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    1. When setting goals, do you base them on what is most important to you?
    2. Are your goals specific? I.e., Your goal to increase sales sales is written "I will double my annual sales."
    3. Do you believe that you are in a position to make things happen?
    4. Are your goals measurable, and do you track the results regularly?
    5. Do you incorporate the behavioral changes that will have to happen if you are to reach your goa

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    1. When setting goals, do you base them on what is most important to you?
    2. Are your goals specific? I.e., Your goal to increase sales sales is written "I will double my annual sales."
    3. Do you believe that you are in a position to make things happen?
    4. Are your goals measurable, and do you track the results regularly?
    5. Do you incorporate the behavioral changes that will have to happen if you are to reach your goa

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    1. When setting goals, do you base them on what is most important to you?
    2. Are your goals specific? I.e., Your goal to increase sales sales is written "I will double my annual sales."
    3. Do you believe that you are in a position to make things happen?
    4. Are your goals measurable, and do you track the results regularly?
    5. Do you incorporate the behavioral changes that will have to happen if you are to reach your goa

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    rease sales sales is written "I will double my annual sales."
    3. Do you believe that you are in a position to make things happen?
    4. Are your goals measurable, and do you track the results regularly?
    5. Do you incorporate the behavioral changes that will have to happen if you are to reach your goa
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    5. Do you incorporate the behavioral changes that will have to happen if you are to reach your goals?
    6. Are your goals achievable AND realistically high?
    7. Do you believe that your success relies on what your customer thinks the value of your product or service is?
    8. Do you believe that goal setting helps you make more effective decisions?
    9. Are you goal-oriented?

    Of course, the answers should all be 'Always.' If you answered anything else, you need to consider the implications to your business, and to your personal life. Go through this list again, and write down what you see as your strengths, your weaknesses, and, most importantly, what are you going to change your behavior, and impro

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