Getting to Did, Part 9: GROWTH and GOALS

May 21, 2009 in A Springboard for Your Professional Life, Getting to DID, goals, Growth, Success with 2 Comments

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(If you have stumbled across this post, you have found me blogging my upcoming book “Getting to Did: How To Lose Your Big But and Live a Life Without Regret.” In the last installment, the TRAINER taught Sam about the valuable point to NEVER QUIT. If you need to catch up on the whole book, you can start with “Sam’s Crumbling World” and follow the successive links.)

GROWTH

“GROWTH is just that. You have got to GROW. In a very real sense, there are things you CAN do that you can’t do today. However, if you NEVER QUIT while you gain INSIGHT, YOUR STRENGTHS will grow and you will do more than you ever thought possible.

“I train a lot of people in this gym. Many of them come in with a secret desire to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. Most of them CAN. It won‘t be today, tomorrow or even this year. However, if they keep up their NEXT STEP THINKING and NEVER QUIT they will get there. They have to be willing to GROW slowly, step by step. That GROWTH is not necessarily easy. It means pushing and challenging themselves with each workout. It means reaching a GOAL but not stopping. However, in time, everyone who works to GROW makes progress. Measure that progress and you will be pushed to GROW even more.

“Face it, Sam, you’re not going to be in Dave’s financial shoes by this time next year. However, if you’re willing to GROW, you’ll get there…eventually. Are you willing to GROW? Use this card to help.”

“GOALS is the final key. I know, you are thinking this could have been put under NEXT STEP THINKING and then I wouldn’t have misspelled my key word. However, this point is not about planning. It brings us full circle to ATTITUDE. Let’s face it. We all feel better when we have victories under our belt. If you want some really practical advice on moving from COULDA to CAN, set attainable intermediary GOALS. Then celebrate each one.

“I started my daughter running when she was eight. She hated it until we got into our first race. Some runners, who are much better than me, run in those races to win. I run for the experience. However, as you can imagine, there were not many kids in the 10 and under bracket for a 5k Turkey Trot. Winning that medal changed my daughter’s outlook on running completely. Today, she CAN run better than me. Why? Because she was rewarded for accomplishing a GOAL. Take this last card. It’s simple, but it’s necessary.”