The Cross and Pen

In many of the leadership seminars I’ve led, I discussed setting goals. Leaders and budding leaders associate goals and their accomplishment as an inherent component of sound leadership. And indeed it is. Leaders are normally those individuals with a litany of accomplishments under their belts. Quite often these accomplishments are tied to goals. As such, leaders “know the way,” as it were, to achieve success. Many believe setting goals is the key. While setting goals is certainly an important and vital part of achieving a given measure of success, their accomplishment is what makes leaders standout. Having studied various methods of goal setting with the intention of achieving success, I can tell you more is required than simply following a formula. What I’ve learned is that goals ring hollow if they are not directly connected to behavior. That is, action. And not just action - consistent action. That’s where habits come into play. Habits are behavior practiced over time that become s...