The Mindset Mentor - 7 Steps to Hit Any Goal

Episode Date: July 7, 2022

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Welcome to today's episode of the Mindset Mentor Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Dial. And if you have not yet done so, hit that subscribe button so that you never miss another podcast episode. And if you're out there and you love this podcast, please do me a massive favor. Take your phone out real quick and give us a rating review however you listen to us. The more people who positively rate this, the more that those platforms like Apple and Spotify say, hey, we should show this to more people who have never listened to it. And that's how the podcast can grow organically. So if you would give us a rating review, I would greatly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Today, I'm going to be giving you my seven steps to hit any goal.

And I don't necessarily want to say all of this is mine. It's actually used to be six steps to hit any goal. And this comes from my favorite book, Think and Grow Rich. I just happened to add a seventh one on there just to try to help you in making it easier to hitting your goals. And so whenever I hit a goal, this is literally the exact same process that I do. I've been doing this since I was 19 years old. So we're looking at 17 years now. It works so well for me. And every single time I teach people and they use it, it works well for them as well. So for me, if it's, you know, ain't broke, don't fix it. It's working. It's worked for 17 years now. I want to teach it to you and I want you to be able to do it. So anytime that you want to hit a goal, this is the exact

process that you want to go through. Come back and listen to this podcast episode anytime that you set a new goal. Anytime you have New Year's resolutions, come back, listen to this podcast so that it can help you. So let's dive into it. Number one is to fixate your mind on what it is that you want. So one of the things that he says in Think and Grow Rich is fixate your mind on the exact amount of money that you want. Now, it might not be just money for you. There's many goals that you could have. But the first thing that you have to do is you have to figure out what it is that you want, which is very obvious. But one of the most important things that I say every single time is you have to be very, very, very clear on exactly what it is that you want. You know,

I've said this many times in the podcast, but some people say, hey, I want to lose weight. That's a goal. That's a goal, but that's a shitty goal if I'm being honest with you. Because if you lose one pound, you hit your goal. You wanted to lose weight, you lost one pound, you lost weight, you hit your goal. But I'm assuming if you want to lose weight, you don't want to lose one pound. You want to lose more than one pound. And so, you know, if you say, I want to make more money this year. Okay. If you make one more dollar, you've hit that goal. So you've got to get very clear on exactly what it is. The more clear that you can become on every single one of your goals, the more likely you are to hit that goal and you need to write everything down.

So instead of saying, I want to lose weight, you could say, hey, I want to lose 20 pounds and I want to weigh 185 pounds and be at 7% body fat. And I printed a picture of the person who I think has the perfect body that I want. That is what I'm shooting for. Do you see how that is much more clear than I just want to lose weight? I just want to lose weight versus I want to lose 20 pounds, weigh 185 pounds. I want to be a 7% body fat and I want to look exactly like this person in the picture. So the more clear that you are, the better that you can see the target, the more likely you are to hit the target. So first thing you got to do is get very clear on what it is that you want. Number two is you've got

to determine what you're going to give up in return for what it is that you desire. Here's the thing that a lot of, this is the biggest part that I find most people usually don't do, is they figure out what it is that they want, how to get there, they create a plan. If they go that far, they usually don't do this process, which is decide what it is that you're going to give up. Because when you're saying yes to something, you're saying no to something else. When you're saying yes to losing 20 pounds, you're saying no to candy. You're saying no to alcohol on the weekends. You're saying no to not working out. You're saying no to sleeping in when you should be going on your morning run. You're going to have to say no to a lot of things. So you have to decide in order to hit my goal, this is what I

intend to give up in return for accomplishing that goal. Because when you're saying yes to losing weight, you're saying no to something else. When you're saying yes to making more money this year, which let's say, instead of saying making more money, because that's a crappy goal, I want to make $150,000 this year. So you know exactly what it is. Okay. If you are going to say yes to making $150,000 this year, you're going to say no to a lot of things that you've been doing that's been holding you back from making that money.

So number two is you have to determine what you're willing to give up in return for accomplishing that goal. That's number two. Number three is to establish a definite date when you intend to hit that goal. A goal without a deadline is just a dream. And so you've got to say exact date that you want to make sure. And I'll give you examples of a few different, I'll give you a few different examples at the end of this episode to kind of show you what it would look like. But you've got to figure out the goal that you're going to hit. You've got to figure out what you're

going to give up in return. And you've got to figure out the date that you're going to hit it by. I want to be at 185 pounds by December 31st of this year. Okay. Well, now we've got a deadline of something we've got to work for. It's got to be an end point that we get to. Okay. So that's number three. Number four is now to create the plan.

Now that we've figured out when we're going to hit, you know, what the goal is, what we're going to give up, and we figured out when we're going to hit it by, well, now we've got to come up with a plan. Now that we've kind of got the ducks in a row, now let's make a plan of exactly how we're going to go from point A, which is where you are now, to point B. And the secret is you have to begin at once. So you have to begin right now. So once you decide this is the goal, this is what we're going to do, and you create the plan, right now. So once you decide this is the goal, this is what we're going to do, and you create the plan, you don't start next week. You don't start tomorrow. If your goal is to get to 185 and give up X, Y, Z, and you're going to get there by December 31st, you got to get your ass in the

gym today. Let's go. Let's stop waiting around. Let's figure out a way to make it happen. And so you've got to create a plan that is a plan that's like solid. There's no question marks around it. Now, let me tell you this real quick. For those of you guys that are overthinkers or over planners, which I know there's a lot of people out there that are like this, do not spend so much time coming up with a plan and trying to make it quote unquote perfect that you don't take any freaking action. Because sometimes overthinking and over planning is all just fears and limiting beliefs coming in your way. And you're using that

as the excuse as to why you're not taking action and really you're afraid to take action. So you've got to create a plan and that plan you could create in the next 10 minutes. If it takes longer than 10 minutes, you're probably going to in depth. The plan will move and shift as you take action, as time progresses. But to tell yourself, oh, I'm not ready yet because I'm still working on my plan. No, that's a fear eliminating belief that it actually truly is. So if you're an over planner or over thinker, set a timer, say, hey, I've got 10 minutes to come up with a plan. Once those 10 minutes are up, I've got to take action and give yourself just that time instead of saying, up, I've got to take action and give yourself just that time

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Number five is to then write out a clear and concise statement on exactly what it is that you want. So a clear and concise statement that summarizes number one, two, three, and four. So it's going to be like three to five sentences. And you're going to create this. This is super important. A lot of people miss this part too. Super important. You've got to create a clear and concise statement. Basically, your mission statement for accomplishing this goal. And you've got the plan, you've got what you're going to give up, you've got the exact goal, you've got the exact date and the deadlines you're going to hit it by. You need a clear and concise statement. So what would that

look like? Let me give you a couple of examples. Let's say that you want to lose weight. Let's go back to that. I want to weigh 185 pounds. I want to, you know, hit it by December 31st. I intend to give up candy. I intend to give up soda and give up alcohol for the rest of the year. That's a little extreme, but maybe you want to go that way. Cool. That means I'm going to take out all of the crappy food that's inside of my house, no bags of chips, and I'm going to replace it with fruit, vegetables, all of that stuff. And I will work out four times a week and meal prep every single Sunday so that all of the meals that I eat I know are going to be the ones that I need to be eating. So I don't get into the point of like, oh, I'm guessing, let me just settle on some chips. Okay, so that'd be an example of the weight.

I have my goal, I have the date, what I intend to give up and exactly what the plan is to get there. Let's say you're in sales. Let's say you're in sales and you want to make a quarter million dollars this year. You want to make $250,000 this year and you want to make it by December 31st. So you're going to say, my goal is I will make $250,000 this year by December 31st. I will give up texting. I will give up social media and any of that type of stuff while I am at work. And what I'm going to do is I'm going to keep my phone in the drawer so that I, and I'm going to lock the drawer so that therefore I don't go in, you know, waste my time on my phone, playing, texting on Instagram, on TikTok, and I'll have more time to be productive. I will make a hundred phone

calls every single day, no matter what. I will not leave the office until I accomplish a hundred calls every single day. And I will follow up with all of my potential clients, all of the follow-ups that I need every Friday from three to 5 PM. Pretty damn good goal. Okay. Now we know what we need to do. And so you're coming up with this statement, this three to five sentences of exactly what it is that you want. Maybe you want more peace in your life. Maybe you've been so anxious lately. There's so many things going on in the world. You feel so much anxiety. So maybe you say, okay, my goal is to have no anxiety by November 1st of this year. And in order to do that, I will give up all forms of caffeine, because you know

caffeine is bringing you stress and anxiety, all of the stuff that might make you anxious. I will give up all relationships that bring me some sort of stress. I will meditate every morning for 10 minutes and use my gratitude journal every single morning. I will set an hourly reminder on my phone to take six deep conscious breaths with my eyes closed to try to center myself and call in more peace into my life. And I will replace every negative thought that I have with a positive one as soon as they pop up. Boom. That's a great example. Like that's not money. That's not weight. That's peace. Any goal that you have, you know, maybe you want to have a better relationship with your children. Okay. What are you going to do? How are you going to show up? How are you going

to build that relationship with your children? And what you start to do is you actually start to put in place exactly what it is that you need to do. You become clear on it, what you need to give up, how you're going to do it, all of that. It's simple, isn't it? Very simple. Now, here's the last step of the six steps and I will give you my bonus step, step seven. Step number six is to take that clear and concise statement and read it out loud to yourself at least twice a day. Once when you wake up in the morning and once right before you go to bed. So the best thing to do is to do what they call habit stacking. You take something that you already do

and stack the new habit on top of it. I hope that you brush your teeth every single day. So if you brush your teeth every single day, what you're going to do is you're going to brush your teeth in the morning, then immediately read your statement out loud to yourself so that you're seeing it, you're saying it, and you're hearing it. Not just read it, read it out loud to yourself. Don't try to skip any steps. So you're going to do that and you're going to read

out loud to yourself in the morning, in the evening. So every morning when you brush your teeth, as soon as you get done brushing your teeth, read out loud to yourself. Every evening when you get done brushing your teeth, read it out loud to yourself. So therefore you're constantly reminding and programming this new life that you're trying to create in yourself. So if you happen to veer off path yesterday, oh shit, that's right, I forgot about this. And you remind yourself every single day, twice a day. Because all too often, one of the things that holds people back the most from hitting their goals is they simply just forget. They go back into old habits. They go back into old patterns. They fall back into them because it's easy to fall into them. And so

what you do is you remind yourself every single day, multiple times a day. So you can correct, make changes, micro adjustments every single day and get yourself back on path. So that's number six. Now my bonus one, which is the one that I love and I always ask when I used to have one-on-one clients I used to work with, I would always set goals with them and then I would ask them one question. And this is the question I want you to write down. What can I do to make this easier on myself? Because all too often we feel like having to hit a goal will require stress, will require effort, will require us pushing ourselves too hard. What can I do to make this easier on myself? How can I make the accomplishment of this goal feel effortless, feel like something

that's fully in alignment with who I want to be? What can I do to make this easier on myself? And there's many things you could do. And you start to think about your environment. You start to think about your social environment. How can you change that? You start to think about your internal environment, how you speak to yourself and how you treat yourself. And then you start to think about your external environment, the people that you surround yourself with, your house, your car, all of those things. How can you make sure that all of those things make it easier on

yourself? How can you make your internal environment, your external environment, how can you make all of those things support your goal and make it easier for you to get there? Because all too often people just miss this step. It doesn't have, you don't have to struggle your way to success. It doesn't have to be hard. It doesn't have to be something that is just brutal on you. It can become, it's funny because if you think it's going to be hard, it's going to be hard. But if you think to yourself, how can I make it easier? What's interesting is you will make it easier on yourself. So ask yourself after you plan all of these things out, what can I do to make it easier for me to accomplish my goals? So those are the seven steps that I have for you. Number one, figure out whatever it is that you want and get really damn clear on it. Number two,

figure out what you're going to give up in order to achieve it. Number three, figure out the date that you're going to hit it by. Number four, create a plan for carrying out exactly what it is you need to do to get there. Number five, write a clear and concise statement, four, five sentences at most. Number six, read it out loud to yourself every single day in the morning, every single day in the evening. And number seven, figure out how you can make it easier on yourself

and make adjustments every single day. Don't just think that the path that you're gonna follow is gonna be perfect. It might be, but very rarely does that happen. It might take time for you to figure out, oh, this came up, oh, I forgot I was doing this. And you make micro adjustments every single time. But if you remember to read it to yourself

every single day and every single evening, it's really hard to forget. And if you remind yourself over and over and over and over and over again, you're much more likely to accomplish that goal. So that's what I got for you for today's episode. If you love this episode, please share it on your Instagram stories

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