By Michael Gidlewski

A Harvard University study and numerous other studies reveal that, of 100 people who retire at age 65, three are independently wealthy, 10 live comfortably with some excess income, 60 barely get by, and 27 are completely dependent on outside support.

What makes the difference in these groups?

The major difference is that the top three percent had set clearly defined goals and had placed them in writing. And this group accomplished 80 percent more than the rest of the survey. Consider what difference 80 percent more in results could mean for you and your business.

The next 10 percent have goals “in mind” but have no written plans for their accomplishment. The middle 60 percent sometimes wishes for something, but because they have no real meaningful goals, their wishes remain merely dreams. The bottom 27 percent have no goals except to exist. They spend a lifetime depending on outside help.

The conclusion is clear: A lifelong goals program is essential to success.

Study after study, book after book, validates this information. All high achievers take the time to plan and create clearly defined goals and action plans to achieve those goals. Effective planning and goal-setting take you more than halfway to execution and improves your results more than 80 percent.

I ask you: Is it worth it for you to become one of the top three percent of high achievers and dramatically improve your results?

Goal-setting and goal-achievement are about deciding to make a commitment to your own personal and professional success. Make a decision today to take control of your life. The rubber meets the road when you set goals and develop a basis for action.

Don’t wait another minute. You only get one chance at this life. Your life is not a dress rehearsal; it’s the real thing. It’s really about your commitment to your commitment.

Make no mistake about it: A life of meaning and purpose needs goals and specific plans of action to achieve them. Consider them the pulse of your life.

Click here for a webinar entitled “The Power of Goal Setting: In Your Job Search and Your Career.”

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Michael Gidlewski is President of West Chester-based Achievement Unlimited, Inc., as well as a growth catalyst and motivational speaker. He works with motivated business owners and entrepreneurs to clearly define the elements of what they dearly want their businesses and lives to look like, then helps them connect all the moving parts that make up those visions to consistent action and habits. Michael can be reached at 610-793-6609 or via e-mail at michael@achievable.com.

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