Goal Getting...

Having written goals is one of the greatest keys to success.

Having written goals that you refer to often, even if no one else ever sees them, has a certain power of keeping you focused.

In 1953, researchers polled the Yale University graduating class and found 3% had written goals. In 1973, researchers polled the class again and found that the 3% with written goals had "amassed more fortune than the other 97% combined!"

Powerful story, but my research indicates it may be just that: a story. An urban legend.

So let me reinforce the power of goal setting with a personal anecdote... More than a decade ago a girl I was dating attended a seminar on personal goal setting. When we met that night for dinner she was all fired-up. She pressed me to write down my goals and objectives for the next year in several key areas: personal, spiritual, social, career, etc.

That night, I did, Goal number one: Marry this girl.

The rest, as they say, is history.