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Effective Personal Development Goal Strategies
By Michael McGrath
Setting goals is a proven way to help you achieve your dreams in life. Goals are not just for those
involved in personal development or self improvement. They help people to clarify exactly what it is
that they want and this is 80% of success.
Did you know that there is a scientific formula that states if you put in 15% of the ground work then
80% of the task will take care of itself - due to the butterfly effect! This is not just personal development
spin. If you put in place solid foundations then the house you build will not fall down!
This is why we hear so many personal development stories where someone has a set a goal and
worked hard to achieve it taking small personal development steps each day, week and month to get
closer to their goal. Then suddenly the last piece of it seems to fall into their lap. Everyone thinks that
this person is lucky but it isn't so. They laid the groundwork and the butterfly effect took over.
Now the butterfly effect is in fact chaos theory. It states that small changes made now can have a
massive effect later - if a butterfly flaps its wings in Tokyo there may be a tornado in Florida a few
weeks later.
In personal development this chaos or butterfly effect can be used to our advantage. By setting goals
and taking small steps to reach them we can have huge results later.
Here are a few rules to follow when setting personal development goals:
1. Think of something that you really want to achieve or acquire. Turn that desire into a personal
development goal.
2. Think