Rapid Planning Method
Achieving your chosen goal depends on several factors: how clearly and specifically you define what you want, and whether you’re motivated enough to pursue the goal—especially when things don’t go as planned. This post highlights key points from Anthony Robbins’ lecture on goal planning.
What do I really want?
- What do I want?
- What’s my outcome?
- What’s my result?
- A goal is not an activity!
- A goal must be specific.
- Focusing on the goal (not the plan to achieve it) is key to maintaining motivation.
Before you do anything (before starting your workday, before making a phone call, or before a meeting), ask yourself: “What is my goal? What do I want to achieve through this?”.
Why do I want this?
Why must I do this, not just should I?
- The reason for doing something is more important than the goal itself. Bad examples:
- I want to make a million dollars – that’s a goal, not a reason.
- I want to feed 3,000 homeless people in my city – that’s a reason, but it doesn’t evoke the emotions needed to fuel you during tough moments and times of doubt.
- 80% of success is your WHY, 20% is your HOW.
- Having a “big enough” WHY will surely lead you to discover your HOW.
- Knowing your goal and understanding your WHY will help you find many paths to achieving your goal.
- Find a strong enough reason to do something, and you will find a way to do it.
How will I do it?
- There are many paths leading to the same goal (some less conventional than others).
- Brainstorm and write down all the ideas that come to mind.
- Analyze these ideas and narrow them down to about 20%.
What’s next?
Once you learn to think this way, you won’t need any task management system.