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Home » How to Become Part of the 8% of People Who Reach All of Their Goals

How to Become Part of the 8% of People Who Reach All of Their Goals

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May 6, 2019 By T. Harv Eker 19 Comments

Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution before? If you’re like most people, I bet you have.

And if you’re like most people, chances are that resolution didn’t last for very long, true or true?

If you can relate, don’t feel bad. According to the University of Scranton, you’re not alone – researchers found that only 8% of people who make resolutions actually end up keeping them. And some experts even say that about 80% give up before they’ve even really gotten started – by the end of February! 

This isn’t because there’s something wrong with you or 92% of the world. The problem is that, well… goal-setting is only half the puzzle. To design the life you truly want, you need to have two parts in place: goals and systems. 

Only 8% of people who make resolutions actually end up keeping them. Why? Because goal-setting is only half the puzzle. To design the life you truly want, you need to have two parts in place: goals and systems. Share on X

I’ll explain what that all means in a moment, but first, there’s something important I need to explain. And that is…

How Goal-Setting Is Supposed To Work – And Why It Almost Never Does!

Here’s how most people think setting a goal works…

You decide what you want to accomplish. This could be anything from building a successful business to writing a book, to finding “the one,” or raising a family.

For most, that’s as far as they go. They write down their goal, and they do their best to achieve it. No plan, no deadlines, no anything… And people wonder why they aren’t getting the results they want.

However, some people — not many — will go as far as breaking down their big goal into smaller goals. They set themselves a bunch of deadlines so they can measure their progress.

Then, the inevitable happens. They start to push deadlines because life starts to happen. They get busy with this, and this pops up, that pops up, they get tired… etc., etc… and they end up never completing what they set out for! 

So why does this happen? Well, just knowing what you want to do and when you want it to happen isn’t enough. If you’ve never written a book before, or run a successful business, or whatever your goal happens to be, you probably don’t have the support systems in place to keep up the momentum. In fact, you may not even know where to start!

That’s why successful goal-setting always involves creating systems to support your progress. This is one of the most important steps all successful people take to reach their biggest goals and dreams. In fact, it’s one of the greatest lessons to learn from the most successful and wealthy people in the world. Read on to find out why… 

Successful goal-setting always involves creating systems to support your progress.


Why You Need Systems In Place to Reach Your Goals

Having goals you want to reach is great, but if you don’t have systems in place to allow you to work toward those goals, you’re just setting yourself up for failure.

So what’s the difference between goals and systems? I’m glad you asked.

If you’re a writer, your goal is to finish writing a book. The system that allows you to do that is the writing schedule you set up every week where you sit down and crank out words, rain or shine, whether you feel like it or not.

This works for successful athletes too. If you’re a runner and your goal is to participate in a marathon, you can’t just show up on the day of the race and expect to perform. You need to set up a training schedule for the weeks and months before the race to build up your strength and endurance. If you don’t set aside time on a regular basis — a system to keep you on track —you’re not going to be able to make it to the finish line.

What if you’re not the creative or athletic type? Let’s say you’re an entrepreneur and your goal is to build a million dollar business. It doesn’t matter how great your product is – if you can’t connect with people who want to buy it, you’ll never reach your goal. Consequently, your system is the sales and marketing processes you put in place, repeat every day, and fine-tune as you go.

If your goal is to build a profitable business, develop a system, repeat it every day, and fine-tune as you go.

If there’s a goal you want to achieve, stop thinking about setting deadlines. Stop focusing on results and outcomes. Instead, start thinking about the actions you need to take on a repeatable basis (the system, or routine) to accomplish your biggest goals and dreams. 

The systems that work for each person will be different, of course. It depends on who you are and what you want to accomplish. However, by letting go of the way most people think about “goals,” you’re already further along on the path to success than 92% of people who never make it.

Make sense?

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I’d love to hear your thoughts about this. What systems do you have in place to help you accomplish your goals and reach high levels of success? Share in the comments section below!

For Your Freedom,

 

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  1. Josie says

    August 18, 2017 at 9:44 am

    Would like to do this in the evening when I do not have interruptions.

    Reply
  2. Godwin says

    August 18, 2017 at 11:01 am

    thanks

    Reply
  3. hussain says

    August 18, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    thanks alot…

    Reply
  4. Georgina Morgan says

    August 18, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    Look forward to it!
    Thanks

    Reply
  5. Monic says

    August 18, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    Is there a recording that can be viewed by those people who can not attend the live session?

    Reply
    • Support says

      August 21, 2017 at 12:07 pm

      Monic,
      Please contact our team at support@harveker.com and they can assist! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kyaw Ke says

    August 18, 2017 at 8:57 pm

    Thanks Harv. Previously I was focusing goal and deathlines only resulting in pops up destroy me. Now your teaching changed my way of thinking. From now on I am gonna focus action and daily basis instead of outcomes.

    Reply
  7. Claudine says

    August 21, 2017 at 11:16 am

    Is there a recording that can be viewed by those people who can not attend the live session?

    Reply
  8. Marlease Toi says

    August 23, 2017 at 3:40 am

    Thanks so much for this.

    Reply
  9. Марина says

    September 11, 2017 at 6:30 am

    Thank you! good luck!

    Reply
  10. Edino says

    January 19, 2018 at 4:19 pm

    Me gustaría escuchar una, sesión en español por favorfavor, Gracias.

    Reply
  11. Olivia Charles says

    February 16, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    It is true to start setting a goal and seeing it grow from start to finish without interruptions. I like it and enjoyed reading the support system and if we don’t take action it becomes a hobby instead of a career! Thank you for your great advice and pointers!

    Reply
  12. Ram says

    February 21, 2018 at 7:52 am

    Thanks for the great post. I wonder if splitting a bigger goal into micro bite sized goal is what you are referring to as “creating a support system”. I could find that if action points are compiled against each sub-goals, then it would become a system by itself.

    Reply
  13. Francis says

    February 26, 2018 at 7:11 pm

    Great lesson. It really helps.
    Thanks

    Reply
  14. Enrique says

    March 10, 2018 at 8:52 am

    Simply, Great, Great and Great, Thanks a lot.

    Reply
  15. Bisola says

    November 28, 2018 at 4:23 pm

    Thanks alot.

    Reply
  16. Ify says

    December 8, 2018 at 11:23 am

    Great Harv.
    Goal setting and achieving it is clear. Putting up systems which are actions is what makes goals successful.
    This am working on in my career and personal life. Thanks Harv.

    Reply
  17. Lydia Asukwo says

    December 11, 2018 at 3:19 am

    Thank You Sir.

    Reply
  18. Abi says

    May 30, 2019 at 3:52 am

    I appreciate this blog post.
    I keep attempting to use the SMART goal setting which I just can’t seem to feel SMART doing because it just does not work for me.

    Reply

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