RAP Challenge Day 3: Get Smart About Goals

Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Keith Ferrazzi

Welcome to Day 3 of our Relationship Action Plan Challenge, designed to give you just a small taste of the system I teach at the Relationship Masters Academy, currently enrolling for the March 4 class.

Today's Challenge: Get Smart About Goals

Most people who read this blog are probably working toward some kind of goal - from experience I know my readers to be motivated and ambitious. I'm willing to bet that for most of you (or at least those who didn't read Who's Got Your Back!), that goal is some form of performance goal: Get the promotion. Increase revenue x%. Lose 10 lbs.

Today I challenge you to develop a Learning Goal to compliment your performance goal. Learning Goals are qualitative, mini-goals that define what you need to learn to help yourself achieve a specific performance goal. As long as you do the work, there’s no way to fail at a Learning Goal.

So for examples:
"Get the promotion" --->Learn 5 new techniques for being a better manager.
"Increase revenue" ---> Improve your bookkeeping skills.
"Lose 10 lbs" ----> Learn to exercise better portion control.

Get the picture? Write down those learning goals and make a plan to make them happen!

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  1. Joel Witherspoon says:
    October 10, 2009 at 8:41 pm
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    Hello,
    I was a participant in today's UoP event. I was impressed today, just as I was at my commencement in July, at the candor of your message. I chose to use the time today to become vulnerable to complete strangers in the hope that they would do the same in order to build a connection. It worked. Thanks for creating the safe environment which enabled me to be open and build connections.

    My next step is to take the ideas from today and the strategies and tactics of your book and combine them with what I have learned in Peter Senge's "The Fifth Discipline" in order to create a leaning organization built on the learning goals of individuals. In my mind, I can see that they are not exclusive; they are both a necessary part of a singular principle.

    Thanks for your help.

  2. Love it. Am working on goals and the concept of extending into learning goals makes this ever more meaningful.

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