Olympic Motivational keynote speaker Devon Harris teaches how to start setting goals as part of a long term personal development strategy in order to achieve permanent change instead of relying on resolutions made year after year.

1. Keep On Pushing
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Stop making resolutions
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GOALS

2. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
Resolutions:
• Short term quick fixes
• They represent a strong desire
to effect change
• Do not provide real
mechanisms for change

3. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
"Of what use to make
heroic vows of amendment
if the same old lawbreaker
is to keep them?“
Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
You cannot get new
results with old habits!!

5. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
Goals:
• Systematic approaches towards
growth and success
• Building blocks for long term vision
• Cultivate repeated thought and
habit patterns

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…..START SETTING GOALS

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Begin with the end in mind
• What do you want your life to
look like 3 years from now?

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…..START SETTING GOALS
Begin with the end in mind
• What kind of growth do you want to
experience?
• What milestones do you want to
reach?
• What kinds of things would you like
to have or be doing by then?

9. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
Four general areas of your life:
1. Prosperity: finances, job or
business, assets
2. Health: nutrition, exercise,
weight management

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…..START SETTING GOALS
Four general areas of your life:
3. Relationships: Spouse/life
partner, family, friends, co-workers
4. Lifestyle: leisure, personal
development, spirituality

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…..START SETTING GOALS
Ask yourself…….
• What’s working?
• What’s not working?
• What would you change?

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Create a plan

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Create a plan
• Brings your goals into sharper focus.
• It forces you :
i. To set a timeframe
ii. Identify resources
iii. Break your goals into tiny manageable
steps.

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Monitor your progress

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Monitor your progress
• Are you heading in the right
direction?
• Become more aware of your life
and gain better control over it.
• Become more responsible and
disciplined in achieving your goals.

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Monitor your progress
• Keeps you focused and creates a
sense of urgency
• It produces enthusiasm and
motivation when you see the positive
results you are achieving

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Persistence

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Persistence
• Be flexible in your approach
• Become creative
• Just don’t give up

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Visualization

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Visualization
• The ability to see in your mind’s eye.
• All improvement in your life begins
with an improvement in your mental
pictures.
• You cannot be what you cannot see.

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…..START SETTING GOALS
To recap…..
• Resist the temptation to go for the
quick fix that resolutions offer
• Go for the long lasting effects that
you get from goal setting.

22. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
• Begin with the end in mind
• Create a plan to get you
there
• Monitor your progress to
make sure you stay on track

23. Stop making resolutions
…..START SETTING GOALS
• Persist despite the inevitable
obstacles
• Visualize your desired
outcome

24. Keep On Pushing!!
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