When we were younger we all had plans for our future. Some people had goals to start their own business or to get that fantastic job they always talked about and others just planned to buy a house and start a family. When we run across them in later years some people have done surprisingly well in achieving their plans and others are still where they started.
Do you ever wonder why they have been more successful? Do they have some secret that others don’t? Wouldn’t we all like to share that secret? Wouldn’t it be great to achieve more of our own goals in life?
Well studies have shown there are a few basic rules to follow to help you achieve your goals.
Let’s look at some now:
1. Don’t let excuses stop your from doing what you planned to do. Sometimes tasks are difficult or not enjoyable but we still need to push through and do these if we want to reach out goals. It’s best to do these difficult tasks first each day and that frees you up from worrying about them for the rest of the day.
2. You need to look at failure as an opportunity to learn and improve. If you try something and it fails you can then assess what went wrong and improve on it for the next time. You must be focused on your goal and make alterations to your plans along the way if need be and shouldn’t be afraid to fail. We need only to look at famous people in history like Henry Ford and Edison who tried and failed numerous times before they succeeded.
3. You need to develop a strong and determined inner voice that is focused on your goals and cannot be influenced by negative outside information from newspapers, TV or even friends. This can cause conflict and confusion and distract you from your goals. You must be selected to what advice you listen to and stay focused on what you want to achieve.
4. Lastly you need a plan of action. It is best to firstly write down your goals and then a detailed plan of action on how you will achieve them making sure to including a realistic timeframe. This will not only give you a positive attitude towards achieving your goal but also a much greater chance of success. When you have a detailed plan to look at you can regularly monitor your progress and document your results. Always making alternations along the way if needed to help propel you forward towards your goals.
Don’t forget the most important step is to take action. Don’t wait for the perfect plan, just write down some goals and work out a basic plan and get started today….Your future is waiting
After you learn how to set goals you may want to look at some other easy ways to make improvement to your life using self improvement strategies which can be found at www.harnessyourmindpower.com
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Swami Satchidananda (Integral Yoga): How to Be Happy Always
HH Sri Swami Satchidananda speaks about how to find permanent happiness by not getting caught in the disappointments of temporary happiness. Illustrated by his classic story of Adam and the Apple.Don´t Look For Temporary Happiness (Adam and the Apple) (From a talk at The Institute for Higher Healing, Richmond, Virginia, 1989) This video of Sri Swami Satchidananda is copyrighted by Satchidananda Ashram. Feel free to share this video as long as long as it is not altered in any way and is shared in the spirit of respect for Sri Gurudev´s teachings. OM Shanthi. Visit www.yogaville.org to learn more about Sri Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga and Yogaville, Virginia Visit Shakticom.org to view a complete selection of DVD´s and MP3´s of the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda
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