September 29th, 2011 
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Motivational Speaker Gavin Ingham Interviews Goal Setting Expert Andy Smith, Part 1
Copyright (c) 2008 Gavin Ingham
One of the issues that comes up frequently when running sales training seminars is the thorny issues of goals and goal setting. In my experience, few people seem to set any goals at all and even fewer stick to them! Ever since reading Anthony Robbins in my early twenties I have been a keen goal setter… and it has worked well for me. As a salesperson they helped to keep me on track, motivated and focused. As a manager they empowered me to take action to get results. As a motivational speaker in the sales training arena they have helped to give me the edge that I need to get the results that I want.
I have interviewed my good friend Andy Smith of Coaching Leaders about the power of goals and goal setting across your whole life not just your sales and business goals. Andy is well qualified to answer these questions: he is an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) trainer, EI (Emotional Intelligence) expert and executive coach who is a specialist in goal setting that really works. Andy is the author of the Dorling Kindersley book Achieve Your Goals: Strategies to Transform Your Life and has been featured in many publications talking about goal setting and other personal development subjects.
1. How will people benefit when they set goals?
Apart from being much more likely to achieve the goal itself, going for goals has an effect on our happiness levels. We are biologically hard-wired to feel happier if we have some sense of control and choice over our lives, which is what setting goals and taking action gives us. We change from feeling like victims of life’s circumstances, or at best passive consumers, into someone who knows they can make a difference. We are also learning along the way – even the mistakes we make, though they aren’t enjoyable at the time, will bring us valuable wisdom if we choose to learn from them.
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Setting goals can be effective motivation. What should a manager and employee do in order to make goal setting?
The most important thing it to have the employee very involved in the process. Make sure the goals are attainable. Make sure the goals are measurable — don’t just say that you want to improve (state HOW MUCH and BY WHEN to see the improvement).
Do you know any good quotes from the Bible about goals and goal setting?
I am putting together a PowerPoint about the types of goals in life and the major emphasis is on spiritual goals, of course. I need some scripture to put in my slide, though. The types of goals are:
Physical
Mental
Social
Family
Financial
Spiritual
Professional & Career
Hobbies or Special Interest
God bless!
Here are a few
Physical- Duet 33:25- As your days go, so shall your strength be.
Mental- Phil 4: 13 I can do all things through christ yho strengthen me.
Social-Pro 18:24 A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
Financial- Phil 4:19 My god shall supply all my needs according to his riches and glory by christ jesus.
Spiritual- Gal 6:19 Don’t get tired and give up doing what is good because we will reap our hearvest in due season.
What questions would you like answered about goal setting?
I am putting together an web based seminar on goal setting and want to know what problems and issues people have with setting goals (private or business) in their lives. Any feed-back, problems or success stories about goal setting are welcome.
there’s too much of “a goal setting” ethos/ethic/psyche in the western world
all about success, (whatever that is), achievement, (whatever that is)….competition, and the big EGO
what happened to keep it simple?
breath in
drink pure crystal water
eat.
maybe its the journey….not the result
set any goal
and wonder down its path
and many paths lie waiting…..
maybe make plans
just dont plan the outcome…..
theres only one ending
and its the same for all of us