Expectancy - The Key to 100% Goal Achievement

Expectancy - The Key to 100% Goal Achievement...

Expectancy... What does this term conjure up in your head when you hear it? Here's what Websters has to say...

Main Entry: ex·pec·tan·cy

Pronunciation: \-tən(t)-sē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ex·pec·tan·cies

Date: 1600

1 a : the act, action, or state of expecting expectancy that getting on any train gives us — John Updike> b : the state of being expected expectancy slightly greater than usual>

2 a : something expected expectancy> b : the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability expectancy>

I like definiton 2a - something expected. But what does it mean to expect something... Another definition may help...

Main Entry: ex·pect Pronunciation: \ik-ˈspekt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look — more at spy

Date: 1560

intransitive verb

1.1 archaic : wait, stay

1.2 : to look forward

1.3 : to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child —used in progressive tenses expecting next month>

transitive verb

2.1 archaic : await

2.2 : to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of expect them any minute now>

2.3 : suppose, think

2.4 a : to consider probable or certain b : to consider reasonable, due, or necessary c : to consider bound in duty or obligated expect you to pay your bills>

Now we are getting someplace... For purposes of this post, definitions 1.3 and 2.4a hit the nail on the head. You see, expectancy, as a principle in Goal Achievement, means "to believe", really BELIEVE that you possess the goal you seek in its full realization from the very moment of conception of the idea of the goal (with a deadline for its achievement) that is firmly held in your conscious thought.

This means, to become a 100% Goal Achiever you must fully internalize this belief... and expect to receive your goal without a doubt. Just as a woman who misses a menstrual cycle and has a positive EPT immediately knows with all her being that in due time she is going to deliver / receive a new baby, and is said to be and "expectant" mother, you must know with the same level of certainty that you are an "expectant" goal achiever!

When this is the case, a couple of things happen. First, the expectant mother begins to prepare to receive the child that she is anticipating. She is so confident that the child will arrive in due time (usually at least 7 - 8 months hence), that she begins to make preparations to receive HER baby. This takes the form of purchasing something to "receive" her goal (oh, I mean baby) in - a "receiving blanket", new born undergarments, diapers, etc... She will also set in motion a variety of more serious preparations such as painting a room for the nursery, purchasing nursery furniture, and in some cases even moving to a larger home, or buying a larger car to accommodate the expected new arrival. Why does she do all of these things? Because she is 100% confident and EXPECTS that she will deliver /receive HER child in due time, and her actions REINFORCE this expectancy…

Let me ask you a question. Once you've conceived a goal with a deadline for its attainment, do you actions reflect your expectancy, your trust, your belief, your faith? Or do they operated against your goal? Be honest with yourself. You see, you will never bring about a thing by doing the opposite of what is required to make it so...

Wow, this is powerful! Once the seed has been planted and conception has taken place, when we operate with expectancy, expectancy takes control, and all actions and behaviors - eating, sleeping, drinking, preparation, (sometimes called nesting) - reinforce the woman's expectancy, and that of the father too! What's even more interesting is the level of confidence that the expectant mother has that the child growing inside the womb is 100% real, just as real as the moment after delivery will be when it is birthed into the external, physical form world! (more about birthing in a later post... stay tuned)...

And so it must be with your goal achievement if you are to achieve your goals. If you want something in particular you must do something in particular, you must "expect" to receive your goal in physical form reality in due time. You must trust, you must believe, you must have faith - all of which lead to confidence - that confident assurance that what you seek will be yours. This is completely in line with the law of "seed time and harvest" (one of the 8 laws of goal achievement that I teach)

So the next time you set a goal with a clear deadline for its achievement, at that moment realize that you become "pregnant" with your goal. To avoid miscarriage (failure) from that point forward, you must do the things that will help your goal mature to the point of delivery. From that point forward you must act as if you already possess the goal you seek, and you must commence making preparations to receive it. You must go forward with expectancy, and you will receive your goal...

Until next time when we will talk about birthing your goal this is Mark J., Lifestyle Transformation Coach and Fellow Goal Achiever

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Wake Up Call!

It was late last night when I pulled myself out of bed to send out the following announcement about the up coming Goal Achiever's Knowledge Expansion Session - Monday, Sept 14th at 6:30pm in Santa Clara, CA (email invite below...)

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From: Mark Johnson [mailto:mark@hfimpact.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:48 AM
To: CJ
Subject: Update & Reminder - for this coming Monday's Goal Achiever Knowledge Expansion Session

Hello CJ,

The purpose of this note is to update you on the next Goal Achiever’s Knowledge Expansion Session, to be held this coming Monday evening, September 14^th, at 6:30pm – Biltmore Hotel in Santa Clara (101 and Montague Expressway). That’s right, we’ve moved the event! It’s time to expand…

The title of the sessions is TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE THROUGH 100% GOAL ACHEIVEMENT, and it is going to be really good! I do hope you can attend, and I encourage you to encourage others you know to register and attend with you! As always, coaching alumni clients need only reply to this email to reserve a seat.

To register click this link: http://www.eventbee.com/view/hfimpact/event?eid=62516. Because of the change in venue, the fee has increased slightly to $19.95.

There is urgency… the event is only 6 days away!

For a calendar of upcoming Knowledge Expansion Sessions click this link - http://www.hfimpact.com/events/sessions.php,

To access regular motivational tips that will help you set and achieve life-transforming goals, follow me on Twitter at @ www.twitter.com/boxesltscoach, you can even elect to do so to your cell phone via SMS Text Messaging if you like, to receive these bite-sized nuggets of motivation in real time!

Finally, for deeper insights into a variety of Goal Achievement topics check out my blog at www.ThereIsUrgency.com. There is a great recent post – “Do You Have an Exit Strategy?” Well worth the three minute read!

Cheers,

Mark J.
Lifestyle Transformation Coach
Motivational Speaker
Goal Achiever

P.S. Here’s a great 40 minute video by Dr. Srikumar Rao, UC Berkley – Haas School of Business Professor, and author of the book "Are You Ready to Succeed?”. It was recorded at Google's Mountain View HQ. I urge you to view this video. Click the following link to do so - http://bit.ly/176YhZ

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As I was preparing to send the note it occurred to me that I hadn't filtered the distribution list for local people only which meant that the note was heading all over the world promoting an event that most people could not attend. But it being after 2am in the morning, I decided I was just too tired to change course so I pressed "Start Merge". After returning to sleep for a couple of hours and sleeping in a bit, at about 7:00am Pacific I reached from my cell phone to check the time and saw the following email message message from CJ...

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From: CJ
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:38 AM
To: 'Mark Johnson'
Subject: RE: Update & Reminder - for this coming Monday's Goal Achiever Knowledge Expansion Session

Mark –

Thank you so much for keeping in touch and keeping me on your e-mail list. While your seminars are not in a good location for me to attend I love your insights. This morning I sat with my morning coffee and decided to read you blog. I am a firm believer that when you met up or hear from someone in your past that they have something to teach you or you have something to teach them. Having received several of your e-mail notices you finally got my attention. This morning I thought, why do I keep getting these e-mails from Mark? It is very interesting that he has a new career but why do I keep getting these e-mails. Then I hit myself in the forehead and thought duh! I have something to learn from him today.

In reading your most recent blogs I realizing I have forgotten to have an exit strategy from my current position. I will have been at my present company for over 15 years that is just too long. I learned years ago that you are never an expert in your own firm and sometimes even in your own town. I have become complacent and need to determine what I want to do next.

Reflecting on ‘what to do next’ this morning while typing you this message, I came to the full realization that I have some medical issues that I am dealing with so I have to take care of them first. I had joint surgery last December the has caused my opposite joint to degrade faster. Living in extreme pain gets in the way of other portions of your life. It is difficult to focus on other life aspects when your physical well-being is taking all of your energy. So I will work through that first.

Putting ‘skin in the game’ as you say I am committing to myself to get myself back in better physical shape so that I can refocus my energy away from the pain. I have an appointment with my surgeon next week. This will be the 4^th time I have seen him about follow-up pain this year. It is time to push through the F.U.D .and make the commitment to taking care of myself to move forward to wellness. I know that I need to have another surgery so I am making a personal goal to have that surgery completed this fall , be on the road to physical recovery by Thanksgiving and be back to work before the end of the year.

Take care. I’ll keep you posted -- I am wide awake and won’t need coffee for a few days!

CJ

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When I read CJ's note it suddenly all made sense. I was in the flow of energy, and belief, and so I went with it and it was given back to me in spades! I was encouraged, and strengthened. So I picked up the phone and called CJ to thank her for the response and found her in tears. We had a wonderfully healing conversation that blessed us both!

You see, as the now famous adage from Samuel Golden Rule Jones goes - What I want for myself, I want for everyone". So the moral of the story... you never know who needs to hear what you have to say until after you say it! So take action, push send on the damn email. Believe that you can and you will. Face the fear and do it anyway. Take action, and expect a reaction.

Cheers,

Mark J.

Do you have an Exit Strategy?

Did you know that the question mark “?” is the most powerful punctuation symbol in all languages? Its true! You see, the ? is the key to all learning and knowledge expansion. It is by asking questions that we are able to unlock the secrets to many mysteries of life, solve countless problems, and achieve our worthwhile goals. One of the most important questions to ask yourself as soon as possible in life is – What is my Exit Strategy? This question is important regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur who owns his or her own business, or you are employed in some career or profession. If you are a business owner, knowing the answer to this question as early as possible in the development of your business, before you begin would be great - is an absolute necessity. Why? Because the absolute worst time to think about your exit strategy is when you are ready, or need to exit! Take it from me; I know the truth of this statement first hand – news at 11:00pm – stay tuned…

Yesterday I was purchasing some logo embroidered clothing from a merchant for one of my children when I struck up a conversation with the shop owner (let’s call him John). It seems that John’s shop actually manufacturers the clothing by embroidering the logos onto various garments. They do an outstanding and high quality job of this and had an impressive display of logos that they have done over 23 years in the business. As the conversation progressed, I could tell that the “thrill had gone” from the business for John. He began to explain how the business had tanked from a high of twenty six team members and several million dollars a year in gross sales, to two employees in addition to himself, and far less in gross revenue as a result of the recession. He expressed how after 23 years he was exhausted and wanted out.

Not appearing to be that old, I mused that he must have started the business when he was in high school, to which he responded, “I did!”. Then John related an exciting story of how the business grew from the humble beginnings in his parents’ garage, and how much fun and good fortune he had experienced along the way. Then he described how he had burned out, how he was really exhausted and just wanted to exit. The only problem is, John stated, that the current economy is the absolute worst time to exit (an epiphany to John). He was stuck, out of steam, and in a situation where he was facing the reality of exiting the business with very little to show for 23 years of hard work.

John is a perfect example of someone who failed to establish an exit strategy for this stage of his career, and is now paying the price – exciting business entrepreneur turned indentured servant. What’s worse, other than simply walking away, he doesn’t even have the energy to seek out a methodology to sell the business for what little he could get out of it.

Can you relate to this story? Are you stuck in a dead in job with no consciousness of how to get out into something more in line with your long term objectives? Are you like John with no clear date by which you plan to redeem your time by retiring, and the level of asset accumulation that will be required to allow you to continue living at the level you desire? Remember, there is urgency for all of us (if you don’t believe me just add 100 to your birthday to find the date by which there is 99% probability that your life will be over). John has other things that inspire him, other things that he wants to pursue, but he has failed to ask himself (and answer) the one question that would have enabled him to end his business career in the custom embroidering business on a high note – What is my Exit Strategy? And given the 7 year business cycles, when should I time my exit to take away the maximum benefit from my labors?

Don’t make the same mistake that John made, or that I made for that matter the first time around when I started and ran the company InER-G Solutions, Ltd. Stop right now and ask yourself the following question – What is my Exit Strategy?

If you would like to gain more insights into the answers to this question, mark your calendar and plan to join me on Monday evening September 14^th at the Biltmore Hotel for the next Goal Acheiver’s Knowledge Expansion Session – What’s My Exit Strategy? Registration details will be posted tomorrow.

Cheers,

Mark J.