Determine Your True GoalsIn chapter six of his book entitled "Goals! How to Get Everything You Want - Faster than You Ever Thought Possible," Brian Tracy sets forth seven keys to goal-setting and 12 steps to set and achieve any goal.In this StratML rendition, Tracy's keys are documented as values and his steps as goals.Brian TracyBTAuthorYou have everything you want ...To help you set and achieve your goalsClarityThe first key is that goals must be clear, specific, detailed and written down.Specificity Detail DocumentationMetricsThe second key ... is that goals must be measurable and objective.ObjectivityTime-BoundingThe third key is that goals must be time bounded, with schedules, deadlines, and subdeadlines.ChallengesThe fourth key ... is .. goals must be challenging. They must cause you to stretch a little bit.Personal ValuesThe fifth key is ... goals must be congruent with your values and in harmony with each other.HarmonyBalanceThe sixth key is ... goals must be balanced among your career or business, your financial life, your family, your health, your spiritual life, and your community involvement.Careers FinancesFamilyHealth Spirituality Community InvolvementPurposeThe seventh key is that you must have a major definite purpose for your life. You must have one goal that, if you accomplish it, can do more to help you improve your life than any other single goal.DesireHave a desire1What do you really want?BeliefBelieve that your goal is achievable2... make your goals both believable and achievable.DocumentationWrite your goal down3A goal that is not in writing is not a goal at all... write and rewrite your goals each day, day after day, week after week, and month after month.Starting PointAnalyze your starting point4... determine your baseline ... When you assess your situation by analyzing your starting point, you are forced to be honest with yourself. This enables you to set goals that are believable and achievable rather than setting goals that may be unattainable and self-defeating.WhyDecide why you want a particular goal5Make a list of all the ways that you personally will benefit by achieving [the] goal [you choose].DeadlinesSet a deadline for the achievement of your goal6A deadline is a "best guess" if when you will attain the goal... If your goal is big enough, break your deadline down into subdeadlines... When you break your goals down into daily and hourly amounts and activities, you will be astonished at how much more you get done.ObstaclesDetermine the obstacles standing between you and your goal7... 80 percent of the reasons you are not attaining your goals are internal ... superior people always look into themselves and ask, "What is it in me that is holding me back?"Knowledge, Information & SkillsDetermine the additional knowledge, information, and skills you will require to achieve you goal8Each new goal should be combined with a learning objective. Whatever your goal, you must decide what you will have to learn and master to attain it... Whatever your answer, you should write it down, make a plan,and then work on developing that skill, every single day, until you master it. This decision alone could change your life.PeopleDetermine the people whose cooperation and assistance you will need to achieve your goal9PlanMake a plan to achieve your goal10A plan is an organized list of tasks that you will have to complete to get from where you are to where you want to go... A plan is a list of activities organized by time, sequence, and importance. [Note: in StratML Part 2, such activities can be documented as Input_Processing and Output_Processing in the Value Chain leading from Inputs to Outputs to Outcomes.]VisualizationVisualize your goal each day as if it were already attained11Eventually, your goal becomes a powerful unconscious force motivating and inspiring you day and night.Persistence & DeterminationBack up everything you do with persistence and determination12Never give up ... decide, in advance, that nothing will stop you.2013-10-15http://www.briantracy.com/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net