Posted by admin on 30 Dec 2007 11:04 pm. Filed under
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It’s been a nice break from the busy phones in the office and the traveling. We have all enjoyed the break with Family and are now preparing for the new year. I wanted to share a fairly personal story about 2007 and hopefully it will inspire you to set aggressive goals for 2008. In January of 2007 I met with my brother Wes (our office and financial manager) and informed him that we were going to double our sales, period, end of story no other options. It was difficult to say because it was such an aggressive goal but I came to the conclusion that you must speak with certainty when setting goals. Also, to give yourself the best chance of success failure cannot be an option. We committed as a company to doubling our sales. We didn’t even know how it would happen - we just made the commitment to doing whatever it took - no matter what! I am more than happy to report we had reached our goal by Mid-November. I learned a very valuable lesson about setting goals. First, decide which goals you really want to set. I say this because unless you are committing 100% then you will likely fail. So for starters set a goal you REALLY want to achieve. Second, be willing to set a very aggressive, even somewhat unbelievable goal. It is better to stretch a little further than you think is possible. Third, get a “failure is not an option” mentality. Then get to work every day figuring out how to make it happen and your chances for success will be far greater if not certain. So you are probably wondering what my goal is for this coming year. You guessed it - I have already made the commitment to doubling once again! It would be remarkable for a company to double each year for two years in a row, but it is where we want to be so I am making the commitment. If you are still reading this next year I am happy to report we will have reached our goal of doubling in sales by this time 2008!!!! Best wishes on setting BIG GOALS and BIG DREAMS! I have to live by the title of our show - the Go BIG Stunt Show! Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!! David Holden / Wheels of Freestyle, Inc.