Don't Write SMART Goals!
I read a post recently here at WA talking about SMART goals and I felt the need to write to you why SMART goals are going to RUIN your business.
This post is not a hate post towards that person, but just my opinion on the subject.
What is a SMART goal?
When creating goals, lots of people teach you that you should set SMART goals.
Specific (simple, sensible, significant).
Measurable (meaningful, motivating).
Achievable (agreed, attainable).
Relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced).
Time bound (time-based, time limited, time/cost limited, timely, time-sensitive).
What I agree with
Goals should be significant, motivating, meaningful, otherwise you would not even attempt those goals if you weren't the slightest bit motivated by them.
Goals can also have a time limit, but it is not necessary.
I like the idea of setting goals as it can amplify your success if you do them correctly
What I disagree with
Goals should not be REALISTIC and ACHIEVABLE people!
Goals should be so f*cking big that you cannot possibly achieve them within a lifetime.
That is what is going to motivate you to take action.
People tell you to write SMART goals so that it doesn't blow your little fragile ego! SMART goals are for people with low self esteem.
If you want to be successful in any business you have to write big goals.
Very big goals.
How to set goals and affirmations
Affiations are king if you wanna achieve something in business!
Write down your goals then your affirmations- I will show you how to do that in a minute- and you will get what you want.
Say you wanted to grow your affiliate marketing business.
A good goal would be "To grow [your website] to $100K a month".
You might be thinking "Is this Vlad guy crazy or something? That's impossible"
To that BS, I would say " The only limits that you have are the limits you impose on yourself."
A good affirmation for the goal above would be " I am excited how easily I am growing [your website] to £100K or more a month."
Important pointers on affirmations
Some pointers when you create your affirmations:
- Affirmations should start with 'I am' every time
- Then follow up with an emotion such as 'excited, hyped etc.'
- Write your goal after the emotion
- Include the word 'more' if applicable
You should say your affirmations:
- At least twice a day: when you wake up and when you go to bed
- Out loud, not in your head
- Like you mean it
Where's your proof?
You might be telling yourself 'This guy doesn't know what he is talking about, he is a newbie. He joined WA on April 5 2020 and he thinks he can talk to us about goal setting and affirmations as if he has proof to show us!'
I don't have the proof to show you.
All I can tell you is that this works.
I have been doing this for 4 days (yeah I know, I am a f*cking nobody, you might be saying) now and I have been coming up with some CRAZY ideas for monetising my website.
I have been saying them 5 times a day so that's probably why.
It works.
Thomas Edison
I mostly came up with these ideas in the morning just as I wake up and at night just as I am about to fall asleep. This might not be the same for you if you try this out.
Whys when I wake up and when I go to sleep?
Theta state.
For those of you who don't know, a child is in the theta state of brain activity for the first 7 seven years of his/her life.
How much do children learn in their first 7 years of life?
A lot.
That is because of the theta state.
Throughout the day, we are operating at a high energy beta state. When we start to relax and watch our favourite TV show, we go into the alpha state. Our brain activity slows down and we experience some calm and peace.
From alpha we go into theta, an even more relaxed state. This is the state in which most of genius ideas have come from.
Take Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric lightbulb, for example. He did an experiment where he would try to go to sleep on an armchair with a metal ball in his hand. He would prop his hand over the armchair so that it was above the floor.
Under his hand, on the floor, he would place a metal tray. Everytime he would fall into theta- or fall asleep- the balls would drop on the metal trays and wake him up.
He repeated the process whilst thinking about how to create the light bulb and voila, he did create the light bulb.
This is why the theta state is so powerful.
You can leverage that powr too.
Final thoughts
I hope I have given you some insight as to why goals and affirmations are really important in running a business and why SMART goals are not the way to go.
Start implementing these, I promise you that they will change your life.
This message should be heard by everyone and I wish you could share posts on WA or have a post of the day or something like that.
This needs to be heard by everyone.
Share this post (If you can).
All the best.
Vlad
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I love this Vlad and I finished reading Grant Cardone's book last year where he talks about setting goals that are big enough and exciting enough to motivate you to ACTION!
This completely changed my thinking... after smashing all of my goals a while back I must admit I grew complacent for a while and had to go through the process of setting new higher goals for myself. Setting big goals takes the limits off your thinking and opens your eyes to ways of making it happen.
Look you got me going - here's to setting ridiculous goals!
I am glad that I was of help! A toast to setting ridiculous goals!