Sep 29th 09
Posted by Aldohas in goal setting
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One of the reasons we do not face our goals is because when we are faced with an unexpected barrier that we’re unsure how to deal with, we shut down. We become discouraged, we start making excuses, and we allow ourselves to back off of our original plan. While this is a human and natural tendency, it’s not conducive to success.
An important step that you can take to avoid this barrier blunder is that of carefully planning your goal to include backup plans for all those little “what ifs.”
“What if I don’t pass the prerequisite course?”
“What if I don’t get the loan?”
“What if I run out of time?”
“What if the marketing doesn’t work?”
“What if I just don’t feel like it?”
These are all very real barriers that keep us from realizing our life dreams. By preplanning for them, we greatly improve our chances of succeeding and experience the power of being unstoppable.
What kind of barriers can you preplan?
Internal Barriers
Internal barriers include the thoughts you have about your goal, success, and yourself that keep you from being successful. They include your personal fears, motivation, self-esteem, and paradigms.
“What if I just don’t feel like doing my assignment?”
Solution – commit to working on it for at least 15 minutes. Then take a break and come back to it later
“What if my fear of the phone keeps me from following through on my marketing campaign?”
Solution – have a friend help me make phone calls. It might not be so bad if I’m not alone.
“What if I find myself procrastinating?”
Solution – ask a friend to call me every day to remind me to spend a little time on my goal. Work on my goal first thing in the morning to get it done and over with.
External Barriers
External barriers include barriers such as money, time, other people’s reactions, resources, and results. We are not in direct control of them, but we can affect how they work and we can still plan around them.
“What if the client turns down my proposal?”
Solution – ask questions to find out why, and resubmit it.
“What if I forget the worksheets?”
Solution – fax a copy to the hotel and get new copies made.
“What if the landscaping blocks don’t come in on time?”
Solution – pad the timeline and notify the client of this possibility in advance. Realign timeline to work on other projects until the blocks come in.
Practice this technique with even your small, short-term goals. It feels great to know that when a brick wall appears in your path, you have the perfect solution for getting around it and getting back on the road to achievement!
Sep 27th 09
Posted by Aldohas in goal setting
Everybody wants to improve their skills on any subject. If you know a little about computers you can take a course to get to know more tricks and tips of how to use that computer and the software.
To get to that level you have to do something. Thinking about it isn’t enough. Even positive thinking doesn’t help. Sure you can try it by yourself, but only a few will reach that level they aim for. The best possible way to achieve your goals is by taking the following steps.
1) Set your aim
2) Take action
3) Be aware of results
4) Change your attitude
First set your aim.
It sounds silly but you have to know what you’re aiming for. Where do you want to be in six months from now? What do you want to achieve? If possible also include a timetable. When do you want it to be done?
You can choose anything you want. For example you want to change your “I’m-always-late-behavior”. You know you’ll make lots off people happy by changing this. Your partner, your associates in particular and everybody else around you will notice these changes. The nicest thing is that you can start anytime you want. Therefore you have to
Take action.
When you take action your present behavior will change. Perhaps it’s not the behavior you want right know, but you’re doing something to improve. As long as you take action changes will be made eventually. When you do take action you start noticing different behavior from the people around you. For a starter you could leave home 2 minutes earlier then you normally do. When you do
be aware
of the different responses of the people around you. Do they smile or do they give you a compliment of your early arrival. These are the changes you’re waiting for. They’re approvals of your action. So keep up the good work.
If those two minutes don’t result into positive reactions, then start scratching behind your ears. Make a decision to change your former action. Leave 5 minutes earlier and see what happens. So you have to
change your attitude
to achieve what you want to happen. You should keep your aim in mind. Even when circumstances don’t change immediately keep on trying. In time you’ll be rewarded.
When you see the benefits off your changes, keep on making other changes for more benefits.
You have to work on your attitude until you reach your goal.
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Sep 25th 09
Posted by Aldohas in goal setting
Do you remember saying to yourself, when I do that, I will…. Why do people always make excuses so we don’t do the things we really want or desire? It has everything to do with our belief system. This system will shape your destiny.
When we grow up our believe change:
* It’s not right to want too much abundance.
* If you are not careful, people will take everything you have!
* All rich people are snobs.
But, remember those days when we were kids:
* I am going to be a super hero.
* I am going to be a fireman.
* I am going to be a rockstar/moviestar.
What actually happened in our lives that changed our believe in ourselves and our abilities to achieve? In my opinion when we are getting older, we are facing people or experiences in our lives that tell us we could never be, have or acquire something or led us believe that we could never be all we could be.
Is a bad experience or a huge let down something that happened to make us think we deserve less than our dreams (remembering the days we were kids)? We have to conquer it and change it right now. Be grateful for the things that are still wonderful in our lives. We can re-shape our future through simple techniques like for example goal and target setting.
Let me define once the difference between a goal and a target. At least this is my opinion, because I know there are different explanations about this matter. Through experience in my own life, I came to this definition. Goals have dates, targets don’t. Target setting is anything which you need, want or desire to achieve half or master of which the pathway of realisation or acquisition may not at this time be revealed, but which you are unconditionally committed to its fulfillment so much so that you can regulate it to your highest level of human commitment, a NEED! E.g. I intend to become a top earner in my company.
Goal setting is simply the act of writing down the result you achieve by a specific date in the near future on a piece of paper, so that you can work towards it in easy baby steps. Easy achievable it must be, so it will not face any fear of accomplishing that goal. E.g. signing up at an article directory today before noon.
We are talking about baby steps. Doing and implementing a little bit on a regular and consistent basis. Taking massive action for just one day won’t get you far, however, taking 10 little baby steps every day or so can eventually get you around the world if you just keep going and don’t quit!
Sep 23rd 09
Posted by Aldohas in goal setting
I am living the most abundant life I can imagine! Does this mean that I am living my vision? Not yet.
“Why not?” you ask.
My answer is that I have not yet expanded my imagination enough to encompass my vision, but I am getting closer. You see, I am now a full-fledged student of “The Law of Abundance”. This universal law drives what is manifested in my life.
Our culture is full of truisms that support the “Law of Abundance”. The following represent only a few of those truisms. “If you set your mind to it…” “If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got.” “You are a victim of the rules you live by.” “I think, therefore I am”.
Look at the people around you. What do you see? When you look at a person’s life you can literally read their mind. A person’s outer state of being is nothing more than the manifestation of a person’s thought. Now look inside. Do you see peace, serenity, affluence, love, abundance? To have these things, you have to set your mind to it.
As these words are expressions of my vision, I had to fully understand their meaning to me. The following brief definitions represent my vision of my life (and luckily match dictionary definitions).
Peace – harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; the absence of mental stress or anxiety
Serenity – Calmness of mind; evenness of temper; undisturbed state; coolness; composure.
Affluence – An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth
Love – A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness
Abundance – A great or plentiful amount; Fullness to overflowing
By learning to manifest through proper use of the “Law of Abundance”, all this and more can be yours. “Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.” Florence Scovel Shinn.
Our lives are our biggest accomplishment. Our lives are the manifestation of our vision. By creating your vision, and by following the rules of manifestation, the universe is yours for the asking. Learning how to ask is the goal of students of the “Law of Abundance.”
Sep 21st 09
Posted by Aldohas in goal setting
As we all have values that we live life by, whether we live up to these values is determined by a series of rules that are attached to the value. For example, we may value success, and the rule that we have attached to success is that to be successful we must earn more than $1,000,000 a year. Another person may have a rule for success saying that if they wake up each morning then they are successful. Yet another person may have a complex web of rules relating to success that ensures they never are successful by their own rules.
Most of these rules are lodged in our subconscious and we are never really aware of them on the conscious level. So you can see that it is incredibly useful for us if we become aware of these rules. It is even more beneficial for us if we can become aware of these rules and then change them to ensure we meet our values.
When changing a rule it is important that you choose rules that are achievable, but also give you room to grow and move forwards. So let’s start by finding out what some of your rules are. Write out your rules for each of the following points. You are writing down what conditions need to be met in order for you to feel a success, a failure, or so on.
• For success
• For failure
• For being loved
• For being happy
When you have written these down, write out what rules you would like to have for these. One person I know had this rule for being happy, “If I wake up each morning able to breath.” Now that’s an easy rule to meet isn’t it? Many of our rules are complex, hard to meet and often contradictory.
By defining these rules we can gain a valuable insight into the way our minds work, which allows us to take control of your life. If you have the time and inclination, why not write down some of the rules in other areas of your life too?
Remember also that other people have rules, so when you are dealing with people their rules apply too. For example, your partner will have rules for being loved within a relationship, your boss will have rules for you being successful, and your children will have rules for you being a good parent and for their success. If you can find out other peoples rules then you can use them in your dealings with them to be more fulfilled and clear in your communication.
