This document provides instructions and encouragement for setting goals. It discusses the importance of taking the first step by educating oneself on goal setting. It emphasizes the need to be committed to achieving goals like Calvin in the shooting contest example, who was guaranteed to succeed. It notes that many successful people initially failed, like Colonel Sanders who was rejected over 1,000 times before finding success. Research is also cited showing the power of writing goals down and making action commitments to achieve them. The overall message is on the value of setting clear, written goals and following through with commitment and action to achieve success.

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Vision
+
Action
Nobody can stop you
from achieving your goals,
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except yourself. Success
RAYMOND
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WORDS ABOUT GET YOUR GOALS!
“I myself find it an excellent reminder on how important that we do set goals to get them. You
have rightfully made it so easy to achieve them with the examples. Reading this book will put
anyone in the right perspective faced by many, if you are not getting your goals. Definitely
worth reading!”
MR. THOMAS FERNANDEZ
Chairman & CEO of PestBusters Pte Ltd
Co-Author of National Bestselling Book, “Secrets To Dominate Your Niche”
“From goal-setting to visualisation to action planning, Raymond has summed up the key
principles of how anyone can achieve his dream - a crash course for achieving success in
life.”
MR. DAVID KOW, ACB, CL
Regional Performance Excellence Manager
Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
“Congratulations! It is a good start. It gives me a feel that Raymond have read and tried these
principles in his life. It would make good handout to his participants.”
DR. GURURAJ BHAT
Senior Consultant
Enterprise Development Centre @ Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry
“Raymond has worked very hard in school and in writing this book. Congratulations!”
MR. HENG SWEE KEAT
Minister for Education in Singapore
Member of Parliament for Tampines Group Representation Constituency
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WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT RAYMOND’S
GOAL SETTING TRAINING
“I am able to make empowering & realistic goals, build greater self-awareness and cultivate
discipline in myself.”
~ SAMUEL LOW
“They are very enthusiastic, friendly and funny. Everything (videos, stories and games) is very
interesting. Well done! Thank you!”
~ SITI NUR HIDAYAH
“I find the talk useful as it helps me to dream of what I want to be when I grow up.”
~ ATIKAH
“The course is inch perfect and the trainers are very helpful in offering personal advice.”
~ KELVIN LEE
“Nothing needs to be improved as the talk is rather good.”
~ JIANG JING
“The passion displayed by the trainers is truly commendable. They are able to build rapport
with the participants and the materials provided are useful.”
~ MRS STELLA CHONG
“The speakers are lively, friendly and able to relate to the participants very well. The talk is
fun and engaging for the participants.”
~ Mdm Wu
“The presenters are well prepared and had delivered the presentation confidently and
effectively. They had built a good rapport with the participants.”
~ Mdm Quek
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements 6
1. Taking the First Step: Be Educated 7
2. Be the Committed Shooter 8
3. Who Never Fails Before? 9
4. The Power of Written Goal 10
5. Ultimate Success Formula 14
6. If You Believe, You Can! 16
7. Your Guiding Values 22
8. Your Vision Board 24
9. Goals Setting Quiz 26
10. Be in a State of Gratitude 27
Bibliography 31
About the Author 32
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To my parents, Tay Cheow Kwee and Ng Sau Har, who give me the unconditional love and
support throughout the years. To my two beautiful sisters, Angela and Louise, who offer help
and assistance whenever I need it. To my business partner and buddy, Keith who trusts and
believes in the work that we do together. To my best friends, Zheng Shen and Yuan Chong, who
listen and support me in whatever things I do. To all my teachers, lecturers and professors from
East View Secondary School, Temasek Polytechnic and National University of Singapore who
have taught me and shaped the person I am today.
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1. TAKING THE FIRST STEP: BE EDUCATED
By reading this book, I believe you are a person who is committed in learning and personal
growth. Nothing happens unless first a dream. Goal setting is the first step behind every
success story. You may be told by other people about the importance of goal setting over and
over again. Don’t fall in the trap of “law of familiarity” by telling yourself or others, “I know it is
important” or “Don’t remind me again”. You know something but you are not doing it. It is just a
piece of useless information. The biggest stumbling block in people’s lives is inaction. Stop
making wishes, start visualising your goals and making them into reality. Let’s begin to open
your mind to new ideas & possibilities as well as starting to think of what really makes you
happy and fulfilled. You can also start by clarifying your life purpose and goals. Learn to ask the
right questions:
 Do you want to earn $5,000 or more a month?
 Do you hope to save $100,000 and invest it?
 Are you unhappy with your current body shape? Want to lose 15kg in the next 3 months?
Or plan to gain more weight and grow your muscles?
 Are you feeling lonely? Want to find your soulmate?
 Do you aim to expand your network and meet high quality people?
 Want to buy your dream home or car?
 Do you wish to volunteer in your neighbourhood and serve the less privileged people?
 Are you looking for personal growth? Want to learn a new language?
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2. BE THE COMMITTED SHOOTER
Some of your wants’ may be your goals or targets.
Before we write them down, I want to share with you
about a shooting contest.
There are only 3 contestants: Ashley, Billy and Calvin.
In this contest, there are strange rules or conditions for
the contestants. The 1st shooter, Ashley, will be
blindfolded and the 2nd shooter will just be a normal
person to throw the dart. The last shooter, Calvin, is given the privilege to walk to the dartboard
and place the dart at the bullseye. So who do you think will win the contest?
Ashley Billy Calvin
The answer is obvious. The winner will be Calvin. Why do I tell you about this shooting contest?
In life, there are 3 different types of people in this world about setting goals. The first type of
people is the “blind” man who has no goal in life and doesn’t care much in the daily activities
or work. He/she often just does what he/she is being told. The chance of success is absolutely
zero. The second type of people is the “Ok” man or the typical person who will set goal but
doesn’t care after that. He/she hopes to succeed and will leave it to God/parents/employers to
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take care of them. The chance of success is between 50% and 60%. At least, this person knows
the directions that he/she is heading. The third type which is my favourite is the “eXcel-being”
who has clear goals and believes it is a MUST to succeed. He/she will do whatever it takes to
get his/her goals (as long as it is ethical and legal). The chance of success is almost 100%.
Although there are always things or events that we can’t control, we can choose how we respond
to them and change our approach to fit in the situation. We must be firm in our decisions but
flexible in our approach.
3. WHO NEVER FAILS BEFORE?
Are you afraid of failure? Do you know any successful people who
have not failed? Almost all successful people have failed one way
or another. Do you know how KFC started? Who created KFC?
The man is Colonel Sanders. He went to many restaurant owners
and told them, “I have a great chicken recipe and I think if you use it,
there’ll be more people coming to your restaurant to eat. I just get paid a % of your increase
profits/earnings.” Then almost every owner replied, “Are you crazy? Why must I use your
chicken recipe? I’ve my own.” Many rejected him. But did he stop? No. He went on and asked
1,009 owners before he heard his first “yes”. Isn’t it inspiring? Do you also know that Galileo
was sent to jail for 8 years because people thought he was insane and should be incarcerated for
claiming the earth revolved around the sun? Walt Disney originally created a character named
Oswald the Rabbit. When he went to his distributor to negotiate a better rate for the creation of
the character, he found out that he didn’t own the rights to the character, and that the distributor
did. Furthermore, that same distributor stole his employees right under him by offering them
better pay. After this major setback, he went on to create Mickey Mouse. Successful people treat
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failure as feedback for them to improve. Similarly to Mr. Thomas Edison, he said, “I have not
failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
4. THE POWER OF WRITTEN GOAL
Gail Matthews, from Dominican University, had conducted a research on the impact of written
goals. She found a total of 267 participants from businesses, organizations, and business
networking groups. However, only 149 participants completed the study. The final participants
ranged in age from 23 to 72, with 37 males and 112 females. Participants came from the United
States, Belgium, England, India, Australia and Japan and included a variety of entrepreneurs,
educators, healthcare professionals, artists, attorneys, bankers, marketers, human services
providers, managers, vice presidents, directors of non-profits, etc.
Participants were randomly assigned to one of 5 conditions (groups):
 Group 1 - Unwritten Goal
 Group 2 - Written Goal
 Group 3 - Written Goal & Action Commitments
 Group 4 - Written Goal, Action Commitments to a Friend
 Group 5 - Written Goal, Action Commitments & Progress Reports to a Friend.
Participants in Group 1 were simply asked to think about their goals (what they wanted to
accomplish over the next 4 weeks) and then asked to rate that goal on the following dimensions:
Difficulty, Importance, the extent to which they had the Skills & Resources to accomplish the
goal, their Commitment and Motivation to the goal, whether or not they had pursued this goal…
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