Ready, Set, Goals - Day 7: Who Are Your Success Proponents and Opponents?

Now you have narrowed your goals and dreams even more and you need to identify who your success proponents and opponents are. You should be clear about what you will accomplish and why you want to accomplish it. Now you need to think about who is going to be cheering you on and who will be rooting against you.

The people rooting against you may not even realize they are doing it. They may think they are just asking you to be realistic. Well what does that mean? Realistic? Was Thomas Edison realistic when he told people he had an idea for a light bulb? Were the Wright brothers realistic when they told people they wanted to make a machine that would fly? Was Alexander Graham Bell realistic? Was Abraham Lincoln? Was Sojourner Truth? Was Henry Ford? Was Barak Obama? Are you?
Exercise 10:

You are going to make four lists. For this exercise limit each list to a maximum of 25 names. You can add to or complete your list later.

Your first list will be the people you see or speak to at least 5 times a week. This should include family members, friends, co-workers, associates, etc.

These are your Core Influencers (sometimes called your Inner Circle). The people you spend the most time with.

Your second list will be people you see or speak to at least once a week. Their influence is minimal, but just as important.

Your third list will be people you see or speak to occasionally. These are people you know, people you have met, but do not communicate with on a regular basis.

Your fourth list will be people you would like to meet in order to help or assist you in reaching your goals. Think big here. If you need to meet Warren Buffet, write his name down. If you need to meet the mayor of your city, write their name down. If you need to meet Jack Canfield, write his name down. Who do you need or want to meet?

Just to show you what I mean, I’ll share my list with you:

1. Bob Proctor

2. Gerry Robert

3. Mark Victor Hansen (met him 11/18/2009)

4. Willie Mays (yes the ‘Say Hey Kid”)

5. Oprah Winfrey

6. Barak and Michelle Obama

7. Arnold Schwarzenegger

8. Donald Trump

9. Robert Kiyosaki

10. Robert G. Allen (met him on 11-19-09)

11. Rodney Holmes (a really great drummer)

12. Mike Bibby (my all time favorite Sac Kings player)

13. Chris Webber (my all time favorite Sac Kings player)

14. Mary Tyler Moore

15. Bill Gates

16. Warren Buffet

17. Jack Canfield

18. Vic Johnson

19. Jim Bellacera (met him on 11/12/09)

20. Joe and Gavin Maloof (Sac Kings owners)

21. Tiger Woods (yes I know he has issues, but he was on there)

I have various reasons for wanting to meet these people on my list. Many of the reasons have more to do with what I can do fro them, than what they can do for me. There is a story behind why many of these people are on my list.

Once you have finished your four lists I want you to ask yourself these questions about each person on your list.

Does this person speak empowering, motivating, high-energy words?

Does this person think big? Do they think triumphant?

Does this person have goals they are going for?

Is this person, “Going for the most amazing life they can? Period.”

Does this person encourage you when you share your goals and dreams?

Put a star next to all the names on all your list that you can say “yes” to above questions regarding them.


Exercise 11:

Leave a comment at the end of this post for Day #7 and write the name of one of the people from your fourth list. Write the name of the one you think would be the most challenging for you to meet.

I’ll start it off by leaving a comment first.