Page 24 - Hard Goals

Introduction 15

For each statement, give yourself a score from 1 (which
means never) to 7 (which means always). For example, if I were
to respond to “When I fl ip a coin, I correctly guess heads or
tails,” I would give myself a score of 4 because I correctly guess
“heads or tails” about half the time (and 4 is the halfway point
between 1 and 7).
If I were to consider “I love eating caulifl ower,” I would
score this item 1 because, well, I really don’t like caulifl ower
(and 1 means never).
And fi nally, go with your fi rst response; don’t second-guess
your answers.

1. Something inside of me keeps pushing me to achieve
this goal, even when things get in my way.
2. When I think about this goal, I feel really strong
emotions.
3. I mentally own this goal; it doesn’t belong to my boss,
spouse, doctor, or anybody other than me. Even if
somebody else initially gave me the idea for it, it’s 100
percent my goal now; I own it heart and soul.
4. My goal is so vividly pictured in my mind that I can
tell you exactly what I will be seeing, hearing, and feel-
ing at the precise moment my goal is attained.
5. I use lots of visuals to describe my goal (such as pic-
tures, photos, drawings, or mental images).
6. My goal is so vividly described in written form that I
could literally show it to other people and they would
know exactly what I’m trying to achieve.