Unleash the Power of We to Achieve Your Goals

As the first half of 2006 draws to a close, I find myself reviewing my goals for the year:

• Publish my first book by 12/31/2006
• Write 500 or more blog posts on Make It Great! by 12/31/2006
• Read 25 or more books by 12/31/2006
• Complete 10 Toastmasters speeches by 12/1/2006

Let's see where I am:

• I published my first book as of yesterday, and you can get a copy here
• I've written 675 posts as of this writing
  
• I've read 12 books, so I'm on pace to completing this goal
  
• I've got 8 speeches done in Toastmasters

I share this with you to show you that sharing your goals with others can help you achieve them. You can unleash the Power of We by sharing your goals with your closest friends, with total strangers, or both, if you're strong enough to take the risk and share your goals. Having someone else check in with you can help you achieve more than you ever thought possible. The team here at the blog Synergy have been incredibly supportive of all of my efforts.

Think about this: Who can you surround yourself with that can help you achieve GREAT things in the rest of 2006? I wrote an article about an "accountability circle" in March, and it's helped me get to where I am now. Review the article and see if it can help you understand the importance of sharing your goals with others.

If you're not where you want to be yet, don't despair: It's only July 1st. You've still got 6 months to achieve your goals. If you haven't told anyone yet what you're aiming at, make time this week to do so.

If you haven't set any goals for yourself yet, it's time to start now. If you need help setting goals, I use the SMARTER goal setting model and it's been very successful for me, or you can read any of the other blogs about goals here.

So what are you waiting for? Unleash the Power of We and achieve more than you ever thought possible!

Phil Gerbyshak

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