But in the second group – who were asked tonominate their “when and where” – 71% wrote the essay and mailed it in. Writing down their goal made the students TWICE AS LIKELY to achieve their goal. These amazing results have been repeated again and again. For example, one set of maths students were given practice problems over the holidays and told to do as many as they wantedto. Non-planners averaged 100 problems each, those who planned when and where averaged 250 questions. That’s two and half times as many. Planning when and where you’ll do your goal makes it twice as likely you’ll get the job
But in the second group – who were asked tonominate their “when and where” – 71% wrote the essay and mailed it in. Writing down their goal made the students TWICE AS LIKELY to achieve their goal. These amazing results have been repeated again and again. For example, one set of maths students were given practice problems over the holidays and told to do as many as they wantedto. Non-planners averaged 100 problems each, those who planned when and where averaged 250 questions. That’s two and half times as many. Planning when and where you’ll do your goal makes it twice as likely you’ll get the job