The late great Zig Ziglar would always say, “If you help enough people get what they want, you will get what you want.” All too often and I have been guilty of this. We get so focused on what we are trying to achieve, we don’t allow time or space in our own life to help others get what they want.
What if one of your goals was to help someone else achieve one of their goals? How would you feel and what would happen in your life if you did? The power of serendipity—helping others without expecting anything in return—is such a critical part of the goal setting process that is so very often overlooked or shelved completely.
Here are 3 easy steps to take to get the ball rolling …
- Conversation … Have a meaningful conversation with people who mean the world to you about what they want to achieve in their lives.
- Assistance … Offer your assistance, encouragement, expertise, network of contacts, an introduction to a friend with a similar goal or even taking the time to complete the goal with them, or at least start it with them.
- Check In … A few weeks later check in with them to see how they are going, the challenges they have faced, the progress they have made and how they feel about what they have accomplished.
The world works in marvellous ways, you will always be rewarded with a kind word of appreciation, but who knows who may come to assist you in your quest.