Seven Traps - That Get In Your Way - 224

In this episode, Mike and Jody discuss some of the traps Mike has identified that keep people from obtaining their goals. Questions Answered: How did you come up with the 7 Traps? What are some of the traps? How do we download the guide? Key Takeaways: There are things that we all do and reasons that we do these things. Imagine if you put a little structure behind it, how much more you could accomplish.  Trap # 1 - Being Vague With Your Goals Take a more specific approach Design backward so you can start executing Trap # 2 - Not Breaking Your Goals Down Into Smaller Components That Can Be Measured and Tested Breaking into smaller components helps you execute You can constantly evaluate whether or not you are making progress Trap # 4 - As Soon As I Fail, I’m Done Every day is a new day Failure is a lesson you learn from Put controls in place so you don’t succumb to failures. Even if you fail, you made some sort of progress. Show Links: Seven Crucial Mistakes That Keep You From Winning Let us know how you are applying this document to your life. [email protected]  Work With Catalyst Sale: Listen to our free resource (this podcast) and then put the action items into practice. Share your work with us via Twitter or [email protected] Invest in a Catalyst Sale course - self directed. Find our courses here  Hire us as a consultant/advisor within your team or organization  Thank You  Please send listener questions and feedback to [email protected] or contact us directly on twitter, facebook or LinkedIn. This podcast is brought to you by Catalyst Sale - you can learn more about Catalyst Sale, and the products and services we provide via the following links. Growth Acceleration - Plateau Breakthrough The GAME Plan - a Catalyst Sale course