Achieving Goals: The Remaining 90% - Sheer Persistence

Achieving goals requires persistence. Here's the proof: In 1915 Ty Cobb set up an amazing baseball record of stealing 96 bases. Seven years later Max Carey set the second-best record with 51 stolen bases.

Was Cobb twice as good as Carey?

Consider this: Cobb made 134 attempts. Carey made 53.

So Carey's average was much better.

Cobb however made 81 more tries and was rewarded with 44 more stolen bases.

Frank Bettger makes this strong point on page 238 of his fascinating classic: How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling

When you get behind the big success stories in any given field, you often find the most successful have made more attempts and spent longer hours at the given task than anyone else.

In other words, they give the law of averages a chance to work in their favor! They just keep on striking out, often against all odds.

With achieving goals, this sterling quality of persistence and its bed-fellow perseverance, is absolutely essential.

Yes the previous six steps are also essential and crucial BUT, if you do not persist, your wonderful plan can go down the drain. Your vivid mental images can just evaporate into thin air. Achieving goals simply becomes wishful thinking.

Achieving goals requires that you keep at it day in day out.

Then you are GUARANTEED results - eventually!

To maintain this kind of momentum you have to develop mental toughness.

To be mentally tough means you minimize the effects of discouragement and you turn negatives into positives.

Jack Black, in his illuminating book "MindStore", uses a computer expression to combat negativity - "Delete that Programme".

Whenever a negative thought comes into your mind or when others make negative comments, say to yourself, "Delete that Programme" and replace it with a positive thought.

For example, when you catch yourself thinking, "This is just not working, this is useless and a waste of time", trigger mental toughness by saying "DELETE THAT PROGRAMME".

Instead think: "What do I need to do to make this work!"

Admittedly, negative mental habits are hard to break.

It takes time and persistence but oh, the rewards when you do!

Do we understand then why the title of this final session is:

"Achieving Goals: The Remaining 90% - Sheer Persistence"?

It really does come down to that.

Just keep on going, persist, persist, persist, and let the good old law of averages work for you.

Achieving goals WILL become your reality!

This article is part of the Goal Setting Blueprint, a 20 minute tutorial on achieving sucess in goal setting.

Visit http://www.about-goal-setting.com for the rest of the tutorial.

---

How To Create Your Very Own DREAMWALL!

A great way of attuning yourself daily to what your... Read More

7 Effective Ways To Set Your Goals In Motion Today

1. Stop seeking approval from people.You don't need anyone's permission... Read More

Goal Setting and Goal Getting: What Would You Like to Accomplish in 100 Days?

Here's a question for you:What would you like to have... Read More

Check Your Frequency

From time to time we need to stop during our... Read More

Look Where Youre Going - And Keep An Eye On The Blind Spots!

I recently had the pleasure of motorcycle riding instruction from... Read More

Got Goals? Did You Reach Them?

Most of us have goals.Big ones, small ones. But not... Read More

Commit It To Paper

Commit it to paper - You have the idea so... Read More

How to Turn New Years Resolutions into New Year?s Results

Are you ready to learn how to finally turn your... Read More

Whats the Next Action Step?

Nothing gets done unless an action is completed. Everything we... Read More

Creativity Management ? Short Term Goal Setting

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More

5 Good Ways to Make Steady Progress on Your Goals & Projects

1. Schedule a specific time and day to work on... Read More

Losing Site of Your Goals: Determining Your Vision From Your Actions!

In the fury of trying to accomplish our goals, we... Read More

Forming Effective Habits Leads To Success

You had your new years resolution all set. You knew... Read More

The Magic of Writing Goals in your life!

Goal setting is an important technique used by athletes, successful... Read More

The 11 Basics of Goal Setting

"Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning... Read More

Mind Over Matter -- The Power of Thoughts

One of the greatest challenges in life is understanding just... Read More

Top 10 Ways to Ensure New Years Resolution Success

Did you know that fewer than 10% of people who... Read More

If Wishes Were Horses Then Beggars Would Ride!

And if Bull frogs had wings they wouldn't bump their... Read More

Keeping the Dream Alive

Like the song by Linda Ronstadt, "a dream is a... Read More

GOALS The Power Line to Success and Achievement

WHY DO WE NEED GOALS?Goals give you direction in all... Read More

Ready, Set, Change!

I was at work one day, calling on a customer... Read More

Where has All the Time Gone?

We live in a busy society. We may have demanding... Read More

Six Keys To Build Vision - Point Five

5.Submit it to good leaders (accountability breeds stability and security)·... Read More

Focus

To have a goal is like having a road map.... Read More

Not Satisfied With Where You Are; STOP - Change The Action Change The Outcome

"If you keep on doing what you have always done,... Read More

Mountain Climbing Over Molehills

Someone has said that the greatest cause of ulcers is... Read More

Goal Setting and Interviewing

Before you go on an interview process or even start... Read More

Clarity and Self Improvement ? Why We Must Know What We Want

One of the biggest reasons that many people have trouble... Read More

Simple Ways to Super-Charge Your Goals and Make Them Work!

Goals. Most people have a love-hate relationship with goals. They... Read More

Set Positive Goals And Strive To Achieve Them

On 31st January 2005, two students from my martial arts... Read More

How To Lose Weight, Make Money and Get Women

When deciding to write this article, I decided that I... Read More

Quick Tips On Achieving Your Goals

Want to achieve your goals faster?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker,... Read More

What is The Right Action That Leads To Your Ultimate Goals?

What is the right thing I need to do to... Read More