How To Achieve Goals And Succeed In Self Improvement

Author: Robbie

Mar 4

One common theme in “growing up,” or at least in becoming all you can be – without joining the U.S. Army, that is – is to learn how to achieve goals. If you are at a point in your life where you want to do that, to become a better version, an upgrade of you, then you will need a plan to do so. Here is one of the best ways to get you on the road to successfully achieving your goals, and it centers around one key problem.

That key problem is a lack of focus. Too often, a parade of opportunity seems to be driving for your attention, just off to stage left. You may start to follow a plan, even make progress…only to discover that you have found an even bigger, easier, faster-track plan that seems to promise threefold what your former plan could deliver.

You know the rest of the story, and it ends up in a long resume peppered with good intentions and running starts. The problem with running starts is that they are meaningless without a finish line in sight. Instead of succumbing to the death of a thousand cuts, here is one of the keys to learning how to achieve goals: get yourself a one-track mind.

The only way to beat status quo is to quit being status quo – get a plan together for a goal, whatever that goal is, and work it. See it through. It’s a lot like bowling in that way – the “follow-through,” as it’s called. If you want your ball to hit that pocket between the king pin and either pin #2 or #3, the follow-through is important.

Tips on getting focused:

Give Yourself A Reasonable Deadline
Identify What Distracts You And Counter It
Reward Little Successes

1. Give Yourself A Reasonable Deadline

Don’t be either too easy or hard on yourself. Rome wasn’t built in a day, your goals will need time to be reached. Set reasonable deadlines, and if they don’t look like they’re going to be met, either kick it in gear, hire help, or re-set your deadline based on your current status and review.

Without deadlines, goals are simply all talk. Tip: Break your big goals into smaller milestones along the way. This way you can mark your progress and feel a sense of accomplishment.

2. Identify What Distracts You And Counter It

For some, it’s sporting events, BBQ’s with friends, television or video games and other amusements. For others, it may be that impromptu visit from a friend or neighbor that results in an afternoon not accomplishing your goals.

It may be time to deny yourself and your friends this luxury for a while, as you set out to reach for your goals. Just make sure it’s temporary – you don’t want to reach your goals and wind up old, alone and done for, like Captain Hook.

3. Reward Little Successes

When you reach a milestone, be sure that you acknowledge the victory somehow. make sure that your “victory party” is do-able, enjoyable, and within reason. For instance, if your goal is to lose weight, your celebration shouldn’t include eating a cheesecake. Just sayin’…

Get focused, that’s the big key of how to achieve goals. Without focus, you’re on a trip to the same place you started from, status quo. Get a little tough on yourself, and get moving. That’s how it’s done.

Mansur William II is a stickler for getting the job done, and learing how to achieve goals has become one of his pastimes. It’s taken a lifetime of business for him to learn how.Because of the family business, he’s passionate about home security – it’s the main family business. Come see his latest site, Wireless Security Home Systems, where you’ll learn about how to keep your own family safe, installing wireless security home systems. Visit Wireless Security Home Systems today.
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Opportunity Comes Fast And Furious

Author: Robbie

Feb 21

Have you ever noticed that when opportunity arises, it’s never in “our time”? Rather, it comes at sometimes the most “inopportune” times – meaning that we’re often not prepared to receive it and use it to our advantage.

Here’s a great example: An individual I know (we’ll call him Dan) had a fairly-good career, but he was pining to move to another part of the country to be near the rest of his family. Dan had begun submitting resumes to different employers for a couple of months, when he suddenly got a phone call. In a twist of “unexpected” fate, he was offered the position he’d been trying to attain. Now Dan had to reshape all his current plans because the opportunity came so quickly. It took Dan a few days to make his decision to move, but only after he was caught so off guard. But was he really? You see, Dan had made the active decision months earlier to pursue another career. The intention was planted, and as time unfolded, his actions ruled his outcome – those actions transformed into his acquiring the job he sought.

Many times, we plant seeds of intention…unintentionally. What I mean by that is sometimes we start thinking about what we want; except when we do, we have planted a seed of intention. Intention turns to action, and action results in an equal reaction. The same holds true for ill thoughts. Unlike Dan, there are some people who bring negative results into their lives because they plant unhealthy seeds in their minds. If you can think it, it can happen. The whole point of the matter is that whatever you think, you become. So if your true intention and desire is to land the job of your dreams, you will subconsciously begin acting on that thought’s behalf. The same holds true for pessimism and procrastination. If you think that you “can’t” perform a certain job, or “I’ll never own a house,” or “I can’t get that promotion,” etc. — then guess what? You won’t.

Opportunity always comes fast and furious but we have to be ready to receive it. When we plant the seed of intention – for whatever that may be – we must realize that it will come. It may not magically appear overnight, but when opportunity does come knocking at life’s door, you’ve got to be mentally and intuitively prepared by opening your mind to the potential and blessings that are ready to come into your life.

What are you thinking at this moment? If you’re like Dan, you’re ready to acquire prosperity, wealth, and happiness. You can’t afford to not be prepared for opportunity. You know that whatever it is that your heart desires that you can attain it. But it begins with a seed of intention, and that intention requires action on your part. How far are you willing to go to land the job you’ve always wanted? How deep are you willing to dive to find that buried treasure? How long are you going to keep stopping yourself from achieving success? It really boils down to you. You are a walking billboard indicative of your life. What you project is just as important as what you take into your mind’s eye. When your perception of life is in tune with your focus of intention, you begin to rapidly increase your chances at opportunity. Go ahead – plant your seed for opportunities today. I know you can, and so do you.

Until we speak again, I am

Joan Marie, Your Intuition Girl

Learn more about Certified Master Intuitive Joan Marie Whelan and Intuitive Coaching
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