How to set goals - 3 Questions to ask yourself by Jay Shetty

Many people set goals, but most do not achieve them. Jay Shetty shares 3 questions you need to answer when setting goals.

1. Are your goals too vague and not specific enough?
2. Are your goals to grand to be achievable?
3. Are you surrounded by the right people?

Make sure you know why you want to achieve something, how it will be possible and who will help you get there. The more detail the better. That's why writing down your goals is so important.

The Harvard MBA program is extremely competitive, and today admits approximately 15% of applicants. In the 60’s the acceptance rate was about 30%, down to 25% in the 70s, and has fluctuated between 10-15% ever since. Students who make it past the application process are typically standouts, and already fairly successful by most traditional definitions – they have an undergraduate degree, typically three to five years of work experience and were considered suitable for acceptance into the Harvard Business School.

The average Harvard MBA graduate starts at $115K with a $20K signing bonus. Nonetheless, some graduates of the Harvard MBA program end up being MUCH more successful than others in the long run.
(Source: Harvard’s MBA Statistics Page)

So, Why Do 3% of Harvard MBAs Make Ten Times as Much as the Other 97% Combined ?

The answer is a simple question: “Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?” In 1979, interviewers asked new graduates from the Harvard’s MBA Program and found that :

84% had no specific goals at all
13% had goals but they were not committed to paper
3% had clear, written goals and plans to accomplish them
In 1989, the interviewers again interviewed the graduates of that class. You can guess the results:

The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84 percent who had no goals at all.
Even more staggering – the three percent who had clear, written goals were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97 percent put together.

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(Source: from the book What They Don’t Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack)

Credits:
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.