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You Can’t Score a Goal Unless You Have One

Welcome to Super Bowl 2010. I know this is Super Bowl XLIV, but what makes this one different from the others is that for the first time in their franchise history, the New Orleans Saints have made it to the Super Bowl. With Hurricane Katrina damaging the Super Dome in 2005, the Saints were left without a place to play. Prior to hiring head coach Sean Payton in January, 2006, the Saints hadn’t been a dominate offensive team. Coach Payton’s goal was to establish an offensive powerhouse around quarter back Drew Brees. The Saints are now ranked with the NO.1 offense in the NFL and a ticket to the Super Bowl.

With a new year upon us, it’s a perfect time to set your goals for the year, for the decade, or for the rest of your life. After all, if you don’t set goals to determine where you’re going, how will you know when you get there? Much like the Saints, achieving goals produces significant accomplishments. Setting goals is about plotting the incremental, but necessary steps, to start the journey. If your dream is to dance the hula in Hawaii, you will have to start saving money for the trip and sign up for a hula dancing class. It all starts with these small first steps. Instead of a remote dream that will never be realized, suddenly the trip has the real possibility of becoming part of your life experience.

While or after enjoying the Super Bowl, make your mind up as to what it is that you really want. Like Coach Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints, you need to decide what is right for you. This is an important first step toward success, both personal and professional. You’re not just wishing for success, but working steadily toward it. Remember, accomplishments will keep you motivated and moving forward. - Harold Sterling, CEO