SMSPDA?!

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I've just read something my Life and Wealth mentor sent me. I got a little stunned when he mentioned SMSPDA. In Patterns of Excellence, he taught me about SMMART and how to set powerful goals.

I believe that like what Adam always mention, one must always grow and adapt to changes and he is teaching an interesting way to remember the 6 Goals Criteria by remembering SMSPDA. For those of us who is technologically adept, SMSPDA would be easy to remember.

Ah... well... Adam Khoo. He is always evolving and changing to move himself ahead.

Well, here is what he sent to me:

Hi Alief,

To set powerful goals that drive you to manifest them into reality,
you must set goals that have 6 criteria! You can remember this by
the acronym SMSPDA! What does this stand for?

Specific. Your goals must be specfic! A goal of losing weight or
making more money is not powerful. You have to be specific like
saying, ' I will lose 14 kg' or ' I will increase my income from
$2,000 to $4,000 a month.'

Many people are afraid to commit to a specific figure because they
are afraid that it will not be achieved. So instead, they set a
very general goal or give themselves a range. Unfortunately,
unspecific goals never get achieved because there is nothing clear
to focus on.

When you set specific goal, you are then able to develop an
effective strategy. When you set a goal of losing 14kg, you can
then develop an effective strategy of the number of calories you
can afford per meal, the number of calories to burn a week, the
number of exercise sessions and how many kilograms to lose a month.

Even if you don't achieve the loss of 14kg, you can bet that you
will get somewhere around that figure!

Measurable. Your goals must be measurable. Being healthy is NOT a
measurable goal. Losing 14kg or having a body-fat ratio of 4.3% is
measurable. Most people never achieve their goals because they are
not measurable enough. Again, when you make your goals measurable,
your mind will have something definite to focus on!

Stretch. Puny, incremental goals will not excite and motivate you.
As a result, you will probably not take the massive action
necessary to achieve it. However, when you set a huge, strretch
goal that pushes you out of your comfort zone ( like doubling your
income in 6 months), the thought geneeates a lot more excitement
and energy within us.

Setting stretch goals may seem 'unrealistc' at the time, but it
forces you to think out of the box for new strategies to make it
happen. Remember that everything is possible, it is only a question
of how!

Purpose. Have you ever set a goal, only to lack the motivation to
achieve it? You see, goals by themsleves do not motivate you. Goals
merely provide you with a direction and target to hit. What truly
motivates you is the purpose behind the goal.

The 'why' is very important! (Read more about this in the next
success tip). So, after setting a goal (e.g. like losing 14kg), you
must then think of and write down all the reasons WHY it is
important for you. Ony when the why is strong enough will you get
the motivation to take action.

Deadline. Another main reason why people never achieve their goals
is because they have no definite deadline or time frame. Most
people tell themselves that 'someday' they will start that
business, so they continue wating for that 'someday' to come. Many
people are still waiting.

To get yourself moving, you must set a deadline and make it real by
having a self penalty for exceeding it. For example, make a bet
with some friends that if it is not done by then, you will pay $500
penealty. You can bet that this will get you going.

Action Plan
Finally, goals are nothing but pipedreams unless you develop an
action plan to make it happen. You action plan must specify all the
steps to be done (as well as the deadline) to achieve the goal. My
personal secret is that I get myself to take 3 action step within
36 hours that will set the goal into motion.

For example, if my goal was to write a book with a 1-year deadline,
I would write a table of contents, make an appointment with a
publisher and hire a book cover designer within 36 hours Once you
take the first few steps, you will gain the momentum to continue
until the goal is achieved.

To Your Success,
Adam
--
Alief Hamdani

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