Achieving goals and targets
Commitment and accountability are crucial to achieving your goals. The American Society of Training an Development (ASTD) conducted research on the probability of individuals’ completing a goal and it showed that success was directly linked to external support:
|
Achieving Goals |
Probability of Success |
|
Hear an idea |
10% |
|
Consciously decide to adopt an idea |
25% |
|
Decide when to do it |
40% |
|
Devise a PLAN of how to do it |
50% |
|
Make a COMMITMENT to a friend or coach |
65% |
|
Have a specific ACCOUNTABILITY APPOINTMENT with a coach |
95% |