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Let's
look at the four basic goal-setting principles that'll give your
goals the magnetic attraction they need and propel you towards
success. Remember to think success.
Your
goals must be personal to you. Goals will have little or no meaning,
appeal or personal value if they do not satisfy your needs. State
your goals positively. Write them down if necessary. In fact, the act
of writing down your objectives aids in their visualisation. Your
goals must be realistic and attainable. Unrealistically high goals
lack motivational power. Your goals must represent an objective that
you are willing and able to work for. (There's no such thing as a
free lunch).
Your
goals must include personality changes. Too many people are willing
to set goals " to have' but not "to be." Developing
the necessary personality characteristics you lack is essential and
must be achieved before the more tangible goals of 'having' can be
reached. This is perhaps the most important goal of all for if you
won't change then nothing will!
Types
of goals:
Short-Range
Goal: Quick achievement of short-range goals reinforces your
confidence. Helping to build enthusiasm and form success habits.
(Think success and you'll be a success; think failure and you'll
fail.) Success also elevates you one step higher allows you to see
other possibilities not previously envisaged. But remember, a
short-range goal is short in terms of time-span, not effort applied
(no pain = no gain) for there's no motivation in a goal too easily achieved.
Long-Range
Goals: These are your 'ultimate' goals. They require a high degree
of foresight, perception and courage to set and a great deal of
planning and work to achieve. Sometimes these far-off goals have
little power to motivate you and that's why a carefully planned
series of short- term goals can help. A carefully planned series of
intermediate steps can make any long-range goal seem more concrete
and realistic.
Tangible
Goals: These are goals for attaining measurable achievements or
desirable possessions and are based on both needs and desires. A
tangible need is usually a short-range goal. If you want something
NOW then set in motion a short-range goal. Do something, anything, to
increase your need/desire. Remember, the more passion/desire/emotion/effort
you set in motion the sooner you'll see a measurable result or
receive your desirable possession.
Intangible
Goals: These are the internal changes required on your road to
success. Make it a priority to change your thinking to change your
routines and to encourage those personality traits you wish to
develop. Lose weight, give up cigarettes, cut back on the alcohol,
etc. This could be the hardest type of goal but in achieving any kind
of personality change, no matter how small leads to success in more
ways than you know for believe it or not, you'll automatically
gravitate towards or attract to yourself the people, the situations,
the talents, the abilities and financial capacity to bring about all
you desire.
Your
goals are your goals. Don't allow others to deter you or influence you.
Take
one step at a time and you'll succeed. When you reach your goals
make periodic revisions of your objectives for in achieving your
successes your horizons will expand and you'll see other
possibilities. Remember - the only person limiting you is YOU.
Let's
look at your willpower.
1.Be
Positive. Don't confuse willpower with self-denial. Willpower is
most dynamic when applied to positive, uplifting purposes. Positive
use of willpower helps us overcome inertia and to focus on the
future. When the going gets tough, visualise yourself busily engaged
in your project, imagine it already exists and it will. Here's an
affirmation you can use to get you started: " From today I'll
begin to form new habits instead of being a slave to old ones."
2.Feed
your ego. Believe it or not the ego uses the body to conspire
against your mind. It'll produce aches and pains, illness and
disease, it'll conspire to conjure up accidents and conspire to bring
about fatigue and failure. So, the answer is, feed your ego. As you
begin your programme of change the ego will resist in any way it can
unless you enter into some kind of dialogue and reassure it all will
be well. So, the next time you have an unexpected ache or pain ask
your Ego where it is resisting change&ldots;
3.Be
patient. "Old habits die hard." How often have you heard
this? In fact, you'll to form new habits to replace old ones. All it
takes is about six weeks of applied effort and you'll have replaced
an old habit with a new (hopefully) and more positive one. Think
about what you want to do or where you want to go and make the
effort, keeping the 'faith' at every hint of failure. Sooner or later
if you've mustered the willpower to kick an old habit you'll gain
confidence to confront other challenges.
4.Be
realistic. Take one day at a time. Plot and plan each day to
accomplish 'something' and with each success your little
'something's' will become major achievements.
Apart
from everything else that's been said it's now time to examine your
reality. Why not spend a few moments, a few hours (?) examining where
you are in life? If you don't like what you see - change it. Sounds
simple doesn't it? Let me give you a clue in finding the courage to
bring about the changes you need. Can I? Slow down your reality! What
does this mean? I hear you ask. It means accepting where you are in
life for YOU have created it. You're not being asked to repent (for
that implies guilt) no, you're being asked to accept. Talk with your
Inner self; talk with your God or Guru. What it all boils down to is
in the word 'acceptance.' In truly accepting that where you are in
the world is where you are supposed to be will produce an immediate
effect. There is no other way. Slow down your reality. |
