It’s not to say you can’t achieve goals that aren’t written, but it makes it a lot harder. And scholarly studies have proven it.

According to a study in the Dominican, simply writing your goals down gives you a 33% higher chance of achieving any goal you set.

Debunking Myths | Achieving Any Goal

Before I get into the study I want to debunk a common myth. A lot of personal development books quote a Yale and/or Harvard study that said “Only 3% of graduates set goals.”

20 years later, researchers found the 3% of people who set goals earned 10X of their fellow graduates who didn’t set goals. This is an urban myth. Now, here are some goal setting strategies that will set you up for success, based on real science!

Goal Setting Study | Achieving Any Goal

A study in the Dominican took 267 people from the ages of 23-72, participants came from all over the world and all different professions.

The types of goals included things like completing a project, increasing income, getting organized, reducing work anxiety, and learning new skills. 

Here’s how the study measured each group:

Group One

This group was asked to only think deeply about their goals and what they wanted to accomplish over the next month. They did not write their goals down.

Group Two

The second group thought deeply about their goals and write them all down.

Group Three

This group thought about their goals regularly, wrote them down, and made a list of action items to help them achieve it. 

Group Four

This group thought about their goals, wrote them down, made a list of action items and shared them with a friend.

Group Five

The final group did all the actions of group four and also had a weekly progress report with a friend.

Goal Setting Group Results

The results are pretty incredible:

• Group 1: 43% success rate 

• Groups 2-3: 56% success rate  

• Group 4: 64% success rate 

• Group 5: 76% success rate

Can you believe these results!? That’s the power of a plan to help you achieve your goals, no matter if they are big or small.

Now, think of a goal you have in your life right now..

It could be something like doubling your income, getting in incredible shape or achieving an huge. 

Now….imagine giving yourself a 43% – 76% chance to make that goal happen by using these simple steps.

That’s the power of goal setting. | Achieving Any Goal

Next Steps

This is the year to finally turn ambition into a solid plan.

It starts by creating a vision of what you want to achieve and creating goals to help turn your vision into reality.

Goals are the bridge between dreams and success.

Now, this doesn’t mean that magically all your goals will come to life if you are like the participants of group number five.

For example, if your goal is to make a million dollars in 30 days and you’re broke right now, that’s gonna be tough. Although, not impossible. 🙂

But, creating goals that are challenging is extremely important! You want to make sure not to set the bar too low but also make sure they are attainable.

Set it high enough with a great time frame to make it achievable and challenge yourself. As Michelangelo once said, “The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and achieving our mark.” 

ATTACK YOUR GOALS 

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But as you know, death comes for everyone eventually. If you’re like most people, you accept that and don’t try to do too much research to learn more.

Besides, people know they should exercise more and eat less yet most people are constantly eating fast food and watching Netflix instead of exercising.

But what if there was a way to put your old beliefs aside and learn how to stop yourself from getting older?

The Science of Cells That Never Get Old

So can you really stop aging? Yes and no, according to expert biologist Elizabeth Blackburn. She talks more about it in her epic TED Talk, “The science of cells that never get old.”

The talk gets very in-depth on the science of aging and stress. It’s a bit complicated so here’s a quick summary if you don’t have time for the 20-minute video.

Elizabeth studied the DNA known as chromosomes, specifically telomeres. At the end of the chromosome are known as telomeres.

• In her research, she found that chromosome wear and tear is inevitable in the duplication process of cells. But she found that some cells called Tetrahymena never get old and die like the others.
• She found that stress was the biggest indicator of the shortening of these chromosomes.
• Main point → More stress, equals more destruction of chromosomes which means the quicker you’ll meet the grim reaper.

Again this is very simplified but it shows the power of stress on your body. And most people live in a common state of stress all the time. Even little worries like getting mad at traffic or frustrated with people on social media is a stress.

The key to a long and healthy life is one with less stress. Here’s how you can do it.

Reduce Stress in Your Life

The study found that there most people deal with stress in two ways. The first gets upset, thinks negatively, and sees stress as a threat. The second group of people see a stressful situation as a challenge and actually get energy from it. Instead of getting mad or angry they get energized to find a solution.

To act more like the second group you need to have the right habits and routines to set yourself up for success. Use these tricks to stay prepared for inevitable stressful situations.

• Exercise: Spend at least 30 minutes per day exercising. This will help keep cortisol levels low and stay energized.
• Eat Healthy Foods: High fat, high carb foot will rob you of energy and make it hard for your body to process everything. Try and meal prep to avoid the temptation of cheap and easy to access fast food.
• Disconnect from Social Media: Those social media arguments and political debates aren’t helping your stress and anxiety levels. Minimize social media to minimize unnecessary stress in your life.
• Meditate: Disconnect from the world with meditation.

on a regular basis. I promise you’ll feel better and enjoy the time away from the screens.

Hopefully, this Ted talk will give you the inspiration to start helping you cope with stress better in your life. Remember, more stress equals a quicker demise.

Quit worrying about the small stuff and start the habits that will help you live a long, healthy, and prosperous life.

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