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November 2, 2023
Set a date with destiny.
So there I was, sitting in a performance review with the supervisor that I did not respect. I was looking forward to getting it over with so that I could get on to more important things. However, she did say one thing to me that really stayed with me. She happened to mention that a motivational speaker by the name of Tony Robbins was doing a special event called Date with Destiny. For some reason, that phrase just resonated in my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. When was my date with destiny? When was I really going to begin doing something that mattered?
About a year later, I left that staffing company. Although I was working as an owner in another staffing company I wasn’t doing any staffing. But one day, I filled in for one of our recruiters who happen to be out. She scheduled an appointment with a gentleman who was a salesperson in a large printing company. We developed a great rapport and before he left, he pulled out an index card from his wallet and showed it to me. It happened to be a handwritten goal list for the previous year. He’d written it in pencil and he also had the results for every goal he’d set. Frankly, it blew my mind and my life has never been the same since that day. Looking back, I realize that that was my date with destiny.
I began writing goals down in the year 2000. Since 2023, I’ve completed every goal I’ve set which now total 5,800. Goalsetting became prevalent in every aspect of my life from weight loss, to sales, to travel, to writing books, and to marking special days with special people. I could not have accomplished any of this had I not started to write my goals down. So, how about you? Are you writing your goals down? If you did, you are in the minority, but bravo! If not, I’m challenging you to start writing them down and checking them off. There is nothing like the thrill of seeing what you thought you could not do become a reality. That’s what I want for you. The time is now; the day is here. I’m challenging you to seize your date with destiny! “A goal, perfectly set, is halfway reached.” - Zig Ziglar Let me hear from you.
This excerpt is taken from my most popular seminar of all-time entitled Designing Your Destiny. I encourage you to click here to register for my live in person Designing Your Destiny seminar on Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 9 AM to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time at the Comfort Suites in Manheim, PA. This event will also be available through live streaming.
About a year later, I left that staffing company. Although I was working as an owner in another staffing company I wasn’t doing any staffing. But one day, I filled in for one of our recruiters who happen to be out. She scheduled an appointment with a gentleman who was a salesperson in a large printing company. We developed a great rapport and before he left, he pulled out an index card from his wallet and showed it to me. It happened to be a handwritten goal list for the previous year. He’d written it in pencil and he also had the results for every goal he’d set. Frankly, it blew my mind and my life has never been the same since that day. Looking back, I realize that that was my date with destiny.
I began writing goals down in the year 2000. Since 2023, I’ve completed every goal I’ve set which now total 5,800. Goalsetting became prevalent in every aspect of my life from weight loss, to sales, to travel, to writing books, and to marking special days with special people. I could not have accomplished any of this had I not started to write my goals down. So, how about you? Are you writing your goals down? If you did, you are in the minority, but bravo! If not, I’m challenging you to start writing them down and checking them off. There is nothing like the thrill of seeing what you thought you could not do become a reality. That’s what I want for you. The time is now; the day is here. I’m challenging you to seize your date with destiny! “A goal, perfectly set, is halfway reached.” - Zig Ziglar Let me hear from you.
This excerpt is taken from my most popular seminar of all-time entitled Designing Your Destiny. I encourage you to click here to register for my live in person Designing Your Destiny seminar on Thursday, October 12, 2023 from 9 AM to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time at the Comfort Suites in Manheim, PA. This event will also be available through live streaming.
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