Just Another Goal Setting Article...NOT!

Once upon a time, I did a talk to members of the team. The subject of that talk was setting goals. At the time, I was just beginning to experience the power of written goals and their achievement in my own life.

I remember that day vividly. I felt sure that I had found the solution for my own life. I was certain that all I had to do was share what I had learned and others would be changed in the same way I had been. I filled their heads with facts and figures. I tried to motivate them to write down their dreams, goals and plans. Hey, I even had a theme song, "I Believe I Can Fly".

Almost five years have passed since that day. A lot of water has passed "under the bridge" so to speak. The network marketing company I was experiencing success with at the time is no longer in existence. My boys are adults now. I have 3 grandchildren. I am different. My family is different. The networking company I am involved with is different. The house I live in is different. The list goes on and on.

There is an old adage that says, "The only guarantee in life is change". There is no statement with more truth. I've changed. You've changed. Business has changed. We all know that the meaning of patriotism has changed for those of us in the U.S.

I know, you've heard it all before. There are some things that don't change. I don't care what anyone tries to tell you, there are SOME constants in life. One of those is the need to develop written plans and goals.

That hot Texas day in 1997, over the sound of dogs barking and children playing, I talked to the team about the need for setting goals and developing plans. In the course of that talk, I passed out a goal setting booklet that I had designed myself. On the front cover of that booklet were the words, "People don't plan to fail, they fail to plan." However trite that statement has become, the fact HAS NOT CHANGED.

So, as I study the prospects of another year, I'm still dreaming. I'm still setting goals. I'm still planning. That won't change till the day I die.

Cathy Fothergill, copyright 2001

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