The Fundamental Psychology Of Goal Setting
Published: Sun, 03/27/11
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The Fundamental Psychology Of Goal Setting By Paul Shearstone Before we look for the remedy to the goal achievement challenge, it's important we understand the fundamental psychology of goal setting. That is to say, how it works. Psychological studies on the highest achieving men and women demonstrate that people with clear, specific goals immediately and by default, become psychologically Goal Oriented individuals. (No mystery there). Since goals take place in the future, those with goals also by default become psychologically and motivationally Future Oriented individuals. Finally, since we go to the trouble of having goals because we want to achieve them, another automatic psychological outcome is that we immutably become psychologically, motivationally, human-behaviorally, actively, Success Oriented individuals. (To put that into perspective, we can all think of people we know who are naturally, Failure Oriented individuals). Psychologists have coined these hallmarks that are now known as the Three Unique Psychological Success Orientations - the stuff that governs everything we do in the present, the moment, the now, as we go about our lives putting people, places and things together to affect positive outcomes in the future as it relates to our goals. That is, however, if we don't forget them! The good new is, the simple act of reviewing our goals and activities on a daily basis, serves, in and of itself, to ensure we don't forget them - thereby keeping them fresh, clear, specific and at the front of our mind. As mentioned, and psychological studies exemplify, unforgotten goals quite naturally engender these Unique Psychological Success Orientations that by default, impact in a positive way, our thoughts and activities as we go through our lives focused undauntedly in the moment on things we wish to accomplish. The Bottom Line: Those without goals, more often than not, find themselves directionless relying mostly on things like luck. Goal Setting is only the first step. Constant Goal Review is the activity that ensures Goal Achievement and success! 
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