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You only achieve what you set out to do (ie. make a goal to do).

Studies have shown that people who write down their goals for the future are TONS more likely to achieve them. This has been a topic on Oprah many times (before Dr Phil even).

One study was taken of Harvard students. 100 students where asked if they wrote down their goals, less 1% did. 20 years later the people who conducted those tests checked up on all the people in that study and *SUPRISE* the less than 1% that wrote down their goals had the highest paying, most respectable jobs of the entire group.

When writing down your own goals you shouldnt just do one big clump of unconnected things (like -Play at Rigley field, -learn a new langauge -become more prominent in my workplace...) seperate then into Religeon, Economic, Politics, and Family then serpate them into time periods (1yr, 5yr, 10yr, etc)

I made a table similar to this (Hope it come out)
Fam. Eco. Religeon Pltcs other
1yr|....|....|........|.....|.......
---|....|....|........|.....|.......
---|____|____|________|_____|________
5yr|....|....|........|.....|.......
---|....|....|........|.....|.......
---|____|____|________|_____|________
10 |....|....|........|.....|.......
-yr|....|....|........|.....|.......
---|____|____|________|_____|________

Then set a new goal to accomplish each day. They can be tied together. My daily goal almost everyday is to memorize 5 more digits of pi (I have 45 done) and atleast 20 digits a week. It doesnt matter how trivial or stupid your goal is (kicking a can up a flight of stairs) accomplishing it will give you a new vigor and sense or accomplishment.

Go write down your goals, START THIS TODAY!!!

Peace Out

[This message has been edited by Mastermind (edited October 11, 2002).]

That's great, Mastermind. You younguns nowadays really amaze me. I've been just finding this stuff out myself, recently.

Thanks.

Yep, Hel, these kids are pretty amazing. The pendulum is swinging away

I always jump into a thread when it's started by one of a few regulars, on the board. As you can tell, your one of them.

I have heard the goal setting study conducted at Harvard. The numbers I remember are a little different, but basically the same. The mathy in me can't help to point out that < 1% of 100 students is no one. You have the message of the study correct though. Set a goal if you want to achieve. Anthony Robbins gives one of the best descriptions for developing a plan for achieving, in Unlimited Power.

And if you want to knock yourself out I have a file with 1,250,000 digits of pi.

Keep posting. :^)

oops, it was late and I had just gotten back from practice. Oh well, I was probably trying to say 100s or over 100 (I dont know)

I had one of my friends run a program that calculates pi to 30 million digits in 2 days, but my goal is 500 by March 14 (3/14)

I mindmap my goals into different areas and branch out for each of them. I keep on adding and updating as I get new ideas + once I have achieved goals. One mindmap for the next 5 years and then I do a mindmap for every month to ensure I keep focused. Works well for me.