The document discusses a study of Harvard MBAs that found those who had clear, written goals earned substantially more than those who did not. It then provides guidance on setting goals, including establishing vision, recognizing potential failures, identifying avoidance behaviors, understanding demotivation, defining short-term pains and long-term gains, isolating motivation, and maintaining focus. The document emphasizes the importance of goals and accountability in making the upcoming year the best year ever.
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Why did 3% of Harvard MBAs
make 10x as much as the other
97% combined?
Source: from the book What They Dont Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack
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In 1979, interviewers asked new graduates
from the Harvards MBA program this
simple question:
Have you set clear, written goals for your
future and made plans to accomplish them?
Source: from the book What They Dont Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack
Goals: Do They Really
Mean Anything?
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84% had no specific goals at all
13% had goals but not committed to paper
3% had clear, written goals and plans to
accomplish them
Source: from the book What They Dont Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack
Goals: Do They Really
Mean Anything?
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In 1989, the interviewers again interviewed the
graduates of that same class.
Source: from the book What They Dont Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack
Goals: Do They Really
Mean Anything?
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The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on
average, 2x more than the 84% who had no goals at all.
Even more staggering the 3%who had clear, written
goals were earning, on average, 10x more than the the
other 97%. Source: from the book What They Dont Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack
Goals: Do They Really
Mean Anything?
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What is a recent goal you set, but didnt achieve?
Why do you believe you failed to reach your goal?
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Accomplish our Goals
No Vision
Lack of Motivation
Poor Planning
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Priorities
Family
Health
Work
Social
Faith
Financial Education
Get Your Priorities
in Order
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Download the Priority Stabilizer
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Get Your Priorities
in Order
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& Do-Overs
Think about the past 12-months.
Write down the high-points, low-points
and those things you would like to do-over.
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The Passion Youpursue
I will be more
productive in 2017 if I
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The best timetomeetfailureisbeforeithappens
If I dont accomplish
what I wrote down in
scroll #1, it will be
because
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Instant gratification producespowerfulfeelings
Short-Term, I may feel
______ when I dont
accomplish what I
wrote down in Scroll 1.
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Demotivationistheafter effectofavoidance,
&itsdevastating
Long-Term, I will feel
______ when I dont
accomplish what I
wrote down in Scroll 1.
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Painproduceschange
Short-Term, I may feel
______ when I do Begin to
accomplish what I
wrote down in Scroll 1.
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Preservemotivationatallcosts
Long-Term, I will feel
______ when I do
accomplish what I
wrote down in Scroll 1.
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Short-termpain produceslong-termgain
Long-Term, I will gain
______ when I do
accomplish what I
wrote down in Scroll 1.
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Stay onthe rightsideoffear
&use ittoyouradvantage
the Fear of not
accomplishing my goals must
be greater than the pain I
feel when I set out to
accomplish my goals.
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Best Year Ever!
##1
Establish
Vision
#2
Recognize
Failure
#3
Identify
Avoidance
#4
Understand
Demotivation
#5
Define
Pain
#6
Isolate
Motivation
#7
Seek
Gain
#8
Maintain
Focus
BestYearEver
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& Accountability