Inspiring Quantum Leap Work Goals

So uninspired. That's how I felt. Worse bit is, it was only the start of the year! Which is why I sat down this morning to review my work goals.

Two minutes into the review, I thrashed the whole "Work Goals File" and decided to tackle them afresh.



First Steps to Work Goals


I started out with a couple of easy questions, you know the ones that are supposed to get your juices going, i.e.:

• What is it that I want in terms of work for 2010?

      a) Disgusting amounts of mullah
      b) To caught up in something new and exciting

• What would I get out of achieving these work goals?

      a) Sense of security
      b) An overwhelming sense of accomplishment 
      c) More passion for work

• How would I feel when I achieve these?

     Ecstatic, gleeful, able to say, “In your face!”  to critics!  

•  How do I achieve these?

       Cut down on naps? Well, there’s also attending more
       networking sessions and more aggressive marketing. 


Hmmm. Okay, I had a bit of fun doing it but the final product still lacked that special oomph. That’s when the “quantum leap changes” came to mind. Back to the drawing board.

Quantam Leap Goals


“The beginning of anything always depends on the willingness of one person to believe in something others cannot see.” That’s from Saying It Right by Loretta Malandro, a book I had read recently.


Totally agree with her. Your head has to be overflowing with inspiring images so that it can propel you into transforming a not-so-exciting life into one that makes even Paris Hilton sit up All of which can be accomplished with the insertion of a few choice words into sad sound resolutions.


(By the way, yes, I totally disagree with that local radio station that’s been telling people to stick to “realistic” resolutions. Where is the fun in that?)


Malandro insists that some words only encourage small steps of progress. Listen carefully now, these are the lackluster words you should trash in 2010, i.e.:

• improve
• increase
• recover
• advance
• better
• enhance
• develop
• expand
• a cut above
• one step at a time.

You must be surpirsed by the list. It certainly had me doing a bit of deleting on my carefully typed out goals.


For that big quantum leap of change you want in 2010, try using phrases such as:

• No. 1 in
• dramatically change
• significantly alter
• create unprecedented
• surpass all others
• lead the market
• the courage to …..
• raising the bar
• upping the ante
• produce extraordinary results.

If you happen to be totally left-brained, throw in some numbers. For example:
I will dramatically reduce (by at least by 50%) the number of times I will snigger when my boss says “mewlion” instead of “million”.

(Okay, not the greatest example, but i'm guessing it will work!)

There you go. And I hope you noted the phrase, quantum leap.

Remember dump the old style of churning out lame goals and aim for those that shout with vigour and passion. And tell me all about ‘em.