Reach Your Goals with these Two Simple Strategies, Ep #84

<p>How can you increase your productivity and effectiveness to reach your goals? There are two things I implement in my personal and professional life that have transformed my productivity. Even better, one of the strategies is backed by solid <em>Harvard</em> research. Tune in to this episode of the Retirement Made Easy podcast to learn more! </p> <h2>You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...</h2> <ul> <li>[2:06] How to get a FREE retirement assessment</li> <li>[3:25] Why we are so big on goal-setting</li> <li>[5:21] The recipe for success: The Essential 6</li> <li>[9:00] Increase the odds of accomplishing your goals</li> <li>[16:52] Create a plan for what you want to accomplish</li> <li>[17:32] A couple’s guide to a dream retirement</li> </ul> <h2>The recipe for success: The Essential 6</h2> <p>75 years ago, a wealthy man by the name of Charles Schwab hired a man named Ivy Lee (later recognized as the founder of modern public relations). He asked him to create a recipe to help him become more productive and efficient. Ivy Lee gave him a strategy but insisted—to find success—that he had to do it consistently for 30 days. </p> <p>He asked Charles to pay him whatever he thought the results were worth after the 30 days were up. So Charles did what he was told consistently and was <em>blown away.</em> He wrote Ivy Lee a check for $25,000 (which was the equivalent of $229,000 based on inflation). How was this ‘recipe’ worth $229,000? What <em>was</em> the recipe for success? </p> <p>Write out the 6 things you want to accomplish in your next day by order of priority. The next morning, start on one and work your way through the list. At the end of the day, write your goals for the next day. I do this in my personal and professional life. Even if it’s as simple as mowing the grass or mailing a card, I’m more productive and succeed at reaching my goals.</p> <p>Do this for 30 days and let me know how it works for you!</p> <h2>The groundbreaking Harvard study</h2> <p>In 1979, some research conducted at