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What is the difference and why will it make or break your success?

A goal or objective is a projected state of affairs that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve.

A standard guide is general information or options which do not require a specific course of action.

Imagine that your success was your standard and it did not require any specific course of action, imagine that every single day you wake up, this was your day and everything you did automatically created a successful outcome, moving you without distress to your goal.

Do you think it is hard to make a million dollars if you already have a million dollars? Tom Hopkins once said to an audience, “the second million is so much easy then the first?”. At the conclusion of the seminar a little old lady came up and said, she was so excited that the second million was easier, and when Tom asked; are you a millionaire? She reply; “NO” “Though, I’m giving up on the first million and going for the second”

So what is it about a standard, a goal and a little old lady? Roy McDonald talks about the biggest benefit of a goal is becoming the person that is that goal and that is what our little old lady will need to give up on. If she is going to achieve her second million first.

Let’s look into the future and imagine the person you need to be to have one of your goals. As you see that person what are the daily activities this person conducts? How do they start their day? What activities are they focused on? Now write them down.

You may want to redo this exercise without judgment, and really think of you as this person. Meaning if you had all you need to make everything happen, it was now almost like a game, you trying to use less money, less time, maximum leverage. What is this day like?

Once you have you day written out, read over it then write down next to it what your current day consist of. You will see the SANDARD of you now and who you want to be.

Now if the goal was to achieve something that day, who out of the two people would absolutely achieve that, it’s almost certain that it will be the person you want to be, the one that achieves everything. Why is that? It’s because of their standard, if you had a week to make something happen to finish detail to make the event on the weekend a success, would you be watching tv at night or setting out procedures for the support team at the event. Would your attitude be I can let them know what to do when I get there, when the food arrives I can help unload and direct from there…

It’s quite simple, if you standard is going to stay the same, you are going to stay the same, if you set your standard to be that of a successful person then that is the standard you can expect to achieve.

Roy’s Wealth Account is a good example of this, when the money comes in you have the choice when it hits the account! You set your standard right there and then! Will this be going to the cash account or the wealth component of the account? Will your spending standard be one of a poor person, middle class person or wealthy. What standard does your future person have?

When you set your goal, set your standard too. Know what the daily action will need to be at the standard of the person you will become, the person that can achieve the goal.

Achievement from setting a goal and success will become automatic when your standard is set appropriately?

What ACTION if taken today will have the greatest impact on your success for 2010?

Each of us has a burning desire to be successful in our chosen field and yet for many of us we are yet to take the action required to realise this success. Generally, it is not because we lack enthusiasm, or the will to do it, it is not because we don’t care and it is certainly not because we don’t have the information required - so then why is it?

Consider for a moment your environment. At home, at work, in your workspace, in your quiet space. Have you set yourself an environment for success, have you surrounded yourself with the type of people you wish to become or have you chosen the easier path and surrounded yourself with people like you? Brandon Bays says you become the people you assosciate with. Why is this so important?

If you are not surrounding yourself with people of massive action and great success then you have chosen a life of mediocrity to this point.

What if the first ACTION step required for you to be successful was simply to create an environment of success and growth. What if this simple step was the launch pad to all the success you desire? Your environment is a vital part of your everyday life and the impact of the environment we chose to be a part of influences all areas of our life.

What environment have you chosen to be a part of to today? What environments are you now chosing to be a part of in each area of your life? What environment have you chosen to be a part of for your continued learning in 2010?

Remember the actions you don’t take, influence your life in all areas - the actions you do take, shape your destiny and every result you achieve. Take Massive Action in the Direction of Your Goals Everyday!

The future depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi

Roy McDonald most certainly agrees that one of the most classic speaker of all time would have to be Zig Ziglar.

In the early 1970s Zig Ziglar began his career as a full time motivational speaker and self help author. His self help classic “See You at the Top” was first published in the early seventies. It went on to be reprinted again and again, with sales still strong after 30 years of it first being published he has been an inspiration to millions of people throughout the world.

Roy surgest you take the time to watch this short seminar of him in action talking about goal setting.

Then take some action after this inspiration at the goal setting workshop.