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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The secret of overcoming procrastination in 4 simple steps
- Let's face it. Overcoming procrastination can be a challenge if you don't know what's causing it in the first place. These 4 simple steps will help you find the REAL cause of procrastination making overcoming procrastination a breeze. You'll soon be able to achieve those daunting tasks and in some cases, even look forward to doing them!STEP 1: Identify the REAL Cause of Your Procrastination...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting: stop failing and start finishing
- While the idea of goal setting is not a new concept, we do see an ever-increasing number of people becoming more and more frustrated with setting a worthwhile goal. The frustration, it appears, comes from never being able to realize the fruit of their labor. Therefore, it is with this growing number of goal setting failures that I wish to illustrate three fundamentals of proper goal setting that s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Achieve anything, one step at a time
- No matter how ambitious your goal, you CAN achieve it. You do it by taking one little step at a time. Here are a few tips to help you:1. Visualize Your Goal: The first step is to create a mental picture of your goal. Get very clear on what you want. Are you gaining a new skill? Hitting a new revenue goal? Landing a new important client? See and feel it.2. Define Your Goal:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fulfill promises you make to yourself
- I believe innately we all do our best. We work with the tools available to us at the moment. With that in mind, a lot of us do let one person down a lot.. look in the mirror. Yes that is the person. We do try. Yet often we fall short of the commitments we have promised ourselves..Here are some examples (from my own life). I am going to loss 20 lbs., this month, this is my last cigarette--fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Willpower: who needs it? not me
- What is this mysterious creature, this intangible element, this phantom that we seek for so hard, yet can often never find, or keep control of? This thing called 'willpower' and who really needs it anyway?For me, I know it. I admit it. I am weak.Yep. Weak.I have the willpower of a 6-week old puppy.But I have come to realize that I don't really need willpower, at least n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting basics - 3 steps plus 1
- Goal setting seems to be one of the most misundertood, and overly complicated areas of self-improvement. And, well, frankly, it shouldn't be.Once you understand the difference between goals and tasks, you really only need follow the three basic steps outlined below, and then add in the magic ingredient, to be well on your way to achieving the things that you desire.1. First you need ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Obtaining your desires
- For one to achieve their goals or obtain their desires, one must know their goals and desires in the first place. The simple task of writing down a list of the things you wish for has an amazing effect on the results of your wishes. This is one of the most basic fundamentals of successful achievement.Lists I have created in the past and later came across, often provides me with a pleasant s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where will you be july 1st, 2006?
- So, a New Year has snuck up on you again and boy, you have a lot of things to do, eh? Welcome to the club, we all do. But oh no, you have way more, right? You have to start working on your business more so you can finally leave that job you are bored to tears with. You have to start saving at least $400 a month for a little cushion in the bank?that $67.02 is looking kind of lonely in your savings....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A simple solution for accomplishing any goal
- Have you ever had someone ask you to do some thing and then later forget about what they told you to do?One night, my wife and I had some friends from out of town come by. They were making a road trip out of a company-sponsored event that he worked for and it happened to be in the town we live in.My wife and I were planning to go camping that weekend and it was great to have them cal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to feel your way to success
- Do you remember the last time you had a blast? I mean you were having the time of your life. Think about it. I hope it was not too long ago.What was going on in your mind, around you, INSIDE you? You were most likely feeling really good. You were smiling, laughing, and just having a good time. Can you remember a time when you could not stop laughing?My sister and I have this thing th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forming effective habits leads to success
- You had your new years resolution all set. You knew exactly what you needed to do, maybe you even got off to a fantastic start. Then suddenly out of nowhere you realize that your intended goal appears to be completely out of sight.Does this sound familiar?If you answered yes let me assure you that you're not alone. If this has happened to you here's an approach that might help....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is there an anxiety solution for those who fail to keep their resolutions?
- In a nutshell... YES!I've given a lot of thought recently to the power of 'resolutions' ? to that basic human instinct that continually drives us to improve ourselves and to expand our horizons.Perhaps you're reading this now and resolving to finally conquer your anxiety?The trouble with resolutions, however, is sticking to them! All too often, within weeks, they've fallen by ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goals: what would you like to accomplish in the next 90 days?
- "What would you like to accomplish in the next 90 days?"That's the question I often ask of my coaching clients or seminar members as we begin to set goals.Once you have answered that question, here are 10 steps to get there.1. Ninety daysChoose something that you would like to accomplish or change within the next 90 days. Ninety days is a much more manageable length of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting: 5 simple steps
- 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:Write it downWe all carry around in our ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why, when you set goals, do you fail to reach them?
- Why is it when you set goals for yourself most of them are not realised?How is it that intelligent people, who take time out to refocus and decide what they want to do with the rest of their life, don't follow through?How is that friendly outgoing people who makes friends easily and are really good fun to be with find it difficult to keep to their own goals?How is it that peop...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is it focus or tunnel vision?
- To achieve success you must narrow your vision on your plan. The question you should consider, is it focus or tunnel vision?The former refers to bringing into focus, to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens), to concentrate attention or effort on the most urgent problemsTunnel vision is constriction of the visual field resulting in loss of peripheral vision, like looking down a t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Whats the next action step?
- Nothing gets done unless an action is completed. Everything we do is an action step. Of course some are so routine they don't really need to be written down or remembered. They are simply habit or ingrained in our daily lives. Wake up. Go to the bathroom. Say your prayers. Read the sports section of the newspaper. Take a shower. Brush your teeth. Get dressed. Drive to work. Do you have these tasks...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where has all the time gone?
- We live in a busy society. We may have demanding jobs, children, families and many other "important" things that hoover up all of our time, and before we know it, Christmas is looming once more and we're muttering about another year just passing us by.How many times do you say, "I'll read that book later when I have more time" or "I'll finish listening to that audio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase your knowledge: read-and-reap
- Did you know that you see with your mind as well as your eyes? The mind stores memories and highlights of past experiences as well as color intensity, hue and a variety of other details. How you see (your eyesight) and how the brain makes sense of what you see is at the heart of a total visual experience.On Being Eye-Minded?Human beings are eye-minded. This means that in our w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You are what you do!
- Too often, people say one thing and do another. I admit that I have often slid into this rut and thought about how I need to do something (lose weight for example) and then don't follow through and do anything about it (yes, I'm still 245 pounds). So even though I say that it's important to me to lose weight, I don't display the requisite motivation to follow through and do it, so my words are hol...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making the goal-setting process a partnership
- MAKING GOALS: Effective and motivational goals engage employees in work they can realistically perform and complete, and which has been shown to be relevant both to the organization and to the employees' interests.MAKE THE GOAL-SETTING PROCESS A PARTNERSHIP: There are four kinds of goals you and your employees should discuss and develop together: 1. Routine. This is an extension of what peo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The great american dream challenge
- Pull Quote: "the secret to living a "dream come true" life is to believe in your dream simply because it matters to you."Making Your Dreams Come TrueYears ago, people came to America in pursuit of their dreams-work hard, stay focused and you can achieve the American Dream. For many who have attained the basic American Dream?basic freedom, own a home, own a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The importance of having a goal in life
- At the age of twenty two, I read a book that described the importance of having a goal in life. In the books example, a survey had been carried out at a school. Students who had just taken their GCSE'S were asked to answer various questions, one of which asked, "Where would you like to be in five years time?"If you had asked me that question, when I was sixteen, I would have had to put down...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Four steps to goal setting
- When setting goals it is important to know if the goal is realistically attainable. Time is precious; you don't want to waste it moving toward a goal that you will never be able to realize. So, how can you quickly evaluate the attainability of your goal? Ask your-self these four questions:Do I have the Desire to realize this goal? Do I have the Ability to realize this goal? Do I hav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Setting s.m.a.r.t. goals
- I cannot stress the importance of setting goals enough. Goals give us something to work toward, and help us feel like we are moving along a specific path. Establishing goals invites us to look at the big picture, break it down into smaller pieces, and get started toward accomplishing our important hopes and dreams.It seems though, that many people aren't quite sure how to set goals. One of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 keys to personal goal setting
- Does personal goal setting work? Many people want things, situations or accomplishments, call these goals, and then are disappointed when they don't get them. Call desires goals if you want, but just naming your desires sure isn't effective goal setting. Good goals have some or all of the following:1. They are specific. "I want to be healthy" is too general. "I want to lose weight and walk ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One single secret to goal setting success
- Perhaps you have never taken a stock of the most valuable and precious wealth of yours. Every person possesses it since the day of birth. This wealth is our life, its minutes, hours, days and years. Proper planning starts when we begin to take stock of this wealth. So, we should make the most efficient use of every minute to preserve and multiply this wealth. The initial stage of planning is ident...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven deadly enemies that stop you from reaching your goals
- Everybody on this planet has enemies, rivals and foes. Call them any way you like, but nevertheless they exist, chasing you at every step you make. Nobody knows where they come from, but the fact of their existence was detected on the planet and still nobody knows completely the effective remedy from them. They spoil our lives; put the spokes in our wheel, making tricky endeavors to distract us. T...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Attain instant results with goal setting tools
- Your path to the successful accomplishment of your goals can be very thorny. Ups and downs, hardships and difficulties are inevitable components of success. Besides, difficulties add some spice to the groove of our life.Some people think that difficulties only harden our character and overcoming them makes people more mighty and strong. Other people, on contrary, think that difficulties bri...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quick tips on achieving your goals
- Want to achieve your goals faster?Edward W. Smith, motivational speaker, author and TV show host, who specializes in quick tips on how to move your life ahead even faster, offers the following advice.First, take your top priority goal, and write out the goal to help etch it into your mind, then plant reminders of the goal in places you will see during the day.Next, set up a wa...