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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make goals specific
- Saying that you want to be rich isn't enough. However, when you say: "I want $12,000 two years from now", you have a specific target that you can break down into manageable goals.You can break that down as follows: $6,000 per year, $500 per month, $125 per week, and $17.86 per day. Now work on getting $17.86 for tomorrow, and then do the same the next day, and then the next day and in two y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Set goals in life
- It is important to set goals in life. To accomplish those goals, you need a healthy supply of energy. Even the best car cannot run without fuel, so how can your body work without energy? The more energy you have, the further you can "ride" in this life. Unfortunately, the body's energy cannot be obtained through an electric outlet or at a gas pump. Instead, it can be obtained from many different s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting and goal getting: the bd3 approach
- Most people have no problem setting goals. At the same time, most people have a great deal of trouble getting their goals.A specific strategy for setting and getting goalsRemember R2D2 and CP3O of Star Wars fame? Well, this strategy is called BD3, which stands for Brainstorm, Decide, Do, and Distinguish.Brainstorm - Get yourself in a quite place where you are not...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting and goal getting: here are some quotes that can change your life
- Here are several quotes about setting and achieving goals. My comments follow.The weakest ink is better than the strongest memory. - John RickenbackerDo you want to dramatically increase the likelihood of you meeting your goals for the new year? One of the simplest yet most powerful actions you can take is to write down your goals. It's so easy to get caught up in the busy-nes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Achieve your desires by scoring goals
- Do you have a desire? Silly question I know because everybody has desires, just not the same ones. Of course there are many that most of us share like those old clichés of health, wealth, and happiness. But there are some that are exclusive to a certain group of people. For example; a musician may desire to play at the Albert Hall but have no interest in constructing his own websi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting - my disappointing discovery
- Goal setting has become almost an industry in itself with countless books and techniques available online and in published form promising to help you achieve your most cherished desires. I have read many articles and looked at many products in the course of keeping up-to-date in my profession.In much of the material, authors refer to a study conducted at Yale in 1953 in which the graduating...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to handle getting caught off guard
- I remember the time that I swore to myself that I'd never be caught off guard again. I was in my new job on Capital Hill and it was the first week on the job. My new mentor at the office was the daughter of the other US Senator from Nevada so she knew everyone who was anyone. I tagged along with her one day to a meeting and I found myself in a mess!She introduced me to the President of Zimb...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cultivating belief in your goals
- The Belief That You Can Do It and more importantly, That You Will!First, You must choose one goal and commit to it's achievement. It seems that this is always the starting point isn't it? It must be something that you feel you can not live without, or you must develop that feeling for it to work. Remember, reasons first, then action.Did you choose one? Are you commited to making it a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 questions to tap into the limitless power of your subconscious mind
- When you map out what you want, you let go of the trivial tasks that clutter up your thoughts. When you focus on achieving a definite major purpose, your life will assume an energy and unity that will be exhilerating. Self-discipline will appear spontaneously.You can prime your subconscious to tell you what you really want in your life.Here are a seven questions you could ask yoursel...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Celebrate achieving smaller goals along the way
- I wanted to learn to swim. So I set my goals, I got down to it, worked hard and struggled to overcome all obstacles. That's the right way to do it, isn't it?After a month of working at it, with lessons, and practice why wasn't I happy about it? Every time I'd see someone swim effortlessly down the pool I'd look at my own progress and feel inadequate.It's sometimes the same in life, a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reasons that move you bring clarity, focus, determination, and momentum
- Are your goals SMART? ? Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Rewarding, Time-DeadlinedJust about everyone has heard about the SMART Goal Setting method. But are you really using it. Proper goal setting seems to be a lot of work, and takes considerable time to set up. Many people stop short of completing the necessary detail to maintain their focus long after the novelty has long worn off. Henc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Housewife....is that all you are?
- Scenario: You have taken care of the house, the kids, your husband and everything in between for years. You get a sense of happiness and joy taking care of your family, although you get tired sometimes. You husband works hard to provide for the family, so you think that it's the least that you can do. There is nothing wrong with feeling this way at all. Here's where the problem comes in: He works ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are your goals exciting?
- This may sound like a strange question, but are you really excited about your goals? Of course, I'm making the assumption that you have already invested the time to think about what you want your life to be like and identified some of your goals in several areas. If not, please do this immediately. If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there.Having written goa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to score your own goals with sarah
- Do you know where your company is going? Do you have a vision of where you want to be?Often in an attempt to get company staff to have a shared view of where they're all going a vision and mission statement are prepared.Unless you're a large company it's a waste of time.Mainly because your company works to the beat of your drum.You're the one who sets your own company's...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting and goal getting: what would you like to accomplish in 100 days?
- Here's a question for you:What would you like to have accomplished 100 days from now?Why 100 days from now?Well, why not? Besides, 100 is a nice round number.You might think, ``That's not enough time. What can I possibly accomplish in only 100 days?''Very much if you put your mind to it and use the right tools.So what would you like to accomplish in the ne...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lessons from the first space strike
- On Apollo 13, the crew staged the first strike in the history of space travel. The date was December 27, 1973. Mission Control had sent more commands than the crew could cope with. Commander General Carr put a stop to this when he radioed in to Mission Control. "You have given us too much to do," he complained. "We're not going to do a thing until you get your act in better order.&q...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative visualization: how to supercharge your goal setting
- Do you know the single best way to "supercharge" any goal setting program you use is through visualization?What is visualization? And how do you do it for maximum goal achievement?Actually, it's quite simple and something you do all the time.Simply create a mental picture of the end result of your goal. Completely visualizing your desired goal is also an extremely powerful way...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal getting: 5 steps to get you there quickly
- One of the things that frustrated me while in school was that most of the psychology books specialized in complicating things. It's the same with many self-help books as well. I always wondered why relationships, change and meeting goals couldn't be made much more simple.To that end, here are five simple steps to making goals attainable:1. Write it downWe all carry arou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Start working on your goals today!
- The alarm goes off at 6am, you roll out of bed and run down the hall to wake up the kids. You're going to be late again! You shower fast while the kids are getting dressed then you head downstairs to grab nutrition bars because you don't have time to make breakfast. You grab the backpacks on the way to the babysitters, give them fast kisses when you get there and you're on your way to work. Did I ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Personal goal setting and management - planning for the year ahead
- The start of a New Year is a great time to plan for what you want to achieve. What better time than to invest in yourself and set a course for the future. As you reach your goals you will need to set new ones. How do you do this in a powerful and focused way?Here are 10 Essential Questions to ask now to make the most of the next year.1. What is your 5-year plan?What do you wan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Success is knowing what you want
- Many people ask me how they can be more successful.The first question I ask is, "What do you want?"Usually the answer is vague. I want to make more money, have a great relationship, write a book, be happy, and so on.The problem with this answer is that it is so vague that it will not yield any results. When you describe your goal, you have to be so clear that the oth...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Give your dreams substance
- Setting goals is wonderful; it confirms that we've taken those first awkward steps towards attaining what we desire in our lives. The simple fact that you've taken the time to plan out what you want to achieve puts you in a distinct class.Amazingly very few people take the time to keep a running list of goals. Sadly, even fewer people actually work their goals. So take the time right now to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to achieve your goals
- The first step, of course, is to set them. You can't get anywhere if you're not heading in that direction. Intention is essential.The second step is to achieve them. Many people do get down to setting goals, but they don't achieve them.A goal set in motion will be achieved...unless, you stop thinking and acting on them.It's that simple.For some reason people believe tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting and goal getting: go use this stuff!
- Q. I have always had such trouble with doing this goals thing. I don't know where to start or what to do. I can't seem to get going. I end up floundering, getting discouraged and giving up. Can you help me figure this thing out?A. There are lots of things wrong with goals. One is growing up believing we set them only once a year - the dreaded New Year's resolutions. Another is believing goa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting - get exactly what you want!
- I am writing you from the quaint sea town of New Bern, NC where my wife and I are catching some much needed R&R.Lately many of our students have been telling us that their biggest goal is to leave their current 9 to 5 J-O-B and start investing in real estate full time. They no longer want to be tied down by corporate rules and structure.While I was on this trip I realized that if my ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Planning for success
- The purpose of having an analytical brain is to use it to think and make a plan before we act.Acting spontaneously out of fear, revenge, spite, anger and a host of other emotions is a sure-fire way to set yourself up for failure.If you plan your moves in advance your chances of success are increased. The most successful chess players do this.By reacting to outside influences y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Its your dream - are you using the one-two punch?
- Have you ever noticed? There are some people who seem to know exactly what they want and how to get it. They move toward their targets with precision, and appear to achieve easily without goals or planning. They have a narrowed focus and motivation, reasons for doing what they do. They don't even have a set of written goals, yet they move through life attaining what they go after.Then, ther...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Setting goals and achieving them
- Whatever you want in life, you have far more chance of achieving it if you set a clear goal, written down, with a definite time scale.For example, if you want to lose weight, set a target weight and a realistic date for reaching this target. This way you will be more committed to actually forming a plan to do something about it, and keeping to it. Follow this step-by-step process for your g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One focus to success
- Too many times we are distracted from our main goal and purpose by all of the different things out there that we want, or think we want. Instead of making choices, we seem to want it all, everything we come across. Too many conflicting desires is a recipe for disaster.With every goal which does not align with our main definite goal or purpose, our percentage chance to achieve it goes down. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What words will they chisel into your tombstone?
- One day you will inevitably die. A morbid statement, I know, but one that is true. I don't want to upset you so let me say this - hopefully that day will be a long, long way off. However, I have a question for you now.What words will they chisel into your tombstone? Oh I know, most people are cremated these days. What I am really saying here is this - when it is all over for you, what will ...