When you look at successful
individuals the world over, no matter what area of life they have achieved
their success in, you will find that almost all of them have one thing in
common and that is this unwavering belief that they WILL accomplish their goal,
regardless of what obstacles stand in their way.
It's not surprising either that
in some way, shape or form their goals were put down on paper long before they
set out on their journey to success.
Goal setting is an important part
of success, it gives you a purpose, something to focus on and when written down
is a powerful way to help program your subconscious mind on finding a way of
achieving even the most improbable of goals.
To achieve anything in life you
need to know what you want and where you are going. Getting your goals down on
paper gives you a tangible manifestation of your thoughts, dreams and
ambitions.
When I say 'getting it down on
paper' it doesn't always have to be in the form of written goals. Neither does
It always have to be 'on paper', after all in this digital age where we have
our mobile phones with us during every waking hour, what better place to have
your goals than on a screen you probably look at a hundred times a day!
If you don't fancy writing down
your goals then how about a 'vision board' made up of images, photographs and
magazine cuttings depicting your goals in a more vivid way. Or as I tend to do,
why not use a combination of the two?
Regardless of how you decide to
get your goals down, it's IMPORTANT that you do for three main reasons.
Firstly, Just the act of writing
down each goal or searching for the image of that 'dream car' starts to get
your subconscious mind working and takes you a step closer to making it a
reality.
The second reason to get your
goals on paper is to give yourself direction, after all you wouldn't set out on
a journey before knowing your destination would you?
No!
So why then, do so many people
stumble through their lives without knowing where they want to go or how they
are going to get there?
In the end, if you don't know
where you are going how will you know when you finally arrive?
Thirdly, if you have goals to
look at everyday, no matter how big or how small it helps you to build up a
positive mental attitude, this in turn builds momentum that little by little
coupled with some form of action will help turn your goals into a reality.
Okay! how do you do this...
First grab yourself a few sheets
of paper and a pen, sit down in a quiet room where you will not be disturbed
and clear your head of any limiting thoughts that may restrict your ambitions.
Then just start writing...
write down everything your heart
desires, everything you want to achieve, everything you want to own, how much
money you want to make, where in life you want to go - both physically and
emotionally, every character trait you want to change or improve, where you
want to live, what car you want to drive, the places you want to see, the
people you want to help.
Be positive and write it all
down, no matter how improbable it may appear to you at this moment in time, do
not limit yourself to goals that you think you COULD achieve, write down what
you WANT to achieve no matter how crazy it may seem.
For most people all our lives we
have been told by parents, teachers, work colleagues and friends that these
things are beyond us, we are not the kind of people who can achieve these
heights, we don't have the right education or we are being silly for even
wanting these things in life, worst of all when we hear it over and over again
from so many different people we come to believe it ourselves.
Therefore what we have to do is
break a lifetime of limiting thoughts and conditioning...
So how do we even start?
Well, once you have everything
down on paper read through it again and make sure you have it all covered.
Don't worry about how silly it may sound when you read it out loud to yourself,
we all feel that way when we first do this, it's only natural. After all you
are going against everything you have been told all of your life.
Anyway nobody is going to be
reading this but you!
What you need to do next is take
each goal and write it out again, but this time write it in as much detail as
possible and as though you have already accomplished it...
For example if one of your goals
is to be more confident don't just write...
'I want to be confident'
Write...
'I am a naturally confident
person and very self-assured even in the most difficult of circumstances'
If you have decided to do a
vision board then post images of people you admire for their confidence or a
photograph of you when you were in a situation where you felt particularly
confident.
If some of your goals seem
extremely ambitious or even beyond what you think you are capable of achieving
at this moment in time, don't worry...
look at how you can break those
big goals down into a number of smaller more attainable goals. This way for
every smaller goal you accomplish you are one more step closer to the big one.
The trick is to be as detailed as
possible so you convince your subconscious mind that what you are reading or
seeing is actually a reality.
Once you have your goals clearly
written out or your vision board prepared then you need to look at it EVERY DAY
- NO EXCEPTIONS!
Visualise each goal in your head,
do it in as much detail as possible, see yourself in the situation, feel the
emotions you will experience once it is achieved...
Walk through that dream house
looking into every room. Notice the decor, the furniture, the smells and
sounds...
Climb into your luxury car and
breathe in the aroma of the leather, feel the texture of the steering wheel in
your hand...
Count the money you are making,
seeing every bill as you place it onto the table...
Feel your self confidence grow as
you walk up to give that big presentation...
Enjoy the taste of your fruit
cocktail as you recline on that secluded beach in the Maldives...
REMEMBER - EVERY DAY, NO
EXCEPTIONS!
Two, three, four times a day or
more, but once a day at the very least...
Preferably before you retire,
because the time just before we drift off to sleep is when your subconscious is
most susceptible to absorbing the information you are sending it.
It's generally believed that we
need to repeat something 30 times or more before it becomes a habit. What this
means to you is that for the whole of the first month you are really going to
have to make an effort to do this on a daily basis. However over time it will
become a natural part of your daily routine and once it does then you are well
on your way to turning those dreams, goals and ambitions into reality.
Having said that, setting goals
alone will not accomplish anything unless you take action.
You can hold an acorn in your
hand and visualise the mighty Oak tree that it will become, but none of this
will come to pass unless you TAKE ACTION! You need to plant the acorn in the
ground and make sure it has the light and water that it needs to grow and flourish.
Similarly just like the acorn you
need to action your goals and provide them with the sustenance they need to
realise your eventual objective.
All the visualisation in the
world is not going to help you achieve anything unless you do something about
it in the real world.
As the old proverb says
"Even the longest journey begins with a single step"
As long as you take action - no
matter how small it may seem at first, visualise your goals and continue to do
so on a daily basis the change will come.
Suddenly you will start to notice
how ideas are popping into your mind, you will find solutions to problems you
previously had no idea how to solve, everything is starting to look much
clearer than it did before and opportunity seems to be around every corner.
In short IT WILL change your life
for the better.
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