- 1. Set goals. The evidence is clear.  People who actually clarify and write out their goals are infinitely more likely to achieve them than the people who don’t.  Make them clear and specific.  Energetically, there’s a big difference between, “Make more money this year,” and “earn at least $100,000 in 2010.” State your goals in a clear and measurable way, so that it is easy to tell whether or not you have achieved the goal.

2. Align your goals with your purpose. The clearer you are about your purpose, about what ignites your passion and is truly “on track,” for you in your life, the more energy you’ll naturally have as you pursue your goals, and the less likely you’ll be to get distracted or discouraged along the way.  Not clear on your purpose? Stay tuned for an upcoming article on Honing in on Your Purpose.

3. Decide to make your relationships even better! Make a list of your relationships with family, friends and co-workers and look at how you could improve them.  How would you rate each of your relationships on a scale from 1 to 10?  What could you do, or stop doing, to increase that rating?  Make a decision to raise the rating of each relationship, and create a plan!

4. Create time and space for yourself. Running on empty can be the fastest way to sabotage your goals. What refuels you?  Even if it’s just 10 minutes a day to sit still and do nothing – Make Time for Yourself!  Start small, maybe 5 minutes a day of movement (sun salutes are a simple and powerful yoga exercise that will really get your blood pumping and your body loosened up, even in only 5 minutes) and 5 minutes of sitting (meditation is great, but so is just plain old day dreaming).  After a week of 5 minutes of each, see if you can increase this to 10.  In a month or two, work your way up to 20 minutes a day of movement, and 20 minutes a day of sitting.  By the way, sitting in a tub of warm water doubles or even triples the relaxation benefit!

5. Create support structures for yourself and your goals. Have you noticed how hard it can be to keep promises to yourself?  Or to sustain a new routine in the face of all the old “pulls” on your time?  So much of what we do minute by minute, day by day, is shaped by the world around us – by our environments.  By creating structures of support –carpool with friends to the gym, have lunch and swap recipes with a friend who is also changing their eating habits, join a mastermind group to brainstorm and get support – all of these can make a vital difference in your success.  Or you can consider something simple like keeping the TV remote control in another room, in a locked drawer far away from the TV.

These are just a few ideas to help you change old habits, and create space in your life for more of what matters most to you, like working on that new business idea, or spending more quality time with friends and family.

It’s time – the turn of the year is a fabulous opportunity to deliberately create your life to be the way you want it to be.

For more on how to create 2010 to be YOUR year, the best one ever, check out www.coachdinyah.com. Coach Dinyah has been supporting individuals to turn their dreams into reality for more than 20 years. Isn’t it time for you?

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Most of us have some sort of financial goal. Here are some simple examples I have heard people say:

“I want to be rich.”
“I just want to be comfortable and enjoy life.”
“I want to double my investment every month.”
“I want to win the lottery.”

Some goals are more likely to become reality than others. The more realistic the goal the more likely you will achieve it.

Whatever your goal, it is important to have one. We all need something to aim at. And a goal allows you to measure your progress as you go along. But I encourage you to define your financial goals in terms of what they can do for you and not just in terms of money. Three out of the four goals stated above are defined in money.

Let’s say you achieve your financial goal to be rich. Now what? Now that you are rich, what do you do now? Does being rich change you?

My goal when I started my career was to be rich. And after 20 years or so, I was. I gave up a lot to do it. I kept the old jalopy for one more year… I waited to go on that perfect vacation. I worked hard and saved a lot.

And when I had achieved my goal, I looked around and saw what an empty place I had chosen to be. I kept asking myself, “Now what?” And after awhile I realized I did not really care about being rich, just to be rich.

I have owned 7 Series BMWs and old Chevrolet pickups. I really don’t see much difference, and most times, I prefer the pickup. Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with a BMW. It is a magnificent car.

The point is I bought the BMWs because I could afford the best. It really was not what I wanted. To me, going from here to there easily, safely and comfortably is as well accomplished in a BMW as a Chevrolet pickup.

I have owned more than one home. I found this to be nothing short of a nightmare. It is not only expensive but it added very little to the quality of my life.

I like to putter around the house doing projects that improve my home. And I have an excellent collection of tools, but I could never remember which house the tool I needed was in. I would spend hours looking for a tool that was not there. It is such a relief to have just one home again. I can find my tools now.

Investing your capital is all about increasing your wealth. The purpose of increasing your wealth is not to be wealthy, but to give you choices. Wealth gives me the ability to choose what my perfect day will be today…and every day.

Each of us has our own set of choices we want the power to make, and each of us has our own perfect day. Mine is to get up early, exercise, and then search all day, every work day, for investments that grow. Occasionally, I pretend to play golf, but not very often.

I think it is important to define our financial goals in terms of the choices we wish to make.

What choices do you want?

-Do you want to live near your children?
-Do you want to play golf every day?
-Do you and your spouse want to travel the world?
-Do you want to volunteer your time?
-Do you want to start a new business?

And when do you want to enjoy these choices?

Once you have outlined the choices, you can very easily tailor a portfolio that will help you meet them.

To me, there is no destination in investments, or in life. It is the journey and not the destination that matters.

I hope you enjoy yours a much as I have enjoyed mine.

Live long and prosper,

Mike Williams, CFA

Mike Williams is a professional money manager and Chief Investment Officer for Panhandle Portfolios, Inc. He has a BBA from the University of Massachusetts, an MBA from Southern Illinois University, and has held the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification since 1990, Certificate #13376.

He has been a credit analyst, a foreign exchange exposure analyst, an international pension expert, an international equity portfolio manager, a Japanese stock analyst, and the founder and chief executive officer of several companies engaged in a variety of business ranging from commercial real estate in New England to recycling electronics in China.

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Leading a motivated team is not only more productive, you will find it much more enjoyable and rewarding too.  Poorly motivated employees rarely function well as a team, and typically generate more stress for you than they do results.  So good leaders consider the impact of their actions on workplace motivation carefully.

Some people tend to take a job that they do not particularly want, just for the money. When people do this, they can be resentful at the workplace. Another issue is that maybe the pay doesn’t seem worthy when compared to the work responsibilities.

Regardless of whether a business is product based or service based, there are quotas to meet in order for the business to be successful. In a typical organizational structure, one or more managers are appointed over specific departments to ensure they are meeting the objectives set before them. Getting a group of people to all share and work toward a particular goal can be a delicate matter, since each individual has their own personality, characteristics and work style.

Too often, workplaces are sources of useless or nonexistent feedback. At one extreme, you may have a boss who demands a lot but offers no praise or commentary for a job well done. At the other end, you may have a boss who always says everything is wonderful and makes no distinction between quality work and drivel. Neither extreme is going to be effective workplace motivation.

Well first let me share another quick story with you… A few days ago a friend commented that her husband had come home from work happier than she had seen him in ages. It turns out that something exceptional had happened.

It is essential that you and any co-workers understand exactly what you are working towards. Make sure that you have a very clear idea and vision for your business goal, and make it very specific. This needs to be made clear to every person working on the project. Without this understanding it will be difficult to achieve it.

Well, self-confidence is a vital aspect of life and success, more so in the workplace. Indeed, it can be said that faith in oneself-in one s actions, beliefs and abilities-is the very key to office survival. Possessing the right dose of self–confidence can not only propels you to great heights, it allows you to make the most of life s opportunities, face challenges and perform well when you need to.

Survey after survey in recent times has indicated that money is certainly not one of the prime motivators for employees. Perhaps, they are true to an extent at the entry level, but soon they realize that money alone can’t make life interesting or meaningful. They can buy a lot of things, but not self esteem or peer recognition. These days, for a few dollars more, no one is going to change jobs

These behaviors include people saying one thing and meaning another, giving lip service, gossiping and backstabbing. Enlist a company-wide commitment to stop every one of these workplace dysfunctions that lead to conflicts and lower employee productivity.

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