How to crush your goals in 2017 (12 step process)

Today's episode is our most crucial one yet. How to DOMINATE this new year… Have you set a resolution before, only for it to wear off in the next couple months? Has overwhelm caused you to give up? The urgency of this episode ridiculous. Think about how just a few hours of your day can alter the outcome of your entire year… Scratch that- your LIFETIME. Today's episode requires active listening with full focus, so put the phone down, grab a pen and paper, and let's get to it!   Episode 119 Time Stamps: (2:35) No plans? Good luck… (3:06) Brief recap from our mastermind event earlier this week (6:13) How to actively listen to this episode (7:35) Brief reality check: You NEED a PLAN! (9:53) STEP 1: Give yourself a thorough REALITY CHECK (10:04) 1a: Write down the positive things from 2016 (10:44) 1b: Get thoroughly disgusted with your current situation (13:31) STEP 2: Putting your life into CATEGORIES | Your life is a business (15:28) STEP 3: Set the VISION (professionally and personally) | Play some music! (18:31) STEP 4: Choose your top 5 goals to accomplish this year (single out your #1 pick) (21:21) STEP 5: Identify current chokeholds in the way of accomplishing goals (25:02) STEP 6: Identify the game-plan (rough draft "GPS") | 8 core elements (26:36) Element 1: Skills to acquire (27:12) Element 2: Habits to track/monitor (27:58) Element 3: Systems to implement (28:42) Element 4: Power moves (one-off actions) (29:50) Element 5: Relationships to build/create (30:30) Element 6: Knowledge to learn (30:47) Element 7: Emotions to make habitual (32:07) Element 8: Resources to gather and obtain (33:43) STEP 7: Anticipate problems/challenges before they arise (38:08) STEP 8: The G-CODE (breaking down your #1 goal even further) (39:07) Question 1: What is your #1 "MVP" GOAL? (40:04) Question 2: What STANDARDS must I have to achieve this goal? (42:28) Question 3: What ACTIONS must I NEVER take? (42:51) Question 4: What are some BELIEFS I can instil, for CONSISTENT ACTION? (44:18) Question 5: What must I VALUE the most, to reach my goal? (45:36) Question 6: What RULES must I make, respond appropriately to failure, frustration, criticism, and doubt? (47:10) Question 7: What are my current doubts, fears and worries about reaching these goals? (Replace these negatives with positive thoughts, ideas, affirmations, or mantras) (50:57) STEP 9: Create a GPS for your #1 goal (Refer to Episode 6) (51:50) GOAL: What do I want? (51:58) PURPOSE: Why do I do it? (55:18) STRATEGY: Write down immediate actions (on the left hand side of the worksheet) (55:55) STEP 10: Quarterly GOALS | 3 month goals, for aggressive progression (59:53) STEP 11: Settling the internal conflict (1:04:57) 1: List all the positive results after accomplishment (1:05:24) 2: What are the things you must sacrifice? Pain points? (1:08:22) 3: Look at the previous step, then ask yourself, "Why are all these negative things not as bad as they seem?" (1:10:20) 4: Is staying where you are now, beneficial to your desired lifestyle? (1:11:32) 5: Why are these benefits actually NOT what I want? What will this cost me? (1:12:03) Are you really gonna be happier in the long-term? (1:14:37) DEMAND EXCELLENCE of yourself! (1:16:41) STEP 12: Write a detailed description of the day in the life of the future YOU, as you move progressively (1:19:40) PDF Bonus: Target Practice & Morning Mastery (1:20:32) My goal, is for YOU to become FEARLESS.   DISCOVER PDF: DOMINATE 2017 GAME PLAN Today's blog post can be found here: Episode #119 Blog Need a Sports Results Coach?: SRC Program SHOW LOVE  As always, if you're diggin' the podcast, please subscribe and rate the show! Blog posts for ALL podcast episodes can be found here: IMNOTYOU.COM/PODCAST Thanks for listening to another IMNOTYOU Sports Motivation Podcast! Much love!