The Awesome Power Of Goal Setting
This is the edited transcript of our LIVE CHAT which was conducted by: Peter G. James Sinclair ( www.motivationalmemo.com ) with fellow Motivational Experts:
Richard Duszczak ( www.cartoonmotivators.com ),
Bryan Hall ( www.BryanHall.net ) and
Gary Simpson ( www.motivationselfesteem.com ).
The chat was scheduled for one hour and the subject was:
“THE AWESOME POWER OF GOAL SETTING”
Gary Simpson : Hi all. I’m ready to go.
Peter Sinclair : Richard, Bryan and Gary. In your own words, what would you say a goal is?
Richard Duszczak : Hi Peter, my idea of a goal is something to aim for which presently seems out of reach. It is something that will keep us moving forward.
Bryan Hall : I would say a goal is a level of achievement we strive for. Something we wish to attain, backed with intention.
Gary Simpson : To answer the question, I’d say it is something you aspire to.
Peter Sinclair : What is so important about goal setting? Is it really necessary? Or is it just a lot of hype that keeps us motivational speakers paid?
Gary Simpson : Having goals will prevent you from being one of life’s drifters or what I call a “gunner”. “One day I’m gunner do this and I’m gunner do that.”
Bryan Hall : It’s absolutely necessary. We need them to have a sense of direction, for one thing. If it keeps you paid, that’s probably an achievement of one of your own goals, Peter.
Peter Sinclair : So Gary, when you set a goal, how do you go about it?
Gary Simpson : I usually write things down. I’m a big writer. When I have it on paper it becomes real.
Peter Sinclair : And Bryan, do you have a particular method that has helped you in the area of personal goal setting?
Bryan Hall : I lean towards writing things down, too. I’ve been an aspiring writer since before I could walk, I think. I decided in the second grade that’s what I would be. Writing things down and visualizing myself having already achieved that goal. There’s a lot of power in writing it down. Visualization then acts as reinforcement.
Peter Sinclair : Richard, from talking to you in the past I know you had to overcome a lot to become a motivational cartoonist. How did goal setting help you? Do you have any tricks that you can share?
Richard Duszczak : I write out goals and illustrate them with simple little cartoon drawings. I am a visual man, I suppose.