How Smooth Is Your Ride?

Take the Free Ziglar True Performance

Personality Assessment

W e each have our own Wheel of Life, but all of

our wheels are not the same. Do you have thriv-
ing friendships but struggle financially? Or perhaps you
are excelling quickly in your career, but your poor physi-
cal condition sometimes makes it hard to get up in the
morning. These are examples of an unbalanced wheel.
While everyone will experience fluctuations in their
wheel from time to time, the ideal wheel is balanced, cre-
ating a smooth journey through life. The first step to cre-
ating balance is to find out where you are right now!
Ziglar has developed a short, free assessment so
that you can see which areas of your wheel need a little
pumping up. In just five minutes or less you will:
• Rate yourself in the seven key areas of life
• See your wheel as it is now
• Learn how to get where you want to go—faster
By identifying where you are and setting the goals for
where you want to be, you can achieve a healthy, happy,
balanced life.
Simply go to www.ziglar.com/borntowin and see an
actual depiction of your wheel!

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The following pages are taken from the Born to Win book. We

wanted you to have the same tools available as those that purchased

the hard back version. The first section is taken from chapter three,

Know What You Want. It will guide you through the wheel of life and

help you determine the smoothness of your ride. The second section

includes chapter thirteen by Tom Ziglar, Born to Win for Business

Leaders. This will allow you to visualize the picture that Tom paints

of the bike. In the third section, the Addendum, we have provided

you with the Ziglar goal setting system taken from our much-loved

Performance Planner™. It will give you step-by-step instructions for

setting your goals. We hope this has been helpful to you! If you

loved this audio book don’t forget to tell others about Born to Win.

Remember, “You can have everything in life you want if you will just

help enough other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar

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A Visual Starting Place
for Goal Setting—The Wheel of Life
Take a look at the following graphic and then do the
simple exercise I suggest.

Read each of the category lists carefully and rate yourself

on a scale of 1 – 10 in each space. Rate yourself with 1
being very poor and 10 being outstanding. For example,
under Physical rate your own appearance. Do you look
fit and well kept? Do this for all of the categories. You
may have done this before. That’s OK, you need to do

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it again and again – and every six months for the rest
of your life. Now add up the total of each column and
divide that number by 10. This will give you your per-
sonal score for that particular spoke on the wheel. Now
go ahead and mark that number on your spoke, and
mark the rest of the spokes. Now connect the dots. What
does your Wheel of Life look like? Is it round? Do you
have flat spots? Do you have several spokes that need
improvement?

Physical
��� appearance
��� regular checkup
��� energy level
��� muscles toned
��� regular fitness program
��� weight control
��� diet & nutrition
��� stress control
��� endurance & strength
��� other ________________
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Spiritual
��� believe in God
��� inner peace
��� influence on others
��� spouse relationship

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��� church involvement
��� sense of purpose
��� attitude for giving donations
��� prayer
��� Bible study
��� other ________________
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Mental
��� attitude
��� intelligence
��� formal education
��� continuing education & training
��� creative imagination
��� inspirational reading
��� compact disc education
��� inquisitive mind
��� self-image
��� enthusiasm
��� other ________________
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Family
��� listening
��� good role model
��� principled but flexible
��� forgiving attitude
��� build self-esteem of others
��� express love and respect

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��� meals together
��� family relationships
��� dealing with disagreements
��� time together
��� other ________________

��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Let me ask you a question – how smooth is your ride?

If your wheel has flat spots, or it’s a small wheel, that
means your ride is pretty bumpy and you are really not
going anywhere. Now that you know where you are,
you have a place to begin when you start setting goals.
If you will make it a practice to follow the steps in this
chapter, it will separate you from the rest of the pack. It
will give you the winning edge and move you constantly
in the direction of the dreams you desire.
Once again, knowing where you are is an important
part in the Born to Win philosophy and is absolutely essen-
tial to getting where you want to go. When you complete
this exercise, you will clearly see where your life is today
and the specific areas you need to address to set powerful
and effective goals that will place your feet on the path of
your Born to Win journey.
Were you surprised by the results of this exercise?
Most people are a little shocked to see that their wheel is
lopsided with some flat spots, rather than a nice round
wheel that permits them to roll successfully through life.

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Perhaps you have a fairly round wheel but everything
is a 2 or 3. Your ride may be smooth, but you are not
going anywhere. The Born to Win concept will help you
remove the flat spots and produce a wheel full of condi-
tions that approach or become 10s. It begins with plan-
ning your future around the seven spokes of the wheel
and setting the right goals to achieve the vision you have
for yourself.

Know Where You’re Going

A young couple, lost on a rural road, spotted an old
farmer, so they stopped the car and asked him a ques-
tion. “Sir, could you tell us where this road will take us?”
Without a moment’s hesitation the old farmer said, “Son,
this road will take you anywhere in the world you want
to go, if you are moving in the right direction.” This little
story makes a big point. From wherever you are, you can
go anywhere you want to go if you pick the right roads to
travel. The roads you travel in life are selected and deter-
mined by the goals you set for each area of your life. The
key is to pick the right roads!
Now you might be thinking, “Zig, how do I know what
goals to set, and how do I know they are the right goals
that will put me on the roads I need to travel to get where I
want to go?” Well, I’m glad you asked, because I most cer-
tainly plan to tell you! I have a proven seven-step process

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you can apply to your goal setting, and if you follow each
step correctly, you will create goals that are tailor-made for
you and what you want to achieve. I’ve been teaching this
process for my entire career, and the proof of its effective-
ness is in the lives of the people who have followed my
advice and done it! Before we get started, I want to clearly
say that you must do the seven steps for each goal that
you set. You will want to set multiple goals for each spoke
in the Wheel of Life, and you will apply this seven-step
process to each goal.

The Seven Steps of Goal Setting

1. Identify the goal.

If you don’t identify a target, you will never hit it. When
you identify a goal, it means that you write it down and
describe it clearly. Don’t set any nebulous targets. If you
want to have specific success, you must have specific
targets. A goal “to increase my annual income” or “to
spend more time on my spiritual life” is not specific. A spe-
cific goal would be “to increase my current income by 20
percent” or “to read the entire Bible from cover to maps.”

2. List the benefits: what’s in it for me?

Once you identify a specific goal, you need to list the ben-
efits you will receive when you reach that goal. Let’s face

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it, we only do the things we want to do and are willing to
do. If there are no personal benefits, your motivation for
completing the goal will be diminished. Remember that
changing your life is not always easy, and you will hit
some rough spots in the road as you move forward. You
will need all the personal motivation you can muster, and
understanding what’s in it for you is vitally important.
Don’t skimp on this step!

3. List the obstacles to overcome.

I believe I just mentioned that there might be some rough
spots on your journey as you work to achieve your goals.
Many of them can be anticipated, and if you can antici-
pate something, you can prepare yourself in advance to
overcome it. So think it through and make a complete list
of all the things that can prevent you from being success-
ful. Ask a trusted friend who knows you well to help you
finish the list.

4. List the skills and knowledge required.

Knowledge gives us the power to accomplish things we
would not otherwise be able to do, and skills give us the
tools to take advantage of our knowledge. There is a direct
relationship between knowing and doing, and success-
fully accomplishing your goals will require that powerful
combination. For example, if your goal is to increase your

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proficiency on the computer, you will need to know specifi-
cally what the computer can do for you (knowledge). Once
you know what you want the computer to do for you, the
skills you will need to be successful must be identified. The
skills might include learning to type on a keyboard with two
hands instead of finger pecking. This would trigger setting
another goal of learning to type! Never forget that knowl-
edge and skill will be required to successfully complete any
goal.

5. Identify the people and groups to work with.

We do a better job when we have the help of others. They
can help us with knowledge and skill and can offer valu-
able advice we need to be successful. So when you set your
goals, always consider the people and the groups you can
work with that can help you be more successful.

6. Develop a plan of action.

This is the most critical step, and it involves thinking
through the details of how you will achieve your goal.
In my younger years I was thirty-seven pounds over-
weight. I had put that weight on one bite at a time, and I
was going to have to lose it the same way. That required
a plan! I wanted to lose my weight over a ten-month
period and that was the first step of the plan. Thirty-seven
pounds sounds like a lot, but when you realize it’s only

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3.7 pounds a month over a ten-month period it sounds
a lot better. So, I planned to lose 3.7 pounds a month for
ten months. Then I included a daily running and exer-
cise plan in the goal, as well as a diet that would limit
my caloric intake. With those details planned, I clearly
knew how I was going to have to live each day to be suc-
cessful. I prepared diligently to succeed. I stuck to my
plan (which means I never made the first exception), and
ten months later I had lost thirty-seven pounds. Success
would have eluded me had I not planned the details of
what I would do each day to reach my goal. In this case,
reaching my goal may not have changed the world but it
surely did change my world.

7. Set a deadline for achievement.

In the example above, you notice I gave myself ten months
to lose the weight I wanted to lose. I had a great reason
for setting that deadline—I believe in goal setting, and all
goals need a completion date to be effective. I was in the
process of writing my first book, See You At the Top, and
I had ten months left to complete my book by my goal
date when it struck me that I was not a good example of
the very things I was teaching. Nobody who saw me was
going to believe a word I said, because I was not taking
care of the health portion of my life. There was no way
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how to change their lives without first changing his own!
My integrity was on the line . . . so I sought help at Dr.
Kenneth Cooper’s Aerobics Center, where Dr. Randy
Martin told me the true state of my condition. With his
help, I made my ten-month plan.
If you don’t set a deadline for completing your goals,
you will not be accountable to yourself or anyone else.
If you are not accountable for your goals, you will not
achieve them.

When You “Pay the Price”—You Enjoy the

Benefits
Some goals require personal sacrifice and a lot of dedica-
tion and effort to achieve. When I was in the process of
losing my weight, it was hard to discipline myself to run
and exercise each day, regardless of the weather or how
I felt. It was hard to resist eating all the things I thought
about. In many ways, I felt like a bit of a martyr, denying
myself the pleasures in which others could so freely
indulge. I was “paying the price” of achieving my goal.
When I was fifty years old, I was speaking in Portland,
Oregon, and I went for my daily jog at the Portland State
University track. As I ran around the track I saw lots of
young students moving about the campus. It suddenly
occurred to me that, at age fifty, I was in better shape than
95 percent of those students. I knew I could outrun just

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about all of them over a two-mile course. That is when it
became obvious—I was enjoying the benefits of achiev-
ing my weight-loss goal.
The point is that the successful completion of a goal
will produce specific, tangible benefits that will last a
long time! Do you remember Step 2 in the goal-setting
process? Identify the benefits and identify what’s in it
for you. That is a critical step, and that’s why you need
to identify lots of benefits so you can stay motivated to
maintain the discipline you will need to do the daily
things you have to do to achieve your goal. I pursue my
goals because of the benefits I will receive from doing
them. You can do the same.

Goal Setting Is about Becoming

I want to be certain you have the right attitude about
setting your goals. Don’t think of goal setting as a tire-
some activity that requires you to do things that are diffi-
cult. The real benefit of having goals is what you become
by reaching them. When you successfully complete your
goals, you change specific things in your life. Take a look
at the Wheel of Life and think about the new person you
will be if you can become or approach being a 10 in every
spoke of the wheel. I can tell you factually that your life
will be radically changed for the better, and the person
you become will be highly successful in all that you do.

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Are you convinced that you need to become a goal
setter? Have you started thinking about where you are
and where you would like to be? Have you started listing
the obstacles that stand between you and success? I hope
you are sufficiently motivated to begin the goal-setting
process, because goals represent the action tools you
need to be able to plan to win. Do you remember when I
said you have to be before you can do, and you have to do
before you can have? Being a successful goal setter is the
process that enables you to be the person you need to be,
by doing what you have to do, so you can change yourself
and the world for the better.

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 CH AP t ER t H I R tEEN
BORN tO WIN fOR
BUSINESS LEADERS

O ne of the reasons I love the Born to Win concepts we

are covering is that they perfectly tie together your
personal life and your business life. It doesn’t matter if
you are a business owner, a sales professional, a corporate
executive or a team member, you can use these principles
to plan, prepare, expect, and achieve success in your busi-
ness life while at the same time creating a fulfilling personal
life. To achieve balanced success, everything you do must
support everything else you do, and your daily actions
must propel you toward your life vision and goals.
My good friend Howard Partridge has a powerful
quote that connects your business life to your personal life.
If you are not a business owner you can easily sub-
stitute “your career” for “your business” to fully under-
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are really in the transportation business:  We help you get
from where you are to where you want to be.  Question: Can
you say without a doubt that your business or career is
the vehicle that will allow you to achieve your life goals
and take you to where you want to be?  Not sure?  That’s
okay!   In the next few pages I will
“Your business
show you a simple illustration that
exists for ONE
will bring together your personal
REASON and ONE life and your business life, so that
reason ONLY you will know without a doubt what
- as a VEHICLE you need to do in order to create the
to help you vehicle that will allow you to achieve
achieve your your vision and life goals.
Life Goals.” If I am born to win, what is winning?

Howard Understanding this question is critical

to establishing the right kind of life
Partridge
goals.   Believe me, nothing is more
frustrating than achieving  the wrong goals! In Ziglar’s
forty-plus years of researching this, we have determined
that there are eight things in life that everybody wants.  No
matter what your specific life goals are, you must also
achieve these eight things in order to be truly successful.

Everybody wants to be:

• Happy
• Healthy

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• Reasonably Prosperous and
• Secure
• They want to have:
• Friends
• Peace of Mind
• Good Family Relationships and
• Hope
Once you understand that these are the eight things
your life goals and vision must include, you can begin
to work on the key areas in your personal life to achieve
them.  (We covered these earlier in the Wheel of Life.)   

As you work on each spoke of your Wheel of Life, it is

essential that you do everything with character.  Character
allows you to make the right choices in life when things are
tough and when temptation comes.  Nothing can crush your
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the toughest, bumpiest ride in life doable.  Fred Smith, Dad’s
mentor and the wisest man I’ve ever met, said that every
great failure in life is really a moral failure.  Whenever you
encounter someone who seemingly had everything and
then lost it, it is almost always as a result of a character flaw
and a moral issue.  On the other hand, men and women who
have great character and suffer a seemingly devastating fall
from the world’s definition of success, almost always seem
to bounce back to a higher and more meaningful level of
success.  Why?  As Willy Jolley says, their character allows
them to use “the setback as a setup for a comeback.”  With
character the eight things in life are probable; without char-
acter they are impossible.  

Working on your character and the spokes on your

wheel to achieve the eight things in life everybody wants
creates vision.  The V in the diagram below stands for your

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vision.   Without character and a balanced Wheel of Life,
you are literally unable to focus on the eight things that
really matter.   You will not be able to tell the difference
between a house and a home or a bed and a good night’s
sleep.  In short, your vision is blurred because you are out
of balance, without stability, and your lack of character
fogs your view.  Imagine standing on a small boat in very
rough seas, looking through a telescope with the lenses
fogged up. This is exactly what happens when you have an
unbalanced Wheel of Life and an undeveloped weak char-
acter.  It is, however, possible to have good character and
an unbalanced Wheel of Life.  When this happens you can
see through the telescope clearly, but as the boat rocks back
and forth you lose sight of the eight things!  Great vision
requires both a balanced Wheel of Life and character.

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Now you need some P.C.!  P.C. stands for persistent
consistency.  I asked Dad while we were working on this
book what he considered his biggest key to success other
than character and integrity and he said persistent con-
sistency was the number one reason for his success in life.
Consistency means doing the things that you need to do
in order to achieve success every single day.  Persistency
means sticking with it and doing the little extras so that
every time you do it (consistency) you are getting better
and better.  An example would be how you get in great
shape.  You work out consistently (five days a week) with
persistency (each time you work out you increase your
weight, or your intensity, or add a new exercise).  Another
definition for P.C. is work ethic.  Working hard is impor-
tant.  Working with P.C. is a true difference-maker.

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The Business/Career Connection
Just like you evaluated your personal Wheel of Life, you
can also evaluate your Business/Career Wheel.  For the
purposes of this example, we are going to use a Busi-
ness Wheel where you are the owner/operator of the
business.  

A Business Wheel has five major spokes:

• Marketing – how you bring prospects to the

business
• Sales – how you convert prospects into customers
• Operations – how you service and support
customers
• Administration – the systems, processes, proce-
dures and financial aspects that make things run
efficiently
• Leadership – the strategic goals, vision, planning,
and staff development

Obviously, there are more elements to a successful

business than listed here, but everything can fall under
these five spokes.

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As in your personal Wheel of Life, you can also rate

yourself in your Business Wheel to determine how smooth
your ride is.  The illustration below gives an example of
how typical business operators may rate themselves on
both wheels.  

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(In the Addendum of this book we provide a sample
Business Wheel where you can rate your own business
and connect it to your personal Wheel of Life, which you
completed on page 41.)
Now, as you look at these wheels you can tell the ride
is going to be bumpy as the rider rolls down the road!  The
goal now is to improve your rating on each spoke, eventu-
ally moving everything out to an 8, 9, or 10.  Now when you
connect the dots you can see the rider rolls much better!

The only way to achieve balanced success in your busi-

ness and your personal life is to connect all of the compo-
nents.  Your Business Wheel and your personal Wheel of
Life are connected. Your vision must be supported by both
wheels. Don’t forget Howard Partridge’s quote: “Your busi-
ness exists for ONE REASON and ONE reason ONLY - as
a VEHICLE to help you achieve your Life Goals.”

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Character is the foundation upon which you sit that
gives you sustainable leverage as you apply persistent
consistency.  Character allows you to handle the bumps
in the road so much better.  It provides the cushion that
separates you from the seatpost!

Now we have a vehicle that is almost ready to roll. If

you start pedaling this bike down the road, it’s not going
anywhere just yet!  It needs a chain.  Goals are the links
in the chain that connect activity to accomplishment.  As
you work on each spoke of your wheels, you will deter-
mine and set specific goals.  As you apply P.C. to each
goal, this chain of energy will move your bike!  As long-
time Ziglar sales professional Michael McGowan says,
P.C. really stands for Pedaling like Crazy!

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If you are like me, not only do you want to win but you
want to win faster, and you want to win more easily.  This is
where gears come in.  Don’t settle for a one-speed bike when
you can just as easily have a 10-speed, or even a 20-speed
bike.  Gears are simply the outside resources of knowledge
and support that you need to go faster and to keep you
going when you have tough hills to climb.  Gears include
things like books, CDs, online learning, coaching, seminars,
and professional development training.  In my experience,
nothing keeps your bike moving forward on a daily basis
better than listening to personal and professional develop-
ment audio programs every day.  If you are experiencing
frustration in your current situation or want to take your
business and personal life to the next level of success, you
seriously need to consider adding the gear of coaching.  

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Dad’s Secret
Through the years, many people have asked me, “What
has allowed your dad to achieve so much success and to
sustain it for so long?”   My answer includes everything
pictured in this diagram, plus one more element.  Years
ago, when Dad was forty-five years old, he changed his
gear ratio and added a “super charger” to his bike.  That is
when he became a Christian and made God the center hub
of his Wheel of Life and Wheel of Business.  This became
Dad’s “why” and gave him fuel and wisdom far beyond
his own to keep on pedaling.  In order to go as far as you
want to go in life—and for me I want to ride into eternity—
I challenge you to consider your why in life. When you
find the answer you will discover, just like I have, that it
makes the ride incredibly amazing and worthwhile!

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I want to share with you an “inside funny” between

Dad and me.  Several times in my life I have come up with
an idea or thought that was pretty good, and Dad has
looked at me and with humor in his voice said, “You’re
just not that smart!”   Of course, I have said the same
thing to him on several occasions after he has had one
of his brilliant thoughts or concepts.  The “inside funny”
is this. We both realize we are not that smart!  That idea
came out of the hub!  It’s Dad’s secret.  I work on my hub
every day, and I encourage you to do the same thing.  I
can prove it’s true as well.  Dad created a mathematical
formula that proves it:  YOU + God = Enough
My attitude about our company (you know I believe
without a doubt that I was born to win – after all, it’s part
of my genes!) is so positive that our mission statement
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business, and spiritual lives of enough people to make
a positive difference in the world! Make it your mission
right now, at this very moment, to make enough posi-
tive changes in your personal, family, business, and spiri-
tual life that you can ultimately make a difference in the
world! Change starts with you, but it doesn’t start until
you do. What are you waiting for? Go! Prepare yourself!
Expect success! Change the world! After all . . . you are
BORN TO WIN!

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 ADDENDUm

PUttING It ALL tOGEtHER – BUILD YOUR OWN BIkE

Is your business the vehicle that is allowing you to achieve
your life’s goals? If not, or you’re not sure, let’s figure it
out and do an assessment on your Business Wheel. As
a business owner/operator, your business has five key
components or spokes.

What is your rating for each one of the spokes? To find

out, rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 for each item listed
under each category on the following pages. When you
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and divide by 10. That will give you your rating on
that spoke. Then, mark the numbers on your spokes
and connect the dots. This will tell you where you need
to improve and how smoothly your business is rolling
down the road!

Business Wheel
Category Assessment Sheet

Marketing
��� Meeting or exceeding my sales goals through
effective lead generation and promotion strategies
��� We have a clear position in the marketplace
��� We have clearly defined our prime target market
��� We have clear definitions of our products and/or
services
��� We have a pricing strategy that is profitable
��� We are consistently marketing to our house list (client
base)
��� We have an effective referral relationship program
��� We have an effective referral/affiliate reward system
��� We have a written, posted marketing calendar
��� We have an effective Internet marketing system that
includes websites that clearly communicate what we
do, and utilize SEO, and we are consistently capturing
e-mail addresses and using them to communicate to
our e-mail audience, and we have a strong presence
on social media.
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

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Sales
��� We answer the telephone live
��� We have an effective telephone answering/
transferring system
��� We have an effective sales script that appeals to our
target market and closes the maximum number of
inquiries
��� We have an effective system for responding to
Internet leads
��� We have an effective sales process for each of our
profit centers
��� We have an effective up-sell and down-sell process
��� We have effective processes and scripts for
overcoming objections
��� We have an effective process for identifying ongoing
and changing customer needs
��� We have clearly defined account management
policies and procedures
��� We have effective customer management software in
place
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Operations
��� We have developed our unique service experience
��� We have clear-cut service systems in place that are
exceeding our client expectations
��� We respond immediately to client concerns
��� We have clear-cut return policies
��� We get customer feedback on a regular basis to
ensure we are exceeding expectations

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��� We have regular production meetings to ensure on-
time delivery
��� We have a key customer appreciation process
��� We have effective project management processes in
place
��� We have inventory management and office supplies/
equipment processes in place
��� We have the latest, most effective equipment to
deliver our unique service experience
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Administration
��� We track and report total sales daily
��� We track and report sales by profit center weekly,
monthly and annually
��� We track and report sales by referral/affiliate/ad
source weekly
��� We track and report sales closings daily (# of calls vs.
# of sales)
��� We track and report number of returns or re-services
as often as they occur
��� We track and report our profit and loss weekly
��� We track and report our balance sheet monthly
��� We have a cash flow management process in place
��� We plan our taxes annually before year end
��� We review our legal and insurance exposure annually
(or as often as required)
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

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Leadership
��� We have a one-sentence mission statement that
everyone understands and follows
��� We have effective management systems in place
that include recruiting, hiring, orientation, training,
coaching, employee reviews and termination
processes, and have ensured they are legal
��� We have an up-to-date employee handbook
��� We have a written business plan that includes our
vision, goals, a marketing plan, sales plan, operating
plan and administration plan that is reviewed and
updated quarterly
��� We have a written and posted organizational chart
��� We have regular team meetings
��� We have written position descriptions for every
position
��� We have a training system in place for every position
��� We have policies and procedures for all areas of our
business
��� We have an effective compensation plan in place that
includes attractive pay and benefits that create high
employee morale and retention
��� TOTAL ÷ 10 = _________

Now that you have completed your Business Wheel, let’s

take a look at your bike. Connect the dots on each of
the wheels below using your score from above for the
Business Wheel and your scores from page 41 on your
Personal Wheel of Life.

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Now that you can see YOUR BIKE, you have a great place
to start planning your goals. Look at your spokes and
determine which ones you want to start working on. Once
you have identified one, you can turn that into a goal using
the Ziglar Goal Setting System in the next section.
Would you like more information on how to make
your business the vehicle that allows you to achieve your
life’s goals? (Call us at 1.800.527.0306 and ask about
Ziglar Business Coaching!)
The Ziglar Goal Setting System; “Goals are the links
in the chain that connect Activity to Accomplishment.”
—Tom Ziglar

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 tHE ZIGLAR GOAL
SEttING SYStEm
GOAL PLANNING SHEEtS AND StEP-BY-StEP
PROCEDURES fOR SEttING AND REACHING YOUR GOALS
The Chinese say that the journey of a thousand leagues
begins with a single step. Commit yourself to take these
goal-setting steps NOW.

BAD NEWS: To properly set your goals you will need to

invest a minimum of ten hours and possibly as many as
twenty hours. That’s one of the reasons only 3% of the
population have clearly defined their objectives in life.

GOOD NEWS: By following these procedures and

working on your goals every day, you will have several
extra hours each week to pursue your own business,
family and personal interests. Just remember, “When you
do the things you need to do, when you need to do them,
the day will come when you can do the things you want
to do, when you want to do them.”

MORE GOOD NEWS: When you learn the formula for

setting one goal, you will know how to set all goals,
whether it is a physical, mental, spiritual, social, family,
career, recreational or financial goal.

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Now for the action steps:

ACTION STEP I
On your Dream List, let your imagination run wild and
print everything you want to be, do or have. (When you
print, your concentration is greater and you burn the
idea more indelibly into your subconscious mind.) If you
have a family, be sure to include your mate and children
when you set your goals. This entire goal-setting process
helps channel your logical left brain and frees your cre-
ative right brain for more effective use of your imagina-
tion. NOTE: “You gotta ‘be’ before you can ‘do,’ and you
gotta ‘do’ before you can ‘have.’”

GO AHEAD – DO IT NOW. A major reason you are

setting your goals is to gain some benefit, but these come
only after you have taken action.

ACTION STEP II
Wait 24-48 hours then answer the question “why?” for
each item you have printed on your Dream List. Space is
provided for you to do this on your Things I Really Want
To Be, Do or Have sheet. If you can’t verbalize in one sen-
tence why you want to “be, do or have,” then it truly is a
dream and not a real goal. At this point, you should cross
it off your list.

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ACTION STEP III
Ask these five questions, all of which must have a “yes”
answer:
1. Is it really my goal? (If you’re a minor living at
home, an employee or a team member, some of your
goals will be set by the coach, director, parent or
employer.)
2. Is it morally right and fair to everyone concerned?
3. Is it consistent with my other goals?
4. Can I emotionally commit myself to finish this goal?
5. Can I “see” myself reaching this goal?

NOTE: Answering these questions will further reduce the

number of dreams on your Things I Really Want To Be,
Do or Have sheet, so scratch them off as well. Answering
questions #2 and #3 will be very helpful in making impor-
tant decisions in all areas of life, especially financial.

ACTION STEP IV
After each remaining dream ask yourself these questions:
1. Will reaching this goal make me happier?
2. Will reaching this goal make me healthier?
3. Will reaching this goal make me more prosperous?
4. Will reaching this goal win me more friends?
5. Will reaching this goal give me peace of mind?

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6. Will reaching this goal make me more secure?
7. Will reaching this goal improve my relationships
with others?

If you can’t answer “yes” to at least one of these questions

eliminate that item from your list of dreams. Careful:
Don’t confuse pleasure with happiness. Be sure to con-
sider your family when you answer these questions.

ACTION STEP V
Divide the remaining goals into three categories: Short-
range (1 month or less); Intermediate (1 month to 1 year);
Long-range (1 year or more), and mark them SR (short-
range), I (intermediate) or LR (long-range) on your Things
I Really Want To Be, Do or Have sheet. GO AHEAD – DO
IT NOW. By taking this step you will be able to quickly
determine whether or not you have a balanced perspec-
tive between what needs to be done now, versus your
dreams for the future.

Remember:
1. SOME goals must be big (out of reach – not out of
sight) to make you stretch and grow to your full
potential.
2. SOME goals must be long-range to keep you on
track and greatly reduce the possibility of short-
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3. SOME goals must be small and daily to keep you
disciplined and in touch with the reality of “nitty
gritties” of daily life.
4. SOME goals must be ongoing.
5. SOME goals (sales, educational, financial, weight loss,
etc.) might require analysis and consultation to deter-
mine where you are before you can set the goals.
6. MOST goals should be specific. A “nice home” is
not as good as “3,000 square foot, Tudor-style home
with 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 living spaces,”
etc. Some goals, like improving your self-image,
becoming a better parent or getting a better educa-
tion, are more difficult to pinpoint. Those that are
less specific should be broken down into specific,
tangible steps. For instance, a step to becoming a
better parent could be “spend one hour per week
one-on-one with each child.”

ACTION STEP VI
From the remaining goals, prayerfully choose the four
goals (remember, balance is the key) which are the most
important things you need to work on right now and
record them. If this is your first organized goal-setting
experience, you may want to start with two or three
short-range goals.

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IMPORTANT: As you set a new goal, also record it in a
journal or a place you will review several times a year. You
will be encouraged tremendously as you record the goals
you reach throughout the year. Your confidence, self-image
and goals-achieving ability will improve dramatically.

ACTION STEP VII

Record these four goals (at least the ones that are Inter-
mediate and Long-Range) on a General Goals Procedure
Chart, and work each one of them through the process as
shown in the examples.

ACTION STEP VIII

Take the additional goals you have listed on your Things
I Really Want To Be, Do or Have sheet and record each
on a General Goals Procedure Chart. Work each goal
through the process as you did in Action Step VII. Refer
to the examples for a format to follow.

DO IT NOW. Remember, motivation comes after you

start the project.

CONGRATULATIONS! You have invested more time in

planning your future than most of your friends, relatives
and associates will ever invest!

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D R EAM L I ST
EVERYTHING – I even think I want to be, do or have

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THINGS I REALLY WANT TO BE, DO OR HAVE
After each item on your Dream List, articulate in one sen-
tence why. This will eliminate those items which are frivo-
lous whims but leave intact your serious goals and dreams.

Goals Why

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GENERAL GOALS PROCEDURE CHART
Goal #1 Goal #2
Step #1 IDENTIFY YOUR GOALS
Original Goal 165 lbs. - 34” waist Get a “Better” Education
Step #2 MY BENEFITS FOR REACHING THIS GOAL
More energy - less illness Broaden and increase opportunities
Look and feel better Improve self-image and increase relationships
Longer life span Increase income
Better endurance Improve security and knowledge
More productivity Broaden personal, business and social life and
Better attitude and disposition contacts
More creativity Improve discipline - peace of mind
Better example Increase happiness - confidence
Enhance sense of accomplishment
Step #3 MAJOR OBSTACLES AND MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB TO REACH THIS GOAL
Lack of discipline Lack of patience - physical
Bad weather - irregular schedule Exhaustion - financial costs
Love for sweets - lack of time Heavy family demands - lack of confidence (out
Unhealthy eating habits of school 15-20 yrs.)
Poor physical condition
Step #4 SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO REACH THIS GOAL
Dieting knowledge and techniques Time management - positive attitude
Exercise and jogging procedures Patience - persistence - discipline
Better money management
Effective study procedures

Step #5 INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH TO REACH THIS GOAL

Dr. Ken Cooper, Dr. Randy Martin, Family - employer - academic

Program Chairman - Laurie Magers, counselor - financial consultant - mentor
The Redhead
Step #6 PLAN OF ACTION TO REACH THIS GOAL
Make commitment Make commitment - organize time
No bread or sweets except on Sunday Practice self-discipline (cut TV time)
Jog 125 minutes weekly Secure family support - schedule significant
Good breakfast - only fruit or healthy snacks family time
after late seminars Listen to educational, inspirational recordings
Eat well-balanced diet while driving
Drink 8 glasses of water daily Attend seminars
Eat slowly and only at the table Reduce meaningless activities
Schedule study time daily
Shape up physically for increased energy
Step #7 COMPLETION DATE
July 1st None - on-going goal

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GENERAL GOALS PROCEDURE CHART
Goal #1 Goal #2
Step #1 IDENTIFY YOUR GOALS
Acquire a new black SUV with leather seats Be a loving, attentive, involved parent
Step #2 MY BENEFITS FOR REACHING THIS GOAL
More dependable transportation More happiness and peace of mind
Raise my sights and standards More stable marriage
Improve job reliability Better relationship with children, friends,
Better attitude neighbors and relatives
Increase travel opportunities Better career opportunities
Enhance social status More old age security
Greater safety Enjoyment of future grandchildren
More comfort and fun Increase potential of children
Step #3 MAJOR OBSTACLES AND MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB TO REACH THIS GOAL
Short of cash - Poor money management Limited experience - Tight budget
Present car has low trade-in value Heavy workload - Lack of patience
Income stabilized - inflation - mate disagrees Inadequate help or no help
Higher payments and insurance costs Alcoholic parent
Step #4 SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO REACH THIS GOAL
Money management - Automobile knowledge Mental, nutritional, spiritual and physical
Dollar stretching techniques information
Information on how to buy and trade Read books on common sense, diplomacy,
communication skills, time management,
organizational skills
Discipline
Know something about being a “fixer”
Step #5 INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH TO REACH THIS GOAL

Family - Banker/Financier - Insurance agent - Minister - Employer - Family physician - Mate -

Employer - Investment counselor - Part-time Youth leaders - Educators - Parents - In-laws
employer - Automobile dealer Neighbors - Parent support groups
Step #6 PLAN OF ACTION TO REACH THIS GOAL
Get financial statement Read books on positive parenting methods
Record expenditures for 30 days Assign daily responsibilities
Skip vacation and deposit savings Provide daily mental and spiritual input and
Follow ads and bargain hunt direction
Establish and control budget Spend time daily talking, directing, teaching and
Get family involved in their new vehicle encouraging
Take family “window shopping” to see dream Accept and love my kids unconditionally
vehicle Give them daily doses of affection and approval
Deposit savings every week in interest-bearing Expect, teach and require them to do their best
accounts Discipline properly and consistently
Take temporary and limited part-time job Admit when wrong and ask for forgiveness
Step #7 COMPLETION DATE
January 1st Intangible

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GENERAL GOALS PROCEDURE CHART
Goal #1 Goal #2
Step #1 IDENTIFY YOUR GOALS

Step #2 MY BENEFITS FOR REACHING THIS GOAL

Step #3 MAJOR OBSTACLES AND MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB TO REACH THIS GOAL

Step #4 SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO REACH THIS GOAL

Step #5 INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH TO REACH THIS GOAL

Step #6 PLAN OF ACTION TO REACH THIS GOAL

Step #7 COMPLETION DATE

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Plan your goals weekly and work on them daily! Ziglar
has an incredible tool called the Performance Planner™
that helps you set, record and achieve your goals. You
can learn more at www.ziglar.com.

REACHING YOUR GOALS

(To be carefully read at the end of every week.)
1. Make the commitment to reach your goal. “One
person with a commitment is worth a hundred who
only have an interest.” - Mary Crowley
2. Commit yourself to detailed accountability. Record
your weekly activities and list the six most impor-
tant things, in the order of their importance, which
you need to do tomorrow. Daily discipline is the key
to reaching your goals.
3. Build your life on a solid foundation of honesty, char-
acter, faith, integrity, love and loyalty. This founda-
tion will give you an honest shot at reaching any
goal you have properly set.
4. Break your Intermediate and Long-Range goals into
increments. Examples: I lost 37 pounds by losing 3.7
pounds each month for 10 months, or just 1.9 ounces
per day. I wrote See You at the Top (348 pages) by
writing 1.26 pages per day, every day, for 10 months.
(By the mile it’s a trial, by the inch it’s a cinch!)

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5. Shape up mentally, physically and spiritually. It
takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual rein-
forcement to successfully deal with life’s opportuni-
ties, and to reach your objectives.
a. Motivation is the key and a positive attitude
is a must, so on a daily basis you should feed
your mind with good, clean, pure, powerful
and positive material by reading good books
and listening to motivational, educational and
inspirational recordings. Regularly attend per-
sonal growth seminars or industry-related train-
ing lectures and training programs. Remember,
what you do off the job is going to be a deter-
mining factor in how far you go on the job.
b. Take care of your physical health – proper diet,
reasonable sleep, exercise, and eliminate the
poisons (alcohol, drugs and tobacco).
c. Don’t let others rain on your parade – or don’t
be a SNIOP (Susceptible to the Negative Influ-
ence of Other People).
6. Be prepared to change. You can’t control the weather,
inflation, interest rates, Wall Street, etc. Just remember
that, at this point, your goals have been carefully (and,
I hope, prayerfully) set, so change your decision to go,
carefully, but be willing to change your direction to get
there as conditions and circumstances demand.

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7. Share your “give-up” goals (give up smoking, being
rude, procrastination, being late, eating too much,
etc.) with many people. Chances are excellent they
are going to encourage you. Share your “go up”
goals (be #1 producer, write a book, graduate with
honors and be the class valedictorian, etc.) only with
those rare people you strongly feel will give you
support and encouragement.
8. Become a team player. Learn to work with a team,
such as your family, corporate associates, etc.
Remember, “You can have everything in life you
want if you will just help enough other people get
what they want.”
9. See the reaching. In your imagination, see yourself
receiving that diploma, getting that job or promo-
tion, making that speech, moving into the home of
your dreams, achieving that weight loss goal, build-
ing that financial nest egg, etc.
10. Each time you reach a goal, your confidence will grow
that you can do bigger and better things. After accom-
plishing the goal, record the event and cross it off your
Things I Really Want to Be, Do or Have sheet.

CRITICAL: Immediately set a new goal and work that new

goal through the General Goals Procedure Chart.

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11. Remember that what you get by reaching your des-
tination is not nearly so important as what you will
become by reaching your goals, because what you
will become is the winner you were born to be.

NOTE: Since motivation is critical in the goal-setting and

goal-achieving process, it would be helpful if you had our series
on goals or our complete “How To Stay Motivated” series.

IF YOU WANT TO REACH YOUR GOAL,

YOU MUST FIRST SEE THE REACHING IN YOUR OWN MIND
BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY ARRIVE AT YOUR GOAL.

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