Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.”
Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Zig Ziglar’s 6 Step Formula for Goal Setting
Good Morning eBIZers,
The first and foremost thing that we keep in mind in everything we do is our goals. And as i have already discussed how choosing the wrong goal is one of the main four reasons why associates fail to achieve there goals.
And since Goal Setting is the first Step to Goal Getting. Today I’m gonna discuss more about how to set goals to achieve your true potential.
Zig Ziglar’s 6 Step Formula for Goal Setting:
- Identify All The Benefits
- Write Down The Objectives
- Put a date on Your Goals
- List The Obstacles You Need To Overcome
- Identify The Best People You Need To Work With
- Spell out a Plan Of Action

Success always has a different opinion which varies from people to people accordingly. For some Success can be measured depending on the money they earn in their lifetime. For some it is ensuring that one part of the country is free from all kinds of diseases and scarcity. Like for people in poor african nations, Success will be having food available to them and less number of deaths due to diseases. For many success is all about winning the world cup. We can have many stories to Success but the methods are always the same. Results of success vary but in the end the mantra is always the same. For me one of the major aspects shall be
1. What you want yourself to be, you will be!!!
This point clearly explains one thing that the results of our lives so far has always been how we wanted it to be. Some might argue on this by saying that they wanted to score 90% in the exam but it never happened. Well i must say adding to this that once you have decided and thought what you want, you should always follow it up with a proper planning to acheive it. Planning itself even does not make it as it has to be continued with execution of each steps. Basically these are the 2 necessary things that one has to do once he/she decides what they want to acheive. If you have not thought, or even imagined yourself to be something or do something that i specified above then then you shall all be what you are right now.If you had thought of yourself to make just enoughmoney to feed your children and your wife, earning enough to pay your bills and taxes – then that is what you are right now. If you have thought of not much, then you do not have muchIn short, you are the sum total of all your thoughts from your life up to this point.
2. The world does not see what you want to be!!!
In this process the world might just not like to support you, help you. By world i mean family, friends and enemies aswell. Rather there might be the case that all of them are trying to stop you. I would suggest that if you believe on what you have thought for yourself then go for it and do not look back. You might lose millions of times while going for your dreams but you have to win only ONCE. Millions and Zillions of defeats are nothing in front of ONE SHOT OF SUCCESS. This might look good to read but i must warn all of you that it is not that easy to follow. People whom we always expect to stand beside us will be against us. Some might wonder why this happens. The reason is simple and explanation is simple. If you have a stomach pain then can anyone else feel the pain, they can only sympathise but can they feel, they cannot. Similarly your dreams, you visions can only be felt but you and realized by you, others cant. If our dreams are bigger than what others can think of then they will never support. This has been the case with 95% of the worlds population. Lucky one’s stay in the rest 5%. Yet if you believe in yourself and your dreams then nothing can stop you. May be people will stop you initially but when you reach the top, those people will be proud of you. See the brightness which is waiting for you and not the darkness that surrounds you.
In the end its a man’s thinking can move one to success, or keep one where he is, or sadly drive him down into the lower depths of his mind.Your level of success in life is in direct proportion to your ability and willingness to direct your thoughts
Here are the 10 habits that you must imbibe in yourself to achieve unparalleled growth in everything you do.
- The habit of goal setting.
- The habit of establishing deadline.
- The habit of creating a plan of action.
- The habit of avoiding time wasting habits.
- The habit of avoiding contact with negative people,
- The habit of associating with the people who share yours goals and values.
- The habit of following people who have set the right path to follow.
- The habit of enjoying what you do.
- The habit of maintaining good attitude.
- The habit of helping others.