When you create a new vision to stretch yourself you automatically set in motion a series of events.  It is these events that will ultimately give you the results in life.

I love to set big goals that include others because it develops the leader in me.  None of us are born leaders, there are skills and values that you acquire when you gain experience actually leading others.

Set a goal and move in the direction of the goal and if you turn around and no one is following it shows that you have some growth to do as a leader.  Never set a goal and never set out to achieve it and you do not achieve any growth.  You cannot fail, you simply will discover things that work for you as a leader and things that don’t.

Leader comes from a Spanish word and means to go first into battle.  Many leaders are hiding behind others and are afraid of failure.  When I set a new goal, I am excited at the opportunity to achieve my goal 70% of the time and afraid 30% of looking like a fool.

In the fearful times I remind myself that no one really cares about me at all.  I work out my exit strategies and risk vs cost assessment.  For example, I put 10 hours into a project and $500.  It takes me 2 hours to generate $500 so the most I can lose is 12 hours of my time – 1 day.

What I might gain however could be ….. and I work out the best case scenario.

10 leads at 30% conversion rate is 3 customers at $2500 = $7500 for 1 days work – $500 cost = $7000 profit plus the learnings.

I plan how to invest the $7000 – 30% tax.

I picture my reward.  Here I put all my attention on variations of the reward.

$0 -$2000  (eg. trip to Sydney to see Wicked, Lunch at Darling Harbour and sightseeing tour Sydney.  Stay at 3 stay hotel.)

$2000 – $4000

$4000 – $7000

$7000 +

What you give attention to you give power to.  Ensure that when you set your next goal you aim higher than you have ever aimed before so you can ensure growth.

Enjoy.

Kate