This little gem about the San Francisco 49er's quarterback is going around Facebook with the heading: There is a lot to be said about knowing what you want, creative visualization and steadfast dedication to that vision:
At a recent sales meeting one of our productivity coaches shared a story about a study conducted by Harvard University that also showed the importance of writing goals down to see increased success. Students were asked about goals...some had none, some had some, some had some and wrote them down...and ten years later a followup was conducted. The earnings for the 3% that wrote down their goals was greater than the combined income of the remaining 97%. Now THAT is motivation!
So I spent a good chunk of time this weekend writing down a meal plan, a calendar of running events, and a training schedule for those long runs, and some sales goals.
Turns out that story is bogus. There was no Harvard study, or Yale as other versions of the urban legend report. It is still referenced both in books and in Internet articles. (You can't believe everything you read.)
But the story that debunks the urban legend also provides evidence that supports the legend! I am not sorry about the chunk of time I invested. I haven't followed my menu or training schedule perfectly...but I'm better off than I would have been if I hadn't committed it to paper.
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