Comments on: Goal Setting for Dummies Part One – Top Gun Analogy

By: Mohammed Hughes

Mohammed Hughes — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:54:13 +0000

sometimes i am having some problems when setting goals,~:

By: Finley Mitchell

Finley Mitchell — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:17:26 +0000

Goal setting is very important if you want something to be done in a short period of time.’;;

By: Emma Johnson

Emma Johnson — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:50:14 +0000

Goal setting is very important specially if you want to plan long term.-,’

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:44:47 +0000

Paul… I googled “goal setting for dummies”. Yours is the only linked I clicked and I am glad I did. Your blog describes me perfectly…so much wasted potential. I will make it my singular goal to narrow my goals to one.

Thanks!

Jim D.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:06:00 +0000

Dena, Kaizan, John -

This post can definitely help us all with decreasing our “information overload,” to take a cue from Tim Ferriss. Thanks for commenting!

Paul

By: Setting Goals — My Cultivated Life

Setting Goals — My Cultivated Life — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:10:26 +0000

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By: John Tanner

John Tanner — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:02:06 +0000

Hi Paul,

Fantastic Article, you’ve just described how having too many goals and tackling too many tasks at the same time leads to problems.

Trying to plan long term goals has always been an issue for me, but I’m going to re-look at my plans and ensure I focus on fewer tasks in order to achieve the primary goals.

Thanks
John

By: Kaizan

Kaizan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:00:19 +0000

Love the missile analogy!

I routinely struggle with trying to juggle too many projects at the same time, so this was great advice. My main issue, is that if I love the excitement of a new project. So I’ve worked out a way that I cycle through 3 projects, moving from one to another to maintain the excitement. It works quite well. I get the new project feel, but also stay focussed on one task at a time.
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By: Dena

Dena — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:33:51 +0000

“If you limit the number of goals and personal rules, you increase your focus and determination. If you increase your focus and determination, you quickly come closer to the “end toward which effort is directed.” AKA, you accomplish your goal, dummy!”

You know what, Paul? This is priceless advice! Great post. It is all about focus.

-Dena
Evolution
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By: sean

sean — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:17:20 +0000

Great analogy for a great movie!

By: Rob Canyon

Rob Canyon — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:37:14 +0000

Paul,

Outside of a very few close people and my faith in you know who… Goals are my greatest friends.

I couldn’t do it any other way. Finally, someone else thinks they’re as important as me.

Speak soon,

Rob
Rob Canyon´s last blog ..How I Made $3758 In 21 Days Online… With My ‘Double Click Blueprint’ Strategy.

By: judyofthewoods

judyofthewoods — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:29 +0000

Great analogy. And thanks for the timely reminder. Felt a little overwhelmed today working on my goals and massive to-do list. Your post just reminded me of how I used to achieve major goals by being single minded about reaching them. One goal at a time.
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By: Ken Kurosawa

Ken Kurosawa — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:56:15 +0000

Thanks for the reminder; I need to focus.

Top Gun!
Ken Kurosawa´s last blog ..What Are You Doing To Prepare For The Future?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:18:09 +0000

Rod, Karen – narrowing down my focus to one overarching objective was tough to do because I was so in the habit of making numerous goals and rules about EVERYTHING. But once I did it was kind of liberating!

Dave – ha! You can never go wrong with a Top Gun analogy…never!

Thanks for commenting everybody!

Paul

By: Dave - LifeExcursion

Dave - LifeExcursion — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:52:42 +0000

Anything with a Top Gun analogy deserves to be StumbledUpon. Awesome reflection on Leo’s thoughts Paul.

Dave
LifeExcursion
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