BE A PEAK PERFORMER

peak images1Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

There is a component inherent in the goal decision-making process which involves your capacity for making good decisions. Without understanding your own limits, you run the risk of making poor decisions, which can lead to failure instead of success.  In order to perform at peak and achieve the utmost in your goals, you need to be aware of your capacity for making the best decisions. 

  • Recognize your limits.

You are only one person, with a limited amount of time, energy, and mental sharpness at your disposal. So you need to make sure you're not taking on too many goals. This may mean limiting the number of goals you’ll work on this year. After speaking with hundreds of people over the past three years, I've discovered many are overachievers (sound familiar?). They all have big ideas and more goals than can realistically be completed in one year.

Having too many goals means that you are trying to divide your time, energy, and resources into too many pieces. If you only have five hours a day to devote to your goals, and you have 10 different goals to accomplish, you run the risk of making little progress or not accomplishing your goals at all. I advise that you limit yourself to one goal in every major category: health, wealth, personal relationships, and personal growth/development.

  • Identify and take advantage of your peak hours.

Everyone, including you, has a set of "peak hours" during the day where they feel fresh, alert, and mentally sharp. You should try to do the most important and most difficult work during these peak hours. That's because your energy, alertness, and mental acuity fade as time goes on.

You wouldn't want to make crucial decisions when you're feeling tired or when your brain is sluggish. Figure out when you are at your best and reserve that time for your toughest and most essential goal-setting work.  Listen to the following comment from one of my mentors about peak hours:

Using peak hours is something I learned the hard way. All my life I have been an early riser. I get up at about 4:30 or 5 a.m. each morning and work until 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. at night.  Over the years, I discovered that decisions I made after 3 p.m. were not productive. When I talked to people on the phone, I would hang up feeling that I hadn't expressed myself clearly. When I met with clients, I would leave the meeting feeling like it hadn't gone as well as I had envisioned. Eventually, I realized that my peak hours are between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Once I discovered this time period is when I am at my best, I stopped making important decisions outside of that time period. (Of course, sometimes situations force me to make decisions after 3 p.m. in the afternoon, but I avoid this if at all possible.) I reserve the time between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. for talking with clients, meeting with colleagues, and speaking on the phone. After 3 p.m., I stay away from interacting with people and I focus on paperwork. This way, I don't end up making decisions that could have a major impact on others when I'm tired or lacking mental clarity – like signing contracts or interviewing a potential employee.”

All the wealthy people I know have put the ‘peak hour’ strategy to use for decades. They learned when they are most mentally sharp and always scheduled their most important activities during that time.

Three Keys to Maximizing Your Goal Performance

There are three important success techniques you can learn to use that will ensure you always work at your level best and avoid taking on too much at once.

1.  Be realistic in setting target dates for accomplishing your goals.

You may be setting yourself up for disappointment if you schedule exactly when your goals are to be completed. It is advisable that you set target dates; this will relax your anxiety while increasing your enthusiasm. Your plan must be realistic, manageable, and break down beautifully and simply. This will enable you maximize your goal performance for success. The key here is your goal for the year has to be realistic and you have to monitor the results each month.

2.  Keep a flexible mindset.

There will be many steps you take towards your goals. And at times, you might feel like you're taking two steps forward and one step back.  But no matter how the process is going, keep a flexible mindset! You may find it isn't possible to meet some targets; this by no means makes you a failure. It is part of the learning process that will help you achieve present and future goals the best way you can.

3.  Don't be afraid to ask for ideas and help.

Surely, you’ll have to learn how to trust yourself to find solutions to obstacles along your path to achievement. But you should never feel like you're alone in this process. You can always ask friends, family members, coworkers, and assorted experts (like me) to give you advice, suggestions, and support. Other people are a great resource for compassion, support, guidance, and applause.

Whenever I find myself in a circumstance in which my goals are stalled, I always pause and ask myself, “Who can I ask for assistance?” The opening question is always the same – I explain what I am trying to accomplish in reference to my goals and ask the person, “What are your thoughts?

You will be surprised how helpful and creative other people can be!  Put your ego and shyness aside and begin ASKING FOR IDEAS. This will work with any of your goals; personal or professional.  You will find that your colleagues and friends will be willing and able to make suggestions that will make all the difference in completing your goal. My point in this post is for you to be careful to avoid the tendency towards piling too much on your plate. Know your capacity limits and you can fly safe and achieve your goals!

 

 

I am a Social Media Marketing Strategist and Facebook Marketing Expert, a business coach, seminar resource person, published and serial entrepreneur. I help businesses to get extraordinary results from their marketing campaign thus ensuring steady increase in their incomes.

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