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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten of my favorite quotes about goals
- 1. Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (1899-1974) American Composer Bandleader and Pianist"A goal is a dream that has an ending."2. Napoleon Hill"A goal is a dream with a deadline."3. Zig Ziglar"Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill."4. Unknown author"Goals that are not written down are just wishes."5. Jim Rohn"G...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get real
- "What we need most, is not so much to realize the ideal as to idealize the real," said H.F. Hedge.Ideals arise from our use of imagination.Our imaginations can create unbelievable worlds to live in. They empower us to make sense of descriptions remote to our times or foreign to our experience.When reading Plato, we may visit an Ancient Greece we never actually knew; ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Applying action to your inner desires!
- "I know what I need to do, but I'm scared that I won't succeed." Who among us hasn't been stuck in this scenario before? We know what to do, but we don't put knowledge into action. The end result is the frustration of staying stuck in the current reality even though change is desired.The outcome is usually determined by who wins the battle that rages within. It seems one part wants to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Perseverance and success: essential to reaching your goals
- "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." ? Dale CarnegieI'll venture to say that perseverance is one of the most valuable qualities you have to obtain success in any field. And the really great thing about perseverance is that you don't need a university degree, or any complex train...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reaching for the goal
- Can goals be easily reached? This question is in most of our minds. Some tend to think that goals are hard to achieve and that only very clever people can be true achievers!Remember the saying 'If there is a will, there is a way'? I bet many of you do. For me this is a mantra which makes me believe that whatever I want to do is possible if I put my mind to it.If you have a dream to m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 11 questions to kickstart your dream
- What's your dream? Want to give your vision a jumpstart? Write down your goals and use these questions to speed up delivery of your dream.1. What's your highest priority this lifetime?What's most important for you to experience, explore or embrace this time around? Until you answer this question, your life goals will be off purpose. Unaligned with your inner passion, your intentions ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do your goals match your passions?
- Making sure our goals are properly aligned with our passions only makes sense. If you have the wish to move up the corporate ladder, start your own business, or just about any other worthwhile endeavor you're going to make things a lot easier on yourself if you're working on things that get you personally excited and make you feel alive when you're working on them (i.e. following your passions)....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Setting goals for success
- "In any and every given moment of your life, you are either in command of yourself? or you are being commanded."-Guy Finley, AuthorIt pays to learn, especially from your mistakes. The successful entrepreneur learns how to deal with mistakes every day. They look forward to the challenge. It's important to remember that they don't have to know it all. There's always someo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Setting goals ? things to think about
- We hear a lot about the steps we should take to achieve our goals, however unless we take the first steps to realistically consider who and what we are right now ? our capabilities and interests ? and think logically about what we'd like to accomplish, our chances of achieving our "goal" are slim to none. Here are a few things to think about when you're trying to decide what you'd like t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goals - if you don?t know what you want, then how are you going to get it?
- Recently, I spoke with a client who wanted me to do a workshop at an upcoming conference. I offer a number of different talks, so I asked her what the focus of the meeting was in order to be able to suggest a relevant topic. She said that although the committee members had already picked several programs, they had not yet identified a focus for the conference. My first thought in response to this ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A new conversation about dreams - integrity: the key to getting what you want
- The most critical attribute for realizing our dreams is integrity. In a conversation about dreams, integrity is essential and can be summarized this way: Say what you mean and mean what you say. Honor your word and agreements and you will be living with integrity, where dreams really do come true.Simple, yes, but not always easy. Vastly overscheduled, often the person it's most difficult to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Jules obtains the jewels
- Jules Asner, the current cohost of E! News Daily, along with Steve Kmetko, had a golden opportunity to be the first one to host E!'s "Wild On" adventure series. The series was originally titled "Sex on the Riviera." When Eleanor Mondale left the show, Jules filled in and ended up hosting "Wild On" for a year and a half. The "Wild On" series takes viewers aro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing a mission and vision statement
- Last year, I attended a seminar where the attendees were asked to define their personal mission or purpose in one sentence. Out of about a group of about three hundred people, fewer than a dozen were able to articulate a mission statement.It's not that living with purpose is a low priority for most of us. Research by Richard J. Leider and David Shapiro, authors of Repacking Your Bags, found...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Achieving elusive goals
- Everyone has something in their life that they would like to change. Some really big goals include overcoming addiction, achieving and sustaining weight loss, attaining inner peace, manifesting health, or becoming more successful. We are born to continuously expand our abilities. The beginning of most goals are exciting. Visions of triumph flourish in the minds of those starting a path of change. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to turn new years resolutions into new year?s results
- Are you ready to learn how to finally turn your New Year's resolutions into New Year's results? The key word here is "new", because you want to create "new" results. You must analyze your old year that has passed and your future, which means do not think "re-run/replay" instead think about forging forward into the New Year. In order to create "New Year" resu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five steps to goal-setting
- What would you like to achieve in your lifetime?Author Basil S. Walth once said, "If you don't know where you are going, how can you expect to get there?" These are words well spoken, because whether you're working toward freelancing full-time or selling your novels, you need a roadmap.Goals are indispensable. They provide direction, long-term vision and short-term motivation. They s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Successful goal setting and achievement
- The first step to success, of course, is to set a goal. You can't get anywhere if you're not heading in that direction. Intention is essential.The second step to achieve success is to persist. Many people do get down to setting goals, but they don't achieve them. Achievement can only come from persistence.A goal set in motion will be achieved...unless, you stop thinking and acting on...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Everyone needs a bag (big audacious goal)
- A Big Audacious Goal (BAG) is a clear and compelling catalyst that serves as a focal point for effort. Unlike smaller goals, the BAG is something that is huge. It is challenging and in some ways seems impossible - but a BAG is also inspiring, compelling, and motivating.Everyone needs a BAG. BAGs challenge us to be more than we are right now, and to tap into all of our resources. BAGs bring ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Got goals? did you reach them?
- Most of us have goals.Big ones, small ones. But not always do we follow through with them and that...hum?could be dangerous.You see, within a lifetime our goals may change a little or dramatically, which is fine. The problem is when you have definite goals but can't follow through with them. It's crushing. It makes you feel miserable. As if you can't accomplish anything properly. You...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The power of why: setting intention-oriented goals
- Everyone ? particularly business coaches like me - talks about goal-setting, and so it is surprising that surveys indicate 97 percent of businesspeople do not set them. Of the people who do set them, 97 percent set reactive goals, 2 percent set proactive goals and 1 percent set intention-oriented goals. Guess which ones create the biggest results?Most people don't set goals because they hav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Want to learn something new today?
- How many times do you say, "Gee, I wish I had of learned...?" How often do you avoid new tasks simply because they are out of your "comfort zone" and the task would involve having to learn something new?I realized how slow we, as adults, resist learning. I've often heard it said that as we get older, our thought processes slow down and it isn't as easy for us to learn. Is this true? Or is i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creating the best year of your life
- At the end of each year, and on their birthdays, many people take time to reflect and look ahead. If you're one of these people, or if you would like to start getting the benefits from a little self reflection, then I have some great questions for you.These questions can be looked at once a year, once a month or whenever you're looking for some direction in your life. I invite you to take a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Vocalized goals + action = realized dreams
- Do you have a dream? Is there something you want to do, to achieve, or to complete?How close are you? How many people have you told about it? Do you have a written plan on how to get there?And the most important question ? Are you taking action?This much is absolutely true: If you never vocalize your dreams, and you never come up with even the most rudimentary plan on achievin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Go beyond goals and achieve your dream!
- As important as goal setting is, goals alone do not ensure that you will achieve the success you desire. A written goal is not some kind of magic talisman whereby whatever you set your heart on manifests in your life out of thin air. That being the case, what is it that makes the difference between a person who achieves their goals and a person who doesn't? The answer can be summarised in a single...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont mistake activity for achievement
- I remember watching an NBA Basketball Game on t.v one night. The Miami Heat were playing the New Orleans Hornets. Miami was all over them yet when you looked at the score New Orleans kept pulling ahead.Bill Walton made the comment "Don't mistake activity for achievement." I'll always remember that. Just because Miami was playing hard didn't mean they were playing smart.This can apply...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Discover the key to self-confidence
- "One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation" - Arthur AsheSelf-confidence is necessary for successAs Arthur Ashe says preparation is an important key to self-confidence. And preparation can be achieved by using the goal setting tool of questions. Asking questions, that is, doing research, can enable you to become proficient in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make your dreams reachable
- All too often, we may be envisioning a level of success, which is far beyond what we can realistically accept and thus fall short of full manifestation. However, if we can envision a period of time in which our success can gradually increase, quite often our subconscious can more easily accept it. However, allowing ourselves to get comfortably accustomed to a steadily increasing flow of abundance ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reaching your goals: a ridiculous way to succeed
- If you've ever had any sales training, you've probably been taught the technique called "Reduction to the Ridiculous." This is the technique of breaking a price down to smaller and smaller units until it sounds insignificant compared to the value of your product. Here's an example?Say you're talking to an insurance agent. Nothing against insurance agents, some of them are my friends, it jus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Motivation and goal settings ?the to do list
- What is it that you need to do in order to be successful in your endeavor? One way to find out is to write a daily "To do list". This "To do list" will supplement your goal settings. It will simplify yours steps towards achieving your long term goal(s).You can write your "To do list" while having breakfast or perhaps before going to bed the night before. TIP: Writin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Goal setting or how being smart isnt always the right objective
- Over the years much has been written on the subject of goal setting with most conventional wisdom coming down in favour of the SMART objective setting process.SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timebound) has been around since the 1960's and is used by organisations to create effective objectives for themselves and their staff. In fact the SMART objective setting process is...