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Setting Goals
“Genius” has been described as the “ability to focus on one thing at a time.” Many people who are “geniuses” are so not only because they have a high intellect, but because they are a gift of being able to focus on the objective or goal at hand. ...
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Goalsetting - How to Easily Set and Get Your Goals
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Setting Body Perfect Fitness Goals for the New Year
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SETTING GOALS
SETTING GOALS Copyright © Tanner Larsson http://www.work-at-home-resource-center.com Goal setting is a formal process for personal planning. By setting goals on a routine basis you decide what you want to achieve, and then move step-by-step towards...
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Is goal setting a waste of time?
You prepare to arrive at a chosen future when you set a goal.
When you don't set one, the future is an accident of
circumstances. Usually, you arrive at a place you don't want to
be in.
In the first instance, you are like a traveler who chooses a
destination, then maps out a plan, then finds ways to arrive at
his chosen location.
In the second instance, you are like a traveler who merely
wanders around hoping to find a good place. Your chances of
getting what you want are slim. Happy accidents are rare.
When human kind lived primarily with the mammalian lobe as
predominant, all life was an accident. But with the evolution of
the neocortex, we were able to create mental maps to create
better experiences.
Those people who live in reaction to circumstances have bypassed
the advantages of their neocortex. They experience the crude
outcomes of using only their mammalian brain.
Unfortunately, most of the people who are victims of
circumstances, fail to take responsibility for their plight.
Besides foreseeing the future, goals also keep us motivated.
They make the present more alive because we are living a life on
purpose. Anyone can live an accidental life, but the more
progressive create their futures before they arrive there.
When we fail to arrive at our goals, it is because we plunged
too far ahead into the future. It is better to set smaller
goals, and then use the experience of reaching them to travel
farther. Our plans need to be revised through the lived
experience. This way we incrementally progress to a great future.
If possible, share your
goals with people who are open to
supporting you. When you do this, you will find encouragement as
obstacles arise. Your friends may offer possible solutions or
necessary resources--or help you keep your intention strong.
For some reason, many goal experts, like Brian Tracy, for
example, have found that there is a certain magic to writing
down your goals. This magic is further enhanced when you make a
daily effort to read them out aloud.
I have also found it helpful to keep a log. As you set out on
your journey to create a benevolent future, you can't see far
enough ahead to know exactly what to do. Rather, you gather
better information as you review the steps you've taken. Instead
of looking at the information you record as instances of winning
or losing, consider the systems approach. See the information as
positive feedback or negative feedback. If it is positive
feedback, reinforce that strategy. If it is negative feedback,
see where you missed the mark and learn from it. This idea has
also been called "failing your way to success."
Finally, I'll close with some words of advice from Joe Vitale,
who routinely sets and achieves remarkable goals. His definition
of a worthy goal is one that excites you a lot and scares you a
little.
If it's worth thinking up, and if it feels good, it's definitely
worth doing.
About the author:
Saleem Rana is a psychotherapist in Denver, Colorado. If you
want to learn more on how to easily achieve your seemingly
unreachable goal and experience the true happiness you've always
longed for, go to
http://theempoweredsoul.com/SelfImprovementBooks/goal.html
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