Do Smaller Goals Get Better Results?

Do Smaller Goals Get Better Results?

Many folks come into NM boasting about the big monthly incomes they are going to earn. If that works for you, i.e. that keeps you motivated to keep on doing the business each day, do it. But for most people, big numbers don't keep them going. Could it be that deep down their brain just doesn't believe the big number?

Sue and Cheryl are currently multi-million dollar earners with their companies. Both started out 18-20 years ago, with VERY small goals. One wanted just enough money so she could buy her own nylons without having to ask her penny-pinching husband (3rd story), and another wanted just an extra $150 per month. Neither in her wildest dreams expected to end up a millionaire.

Women aren't the only ones who use relatively small goals to get their brain to believe they can do the thing...

At the U.S. Open Golf tournament this weekend, two top ranked players, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, BOTH said that their goal for the tournament was just to finish at "par" - i.e. not require more shots than what was par for the course there. They did NOT predict that to reporters that they expected win. Or explode. Or leave the others in the dust. They both finished in the top 5 (top 5 in the world).

When I set smaller, incremental goals, my brain not only believes I can, but it relaxes enough so I get the best performance out of myself. Funny how setting smaller goals brings out the confidence you need to do your best.

What's your experience?

P.S. We've all heard "Whatever you believe, you can achieve." Perhaps the strategy of setting 'goals you you can believe in' is a way for some people to succeed - big. Think?