Goal Setting? I Want to Get It - Not Just Set It!

It is the season to be thinking, planning, and setting goals for next year. We all spend time in the effort – but why do so many goal-setting programs fail to deliver? And, more importantly, why do we do the same thing year after year expecting different results?

Over the years I have worked with many clients utilizing very creative NLP and hypnotic techniques to involve their unconscious mind in the goal setting-getting process. What has evolved is a new program that incorporates all aspects of mind: Cognitive (knowledge, logic, skill), Affective (emotions, desire, personality), and Conative (natural talents, striving instincts, will) into a dynamic program that delivers amazing results.

When we look at most goal setting programs we realize pretty quickly they are conscious, logical exercises. Determine what you want for the year, break it down to 52 weeks or 12 months, break that down by the numbers to the amount of activity you must generate (based on past experience or industry norms) on a daily basis, plan your calendar and voila… 2000+ hours later you should achieve your goal.

What we miss here is that the conscious mind sets the goal but it is the unconscious mind that gets the goal. It is the unconscious that delivers your motivation – or lack of. It is your unconscious that throws fears and roadblocks in your way. It is you unconscious that decides how you will initiate actions to achieve the goal. Your conscious mind is the goal setter – your unconscious is the goal getter!

Simply put, creating a plan that does not include your unconscious mind is like playing cards with (less than) half a deck. Here are five questions to ask yourself now about your current goal setting program:

1. Why is the focus on goal setting instead of goal achievement?
2. Is it personalized to the unique way my mind solves problems and initiates action?
3. Does the program actively involve my subconscious mind (emotions and striving instincts) in the how-to execution or is it a plan based solely on logic and numbers?
4. Is the program new – or is it the same old recycled idea that’s been around for years?
5. How has it been working for me so far?

Maybe you are frustrated with the how ineffective your old approach was. Some people will say it is you, “You just didn’t work the program… because we know the program works…” Deep-down you know that it is more than that. On the other hand, maybe you are happy with your goal-setting tools so far – you just want to kick it up a notch.

Imagine tapping into that vast reservoir of creative energy and directing it to compellingly pull and propel you toward your goals… imagine that. Imagine a program designed to work with your natural talents and how you initiate problem solving. Do you start off by gathering information and researching or do you need to create flowcharts and systems first? Are you frustrated with the system because you are doing it the way its always been done… and you have not figured out another way to do it yet? Are you more confident leaving options open when the goal setting gurus tell you to “burn the ships?”

Your natural talents are different from the person who taught you how to set goals. You do things differently than others when you are left alone to do them your way. You have natural talents and abilities that shine when your back is up against the wall… yet, you still set goals for an entire year of your life according to someone else’s out-dated methodology. Why?

If you’d like to consider an alternative, send me an email (George@JanusCenter.com) with your contact information and we’ll see if what I have is for you. The Whole Mind Goal Getting Program© first identifies your natural talents with a Kolbe Assessment. Next, we custom design a goal-getting program that taps into the amazing power of your unconscious mind based on how you create and solve problems. Utilizing NLP and hypnotic techniques, we actually insert your goal deep into your unconscious mind – the result is that you find yourself easily doing the specific activities you need to do to reach your goal. And, you will do them your way because we also create a personalized self-hypnosis (guided visualization) CD to reinforce your natural talents. In addition, you receive a custom CD specific to your goal so you can keep the picture fresh and alive for your emotional mind to pursue. This is the only program that incorporates all three levels of your mind – your emotions, your logic, and your instincts.

So, if you’d like to find out more about using your whole mind, while your competitors continue to play with half a deck, email me George@JanusCenter.com.