Use this mantra to be the victor of life’s tests.
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Every test in life makes us bitter or better, every problem comes to break us or make us. The choice is ours whether we become Victim or Victor. - Tammy S. Ernst Tammy Ernst sounds like she trained at the same martial arts school as me. This quote from Tammy is very similar to the "mantra" we stated at the beginning and end of each class in our dojo. Shiken haramitsu daikoumyo This sacred Buddhist mantra in Japanese is taught and used by all members of the Bujinkan Dojo. The meaning as explained by my Sensei when I started training was: "In every encounter or experience...
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S3-I4 - Creativity is Key - How to Master the Craft of Creativity with Bob Stromberg
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We were all made to create. That longing and ability are woven into our genes.
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S3-I2 - Natural Healing for Type 2 Diabetes with Doctor Phil Carson
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Natural Healing
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S3-I3 - Making Moms Healthy & Wealthy with Tatiana Amico
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"When you truly don't care what anyone thinks about you, you have reached a dangerously awesome level of freedom." ~ Tatiana Amico Helping Moms lead a happy, healthy and empowered life is what our guest Tatiana Amico lives for. She is one of the moms that does what it takes to live her own happy, healthy empowered life. Today's guest is Tatiana Amico. Listen to Tatiana today as she talks about how women can use goals to help them achieve their dreams and raise healthy, happy children. Tatiana is into wellness and shares success tips for moms and women to lead a healthy life. What Quote...
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S3Q3 - Spring Cleaning-Take Time To Pull The Weeds
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TAKE TIME TO PULL THE WEEDS FROM YOUR LIFE THAT KEEP YOUR GARDEN FROM BLOOMING TO ITS GREATEST BEAUTY. ~TONY WOODALL [bctt tweet=" SPRING CLEANING - TAKE TIME TO PULL THE WEEDS FROM YOUR LIFE THAT KEEP YOUR GARDEN FROM BLOOMING TO ITS GREATEST BEAUTY. ~TONY WOODALL" username="GoalsPodcast"] Spring Cleaning - I was reminded by a text yesterday about the need for Spring Cleaning. Yes, it's springtime and spring is a time in of renewal, rebirth, revitalizing. Spring Cleaning is almost a ritual at this time of year - as we often need to look at the things around us and think, "Do they still...
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S3-I1 - Tanner Gers - Not letting obstacles get in the way of your goals
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Tanner Gers I met Tanner online in one of the Facebook groups I frequent. Tanner, like me, is a motivational speaker and podcaster. I heard Tanner's story on several podcasts and I was impressed and inspired by Tanner's ability to overcome the obstacles put in front of him. After hearing Tanner's story, I wanted to interview him for Goal Getting Podcast so you could hear him, learn from him and understand that we don't have to let obstacles keep us from achieving our goals. I was attending a National Speaker's Association (@NSASpeaker ) Video Lab in Tempe, Arizona. I posted I was in Tempe on...
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S3Q2 - Springing to Success This Year
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Spring is the time to find out where you are, who you are, and move toward where you are going. Spring is my favorite time of the year. We are just coming out of a cold, dreary, time in our life. That is unless you live in a tropical climate. Then spring may be just a little warmer than it was yesterday, weather wise. But I often think of spring as when we need to reflect back on where we are, who we are and where we want to be. That's why this quote hits home with me. Many do this reflection at the the beginning of the calendar year. In December and January, we start working on our goals for...
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S3-Q1 - Conformity is the Jailer of Freedom ... John F. Kennedy
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Conformity is the Jailer of Freedom and the Enemy of Growth. ~~ President John F. Kennedy In honor of Presidents Day this week, I am going to talk about Presidential Quotes. Great quotes from great Presidents of the United States. I'll start with President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy as assassinated when I was 5 years old. We lived in Connecticut then. I vaguely remember going down to the railroad station and watching the train go by with his casket. We all like conformity. Today we talk about stepping out of our comfort zone. The knowledge that conformity is the jailer of freedom and...
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S2-E53 - Persistence & Determination Alone Are Omnipotent
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Quote by President Calvin Coolidge Hi Goal Getters, I've done a couple of my last speeches at my Toastmasters clubs about Persistence. I was backup speaker at Cable Car Toastmasters one morning and our Grammarian, Mike Kress, selected the word Persistence for our Word of the Day. That...
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S2-E52 - 3 Ways to Turn New Year's Resolutions into New Year's Realizations
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. ~~ Abraham Lincoln Turn New Year's Resolutions into New Year's Realizations It's the end of the year and like millions of people in the United States and other countries and possibly even on other planets you are probably thinking about making your usual New Year's Resolutions. Well, don't make your usual New Year's Resolutions because they don't work. I talked about this last year and I am going to mention it again this year. Why, because you keep making New Year's Resolutions...
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Albert Einstein was smart. But you are too. Most of us are smart, but we don't have the fortitude to stay with our problems until we solve them. The same is true for our goals in most cases. Most of use have heard of SMART Goals and follow this methodology as the script when we create and write our goals. Do you set SMART Goals only to feel dumb when you don't achieve them? Don't feel dumb, it's not that you aren't SMART, it's that SMART Goals don't go far enough.
What are SMART Goals? The methodology of SMART Goals was developed for setting business or management goals.
SMART Goals are
- Specific
- Measurable
- Achievable (or Assignable)
- Realistic (or Relevant)
- Time-bound
There are several interpretations for each of the letters, but the two most ambiguous are A and R. If A = Achievable and R = Realistic, isn't that saying the same thing? If my goal is achievable, it must be realistic, right? If it isn't realistic, it most likely wouldn't be achievable.
If we are thinking in a business or management mindset, a goal should be assignable. In other words, someone must be able to be assigned to complete it. There must, therefore, be certain tasks that someone must complete for the goal to be achieved. I think it would be smarter to make the A = Actionable, thereby making someone Accountable for completing the action. So maybe Accountable should be the A.
Well, Realistic shouldn't be used for R if Achievable is the A. But if A is Actionable, Assignable or even Accountable, then R should be Realistic. Why? Your goals should be Achievable, wait, I mean Realistic. Well since they both are the same thing they should be either or both; Realistically Achievable.
So, are you feeling dumb already. Don't! Even if you understand what SMART should stand for, it still isn't enough and you probably still feel dumb. You set SMART Goals. You followed SMART to the T. Your goals were set correctly by the SMART standards. But, you still aren't achieving your goals. You can't seem to get the goals your set.
Why not? If my goals are SMART, then I must be dumb. You are not dumb. You just don't know.
What you don't know are there are really 9 Steps to Successful Goal Achievement. The 9 Steps include elements of SMART Goals but they also contain the essences of SMARTER goals, too. The 9 Steps to Successful Goal Achievement will make your goal setting successful.
I wrote my eBook, 9 Steps to Successful Goal Achievement and you can find it on Amazon here.
What are the 9 Steps that will make you feel smart and successful?
Successful Goal Setting
- Write it Down - Clearly Defined (specific) / Written Goals
- Be Realistic - Realistically Achievable Goals
- Set A Deadline - Time-Bound Goals
- Set An Action Plan - Actionable Goals
- Measure It / Track it - Measurable Goals
- Define Your Why - Relevant, Meaningful Goals
- Visualize It - Believable Goals
- Make a Commitment - Accountable Goals
- Reward Yourself - Motivational Goals
If you want to learn how you can put these 9 steps into effect in your life with the Goal Achievement Success System, check out my Coaching Packages here. I am committed to helping you get the goals you set.
If you set New Years Resolutions or Goals at the beginning of the year, Well, the year is almost half over. Where do you stand today? Have you achieved your goals? Are you feeling DUMB instead of SMART? Don't. Let me help you.
Contact me today to sign up for coaching. Even the best need coaches. Professional Golfers have coaches. Athletes hire coaches. Executives hire coaches. I have a coach.
Contact me at Tony at Goal Getting Podcast dot com and let's get your goals this year. Don't just feel smart, feel successful.