Every successful person I have ever met has agreed that having goals are important, and the bigger and more specific they are, the higher probability they have in order to be achieved. I have both failed many times trying to hit goals and have achieved many as well and have found a similar pattern that was common every time I was able to achieve any kind of success both personally and in business.
In order to H.I.T. (Hard Work | Integrity | Talent) your goals it will take this formula to achieve success. Hard work is key. This is not a new idea, and I believe the majority of people do work really hard. Hard work is a no-brainer when it comes to being successful. Gone are the days that 9-5 will be enough to achieve big goals, and the "stereotypical" work week is more along the lines of 12 hour days instead of 8 hour days. If you can look around your circle of friends and say your one of the hardest workers, that is a really good start. Integrity is vital in a leadership role. People must believe and trust you in order to follow you. Everyone will make mistakes, no one is perfect, but those who operate with Integrity and operate honestly and truthfully in business will achieve success. When leading, if there is no Integrity, trust and opportunity do not exist. Talent is the last piece of hitting your goals. Yes, you must posses talent in the specific field you are in, in order to achieve higher levels of success. Everyone has a different bar of what success is for them, but if there are no basic skill sets in the activity you want to be successful in, it makes the goal almost impossible to achieve. For example, if I wanted to be an NFL quarterback but lacked the talent to throw a football, it would make it almost impossible to achieve that goal. Talent can be worked on and practiced, of course, but a basic skill set must be there first.
So with this simple formula of Hard Work, Integrity, and Talent anyone can achieve their goals! The catch is very simple. These are non negotiable. If 1 of them is missing then it will become very difficult to achieve any success greater than you currently have. A person who works really hard and operates under high integrity but does not possess any talent in that specific field, will really struggle to achieve their goals. Vice versa a person who has a lot of talent and operates under integrity but lacks the ability to work hard, will again find it difficult to achieve success. Most people are very talented and work really hard, but if Integrity is missing, goals and success are never achieved. So the lesson learned from this weekend is simple then: Find out what you are great at (Talent), work your butt off (Hard Work) and do it with high (Integrity) and then you can begin hitting your goals of becoming more successful in both your personal and professional life."
- Ryan Caugherty
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