High Performance Leadership

When the goal speaks to your soul nothing will stand in your way. Not for long. Not forever. The goals that speak to your soul prevail. What soul shaking goal are you working on today? -- Doug Smith

You know how to set goals. You do your best to lead. Are you setting more noble goals? Here's what i mean by noble goals: achievements to make the world a better place to live. Goals that do no harm. Solutions without side-effects. That's tough work. It starts with setting the right goals. They might be bigger than you can ever imagine achieving. Don't wear yourself down. Be reasonable. But, set those noble goals anyway. We all need something big to work toward. And, heaven knows, we all need a better world. -- Doug Smith

How would your team describe your goals? Ambitious? Lofty? Aggressive? Self-serving? Noble? What is a noble goal? I think a goal that is noble intends no harm. It drives action toward making things better for others. Noble goals create a better world, without creating any losers. Great leaders inspire noble goals. They focus on aligning their actions with accomplishing their mission -- a mission that simply makes things better. It's too easy to be self-serving. It's too easy to check the box on goals that highlight our strengths. The growth occurs in noble goals. Solving difficult problems. Creating opportunities for others. Living large without bloating the ego. Noble goals are tougher. That's why they lead to better results. Kick your own high performance leadership into gear today. Talk to someone about how noble your shared goals are. You might just inspire someone. -- Doug Smith

Do you have a list of goals? If that list is short enough you could be working on those goals every day. I am most driven by noble goals. Noble goals serve to help other people without causing harm to anyone. They are both courageous and compassionate. They are equally creative and clear. Most importantly, they create wins without creating losses. One of my goals is to help as many people as possible achieve as many noble goals as possible as quickly as possible. How about you? -- Douglas Brent Smith If you're interested in learning more about how to achieve your goals , check out our webinar  here .

What is a noble goal? A noble goal leads you, and others, to produce work that makes life better. A noble goal does no harm in the process of doing much good. You know that one of your goals is noble when you are not the main beneficiary of its success. Noble goals make you feel good, but they are not really about you at all. It is in service to others that we find our most profound joy. While we can achieve anything we set our hearts, minds, and souls on, it is our duty to focus on noble goals. What noble goal will you work on today? -- Douglas Brent Smith