Welcome back to a new lecture. And this is arguably one of my favorite lectures of all time. I know I might have said that before. But I really do like this lecture. And I like a lot of the content in this course. But the reason being this is one of my favorites is because setting goals is the premise of being successful.

And to be successful, you have to manage the time you have efficiently. So according to Maslow, everyone has a desire to be successful. And the only way you can be successful is if there is a way to measure your success. Hence, why goals are the premise of success. And this lecture will be taking proven facts from some of the most successful people ever to exist, and applying that knowledge to set up effective goals in regards to time management. So let's get started.

All right, so we all know goals are important, right? Well, I'm going to talk about how Walt Disney set goals to become one of the most successful individuals to ever walk on this planet, among many reasons why he was successful. The underlying tree takes us back to setting goals. Walt's accomplished so much in his lifetime, and really after his lifetime, because of how he spent his time while he was alive. He was crazy productive because of the goals he set. Walt's strongest characteristic wasn't the fact that he would live his life by two words.

Think tomorrow won't believe that your actions have today support success for tomorrow. He was a visionary leader who didn't let today's activities and problems get in the way of effectively planning and creating his future. Walt knew the best way to predict the future was to create it. Guys, this is some powerful stuff, right? If he fell behind on his short term goals One day, he would pick up the slack the next day because of how strong his long term vision was. What is truly a phenomenal person to learn from And with Wally mind, the way I like to look at goals are like this.

You start with your long term goal. What is it that you want to achieve? Once you figure out what your long term goal is, you need to figure out what it will take to achieve it. This is what I call your short term goals. And this is when they come into play. These are like the stepping stones that will get you to your goal.

So once this roadmap is laid out, the last step is to actually do it. If you fall behind on your short term goals, aka your stepping stones, then you fall behind on your long term goal. It's really that simple. So what why am I telling you this? Well, you need to have a basic background in goal setting to understand why it's so important. So let's say your long term goal is to get into med school just throw an example out here.

Your short term goals would be to get a 3.8 GPA or higher during undergrad and to pass all necessary testing. So in America, we have the MCAT then you can break the goes down even further to figure out exactly what you need to do to achieve those. As I mentioned throughout the course, to effectively manage the time you have in this world, you need to put yourself in a position to succeed. The only way to measure if those changes are working or not, are with goals. productivity is measured through goals. In fact, setting great goals leads to great productivity.

But how do we set great goals? Well, I use a widely accepted technique called setting SMART goals, which stands for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely, the goals you set must be specific. Don't set a broad goal of being successful. You need to find exactly what being successful means. The next one measurable, the goals you set must be measurable. Just how successful Do you want to be put a measurable number and quantify it so you can work towards it.

Then your goals you set half To be attainable, there's no point in shooting for the stars. If you don't plan on having a rocket ship to get you there, okay? Build the rocket ship first to get to your dreams set challenging yet attainable goals, this is super important that most people overlook. Then another important component is the goals you set must also be relevant to what you're working towards. Just because you accomplish something doesn't mean it helps you get any further, you need to focus on relevancy as well. And lastly, the goals you set must have a timetable attached to it, we don't have infinite time.

So you need to say in X amount of days or X amount of weeks or X amount of years, I will achieve this. If you don't put a timeframe on it, you won't really be motivated to accomplish it, you need to be specific with it. bringing us back to our first one, which then goes through the lineup all over again. And this is what really entails a SMART goal. be deliberate when you set your goals through setting SMART goals. Today, we can achieve so much later down the line, it'll really boost your productivity.

It's important to not fall behind on your vision. If your goal is to make 350 cold calls a week, then you better be setting your short term goals of 50 cold calls a day, seven days a week. If you only make 41 day, you better make 60 the next it's okay to fall short every once in a while, as long as you pick up the slack The next day, bite sized pieces. That's all you have to think about. And that's what Walt did to build his empire. So boosts your productivity tremendously by setting and sticking to those small short term goals every single day.

It all adds up I promise and you'll reach your long term goal in no time. But that brings us to the end of this lecture. Goals are the backbone to succeeding at anything in life. Anything I ever talked about in any of my courses will always be goal focused because success S is measurable by goals. All right? If you want to effectively manage the time you have set SMART goals, work towards achieving them and never give up.

Remember, what you work towards today will be what you remembered by tomorrow. Walt Disney is like the epitome of that. Okay, but I hope this lecture helped put goals into perspective for you. goals can be the most powerful tool in maximizing your productivity if done right. Okay, but continue on with me as we talk about a few other productivity boosters that exists some good tips and tricks. So, I will see you in the next lecture.