S.M.A.R.T. Goals – Smart or Not So Smart? – Part One
For a long time I spoke about how S.M.A.R.T. goals are not always smart and how they have the potential to limit you and give you a false sense of accomplishment. Since my company, LMI-USA actually owns the registered trademark on S.M.A.R.T goals, I thought I would take a deep dive here and explain why this is still true and how you can blend in S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you make quantum leaps in the direction of your big dream goals for yourself personally and your organization.
There is an abundance of information out there regarding this topic. Content is being churned out by HR departments, universities, and other think tanks and bloggers; some of it good and a lot of it not so good.
Within this episode and over the next few episodes, I will explore and clearly define each element within this goal setting process. Learn the most effective and efficient way to apply this process properly and your results will be astonishing.
Dr. Koz (and effect!)
Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.
The Genesis Frequency Podcast / Success Ocean International / LMI-USA
Personal, Professional and Leadership Development
Developing Desire and Passion – Step 5
This episode will wrap up this mini-series about learning how to develop desire and passion, in yourself and others, and how it is a unique leadership skill that is essential for your desired growth.
I shared how desire and passion are necessary elements in the pursuit of worthy ideals especially when it comes to making those quantum leaps in the direction of all you desire to experience personally and professionally.
I shared key points from the book “The 5 Pillars of Leadership; How to Bridge the Leadership Gap” by Paul J. Meyer, founder of Leadership Management International and Rand Slechta, LMI’s current CEO, here’s one that relates to our series topic:
“The desire and passion with which you and your team members face a challenge is an essential part of the soul of your organization. Without it, you and your team lack spiritual guidance and creative expression. Without desire and passion, there is no intuition; missing is the still small voice within you to provide insight into both situations and people. Without desire and passion, all of your talents and abilities tend to lie fallow and unresponsive; your potential is hidden, buried and dormant.”
In the last episode I explored step four, this episode focuses on step five, our final step. It’s about going to work deliberately, every day, on our desired objective. Working harder. I really suggest going back and listening to all five of these episodes together and join me as I take a deep dive into all five steps to developing desire and passion as shared by these two brilliant authors in this spectacular book. I highly recommend you get your own copy.
Set the intention now to no longer allow your infinite potential to remain hidden, buried and dormant. Commit to not only listening to this podcast but also applying the wisdom shared to your unique situation and taking action based on what you take away from these episodes.
Click below to listen and get started now.
Dr. Koz (and effect!)
Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.
The Genesis Frequency Podcast – Success Ocean International – LMI-WORLD
The Frequency of Positive Expectancy
Maintaining a state of positive expectancy is a necessary element within the scope of doing things in a ‘Certain Way’ to make manifest the desires of your heart, personally and professionally. The frequency you establish by sustaining a state of positive expectancy is extremely attractive to your goals and aspirations.
William James, the Founder of American Psychology and author of the book “As a Man Thinketh” said: “The one thing that will guarantee the successful conclusion of a doubtful undertaking is faith in the beginning that you can do it.”
To make it more personal he also said it this way. I suggest you write this down and carry it with you, keep it with your written goals too: “Your belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.”
Positive expectancy is synonymous with faith and belief and it’s important to remember its place when it comes to the law of cause and effect. Cause produces an effect. When it comes to expectancy, faith and belief, it’s important to remember the polar opposite state of positive expectancy, which is a negative state, may drawn in undesirable results.
Ask yourself where you are in all of this. Begin your quest by doing things in a ‘Certain Way.’ Establish your frequency now as you make a fresh start. Listen in to this episode as I take a deeper dive into all of this in an effort to keep you in alignment with the ‘Certain Way.’ This will assure you make quantum leaps when it comes to your personal, professional and leadership development and goal achievement.
Dr. Koz (and effect!)
Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.
The Genesis Frequency Podcast – Success Ocean International – LMI-WORLD
Leadership Goal Prep – Mission – Image – Affirmation – Vision
As you start to lay out your course of action, you always want to begin with your mission and vision. What does the big picture look like that is inclusive of all your desires personally and professionally. This is also true for those of you operating a small business or working as an integral element in a corporate environment.
This episode is about laying the groundwork by examining not only your attitude around performance and productivity, but also your attitude as it relates to your infinite potential.
While you should establish a very specific personal and professional big picture goal, you’ll want to start with your overall mission / purpose and vision statement. Also consider your values. When these pieces are put in place you can get to work on your goals, making sure they are in alignment with the mission / purpose / vision. Your goals should always support your vision and the life you would love to lead.
When you consider the life experience, personally and professionally, that you would love to lead, you must also consider your self image. Begin at once to imagine and build a new one if necessary, casting away any negative attitudes and all that is not supportive of your ultimate, ideal vision.
I’ll discuss the use of affirmations and visualization as well in this episode as I take a deeper dive into all of the above.
Listen in now and begin at once to deliberately design the life you would love to live.
Dr. Koz (and effect!)
Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.
The Genesis Frequency Podcast / Success Ocean International
Wake Up – Design Your Life – Live Your Dream!
It’s that time of year again when you should take a look at where you are in terms of personal and professional development, transformation and goal achievement. As I write the notes for this show, there are less than two months left in this current year. It would serve you well to contrast where you were at this time last year compared to where you are now. Take a look at your personal and professional life. Look at what you really, really want to experience in your life.
Are you there yet? Are you closer? Do you keep getting stuck in the same place? Do you advance a little and then slip back into the same old place? Are you no further ahead than you were last year or the year before or the year before that?
It’s time now to decide exactly what you want for yourself, your small business or on your corporate team. Consider every area of your life; finances, time and money freedom, relationships, health and physical fitness and what you really want for you.
Maybe it’s even time to make your annual income your monthly income.
Take your imagination off the shelf and begin at once to deliberately design the life you would love to live on the canvas of your mind. The time to do this is NOW and YES, you can be, do and have it all when you learn to do things in a certain way.
Listen in now for some inspiration and guidance that will help you begin, then do it. Tell yourself no more excuses and don’t allow yourself to buy into all the reasons why you think you can’t. It’s time to believe “Yes I can, I will and I Am now becoming…”
Listen in NOW to get started!
Dr. Koz (and effect!)
Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.
The Genesis Frequency Podcast / Success Ocean International