
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Warren Buffet tells us to prioritize our lists. Then pick the top five to work on and let everything else take care of itself. To do lists tend to keep getting longer until they are totally meaningless.
Ben Franklin had 13 values he wanted to live his life by. He would concentrate on one value each week and continually cycle through them. By focusing on a value a week he would build habits around each value.
Ben Franklin had 13 values he wanted to live his life by. He would concentrate on one value each week and continually cycle through them. By focusing on a value a week he would build habits around each value.
bill808
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Check out bullet journalling. I find it is a great help.
Warren Buffet recommends writing out your to-do list, prioritizing you list, and then picking the top five tasks to work on. Leave the rest of your list to the chaos of life. Most of them will either take care of themselves or become irrelevant over time.
When you finish one of your important tasks pick the one most important thing in your pending list and move it up to you action list.
Warren Buffet recommends writing out your to-do list, prioritizing you list, and then picking the top five tasks to work on. Leave the rest of your list to the chaos of life. Most of them will either take care of themselves or become irrelevant over time.
When you finish one of your important tasks pick the one most important thing in your pending list and move it up to you action list.
RizaPelaez
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Great advice! I always fail to follow through on my goal setting. But now I realized my mistakes and will keep it up and follow your training. I think the key here is being consistent. The more I feel like procrastinating, the more I should work hard and do it!
Trujunco
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Simple, powerful post. I know this works...I have followed your advise in two of the five important things in my life and have accumulated over consecutive 200 days in each.
I didn't initially catch the importance of this but realize the brilliance of keeping it simple. I know of others that are a whole lot better...
Thanks Bill, I appreciate that you found it important to share your secret
I didn't initially catch the importance of this but realize the brilliance of keeping it simple. I know of others that are a whole lot better...
Thanks Bill, I appreciate that you found it important to share your secret
BooBish
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Yes, picking one thing to focus on for a month (to accomplish or gain traction on it) seems like a good method.
Yet another method I like that I started implementing effectively just over the last week is the one goal a day method: http://www.onesimplegoal.com/tips
Using this method, I finally got myself to do one thing I've been putting off for ages, i.e., meditate (using YouTube guided meditation video). And yesterday, I finally got myself to figure out how to use a drill.
One thing that doesn't work for me is trying to stick to a schedule. Though a schedule might work for some people, I seem to be resistant to any fairly rigid structure.
Yet another method I like that I started implementing effectively just over the last week is the one goal a day method: http://www.onesimplegoal.com/tips
Using this method, I finally got myself to do one thing I've been putting off for ages, i.e., meditate (using YouTube guided meditation video). And yesterday, I finally got myself to figure out how to use a drill.
One thing that doesn't work for me is trying to stick to a schedule. Though a schedule might work for some people, I seem to be resistant to any fairly rigid structure.
bill808
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There is a difference between scheduling your time and blocking out time to do stuff. I schedule appointments with Doctors. I block out an hour a day to work on important stuff, 3 hours to work on the urgent stuff I have to do and the rest of the day I respond to all the stuff that comes up that has to be taken card off.
The one goal a day method for me is when I pick the important task I am going to work on that day that will move me forward toward my goal.
Meditation fits into the routine activities I do every day. I work in 30-6- minute chunks and take a five minute break in between. I meditate, lift weights, go for a walk or pull some weeds and then go back to whatever time block I need to work on.
Main thing distinguish between the urgent stuff imposed on you by others and the important stuff that will keep you moving forward toward your goals.
The one goal a day method for me is when I pick the important task I am going to work on that day that will move me forward toward my goal.
Meditation fits into the routine activities I do every day. I work in 30-6- minute chunks and take a five minute break in between. I meditate, lift weights, go for a walk or pull some weeds and then go back to whatever time block I need to work on.
Main thing distinguish between the urgent stuff imposed on you by others and the important stuff that will keep you moving forward toward your goals.
BooBish
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Well, I might try another method of scheduling, such as blocking out time, but I've written and revised schedule various times and think I have a pretty good schedule, yet I don't find myself working with it.
In terms of meditation, it's not a routine activity if it hasn't been made a habit yet. Often the first plunge into a new thing is the hardest, and meditation is basically new to me, even though I've been "intending" to do it for a long time. But when there's 20 other things I've also been intending to do, that's why I wind up putting everything off. Making a point of just 1 thing a day gives more clarity and focus.
Eventually, though, meditation should be a routine activity.
In terms of meditation, it's not a routine activity if it hasn't been made a habit yet. Often the first plunge into a new thing is the hardest, and meditation is basically new to me, even though I've been "intending" to do it for a long time. But when there's 20 other things I've also been intending to do, that's why I wind up putting everything off. Making a point of just 1 thing a day gives more clarity and focus.
Eventually, though, meditation should be a routine activity.
bill808
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Many people, including me, hate being controlled by a schedule. There is a difference between scheduling your day and blocking out time each day to work on important stuff.
My single goal for the day is a small step I can take that will help me reach my weekly goal. My weekly goal is the larger step that will help me reach my monthly goal.
Sometimes the Urgent stuff gets in the way and I don't get to the important stuff till evening.
My single goal for the day is a small step I can take that will help me reach my weekly goal. My weekly goal is the larger step that will help me reach my monthly goal.
Sometimes the Urgent stuff gets in the way and I don't get to the important stuff till evening.
HennieSteyl
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Hi Bill, Thanks for explaining this so clearly.
Setting daily goals are so very important. That way a dream can become a reality.
I have created a similar training that you can have a look at. I will edit my training to reference yours. How To Set Daily Goals Hennie
Setting daily goals are so very important. That way a dream can become a reality.
I have created a similar training that you can have a look at. I will edit my training to reference yours. How To Set Daily Goals Hennie
bill808
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Thank you. I have been a proponent and user of Management by Objectives since I was first introduced to MBO in the late 70s. The system has evolved over the years. You lay it out very well and it works for big projects that you are working on every day.
What I am trying to address is the most important stuff in the various segments of our lives that tends to get pushed aside and forgotten. The dreams of childhood tent to get forgotten as we settle into jobs and caring for our family.
An example, I have not completed Boot Camp because I have been concentrating on building, promoting and monetizing my websites. I realize that to accomplish my goals for my websites I have to complete Bootcamp and apply what I learn to my websites. I am now applying what I learn in Bootcamp to just one of my websites. By concentrating on one website, I have more time to study and implement what I learn in Boot Camp.
We have to learn to say no becausse when we say yest to one thing we are saying no to another and that other is usually the most important thing in our lives.
What I am trying to address is the most important stuff in the various segments of our lives that tends to get pushed aside and forgotten. The dreams of childhood tent to get forgotten as we settle into jobs and caring for our family.
An example, I have not completed Boot Camp because I have been concentrating on building, promoting and monetizing my websites. I realize that to accomplish my goals for my websites I have to complete Bootcamp and apply what I learn to my websites. I am now applying what I learn in Bootcamp to just one of my websites. By concentrating on one website, I have more time to study and implement what I learn in Boot Camp.
We have to learn to say no becausse when we say yest to one thing we are saying no to another and that other is usually the most important thing in our lives.
bill808
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Id like to do the same for you but I cannot figure out how to edit my training. Can you help?
HennieSteyl
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HennieSteyl
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