At InsureMe, we develop corporate quarterly goals, along with personal quarterly goals. I think most of us find that goals keep on task and help us to add value to our organization. There's also something to be said, I think, for always being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's like my hometown meteorologist says when he does the seven-day forecast: "Your weekend is always in view." Even on Monday, you can see Saturday. Nice, no?

Anyway, I spent some time on David Cheong's blog today and liked what I saw. I found his post, 5 Steps to Accomplishing Your Goals, to be very encouraging...but we've already given some goal-reaching tips here at the Agent Blog. And not that they don't bear repeating (do check out the 5 Steps post), but I found this later post, Developing Positive Patterns, to be a great help when it comes to setting and achieving goals.

Here's an excerpt:

If you feel you're going to be late, you will be. If you think you're always broke, you tend to be.

The trick to achieving your life goals and being happy is to minimise the negative patterns and reinforce the positive patterns. Focus on establishing the habits which lead to desired results. Eliminate the temptations to do bad and surround yourself with aids that encourage the good.

It really is a great post and I encourage you to take a look and see what negative influences you can cut out of your professional life. Because, like fellow blogger Penny once said, "...the measure of my success comes in understanding my goals then using them to prioritize my tasks so I can generate maximum revenue every day."

I hope the same will be true for you.