The New Science of Goal Setting
by Kevin Hogan
People ask me, "What are your goals?"
Sometimes I just blurt out, "I don't know."
I'm going to come to why that is shortly.
You've probably seen and heard of the most commonly accepted "elements" of goal setting. However, there are two crucial elements in goal setting and attainment. What are they?
- The degree of the goal.
- The intensity of the goal.
These two things will determine, in large part, whether you will achieve the goal.
The more difficult a goal and the more specific the goal is, the more likely you are to have high performance.
Now, that doesn't mean that you will attain THE goal, it means that those two factors integrate into high performance, top performance, the best overall results.
Make sense?
I don't like money goals, but let's use one for simplicity's sake.
Goal is to earn $100,000 next year.
OK, that's good, but "$131,400" will likely create better performance because the brain perceives it as more specific.
A lot of people think you should set easy goals.
Nothing wrong with that, just realize they lead to much poorer overall performance.
Crucial Elements of Goal Setting
- Difficult goals
- Specific goals
Data from almost 1/2 of a MILLION people shows that this is what works. This is not some new age philosophy or what "Kevin thinks," this is what works in real life with real people all over the world. This is the science of goal setting.
Goals should be difficult and specific.
OK, that's in the SETTING of the goal.
What about along the way...on the journey?
The critical elements of goal getting are... 
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Kevin Hogan
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