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Self Care Inspiration-Goal
Setting- A Surefire Road to Success
Goal Setting - A surefire road to success!
by Julie Tillman-Frost
Whether you're just starting your business, or celebrating
your 5th, or 25th anniversary, writing down your goals is
probably the single most important thing you can do. Think
that sounds far fetched? Think again. Without goals, we
don't know where we are going. If we don't know where we
are going, how we will ever get there?
"Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are
like a ship that has set sail with no destination."
- Fizhugh Dodson
If you were going to drive to another state to visit your
Aunt Betty, wouldn't you have a plan? Wouldn't you bring
a map? Surely you would! Otherwise you could end up in Georgia
instead of Colorado! Both places are nice, but Aunt Betty
would be disappointed if you ended up in Colorado and missed
that delicious apple pie she spent all day preparing! Writing
down your goals is like deciding your destination. From
there you can draw your own 'map'.
"If you don't know where you are going, you will
probably end up somewhere else." - Laurence J. Peter
So, how do we go about setting goals? Write them down!
Whether it's on your computer or a napkin from your local
deli or a sticky note - get it down. It's not important
where you write them, just that you do. The act of writing
your goals down (or typing them out) helps you visualize
your goals, and gets you thinking about how you will reach
them.
"A goal properly set is halfway reached." -
Zig Ziglar
Need a lesson in goal setting? It's easy... Get your pen
and paper, or computer and keyboard, in front of you and
remember these key ideas;
Begin with the end in mind - Your goal shouldn't be something
so huge it seems unattainable. Small goals to reach a larger
one are often a more effective way of reaching them.
"Without a goal to work toward, we will not get there."
- Natasha Josefowitz
Write down at least 5 goals you have for this month. Make
them as simple as "Work for at least five hours each
day" to "Pay all my bills early" or "Make
sure I market my business in some way - every single day."
Then you can work on your long term goals - For next year,
3 years from now, 5 years from now, and longer.
"Happiness, wealth, and success are the by-products
of goal-setting; they cannot be the goal themselves."
- John Condry
Prioritize your goals. Each goal is important, but some
need to be reached sooner than others, and some will take
more effort. What is your most important goal? Visualize
yourself reaching that goal each day. Figure out what smaller
goals you will need to reach in order to reach the most
important.
"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get
there." - Bo Jackson
Sometimes we wonder why we've had mediocre results in
the past... Where did we go wrong? Many times you can attribute
this to lack of goal setting. Simply wishing for things
to happen won't make them happen. Writing down you goals,
and in turn figuring out how you will reach them will make
them happen.
"Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect,
still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast
wishes." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whatever you do, don't take your eyes off the goal. When
you are driving to Aunt Betty's, you may come across a closed
road - But you won't fret, because you have a map, and you
will simply take another route. Many times you may have
to change your path, but your focus should remain on the
goal and how you will reach it.
"Obstacles are those frightful things when you take
your eyes of your goals." - Hannah Moore
I believe in the power of thoughts. Whether you want to
call it prayer, meditation, visualization, or anything else,
there is power in it! If your having trouble reaching your
goals, by all means, think about how you will reach them,
step by step, until you have attained them! These thoughts
will bring action. You create your own destiny, why not
visualize the destiny you want?
"Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already
achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll
be doing when you've reached your goal." - Earl Nightingale
Start a goal journal today!
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Julie Tillman-Frost is co-owner, webmaster, writer, editor,
publisher, and head trash taker-outer of YourHomeBiz.com,
the ezine that helps you realize your home based business
dreams. If you are looking to start, grow, and succeed in
home based business, please stop by http://www.yourhomebiz.com/
You can also subscribe to her Free weekly enewsletter, YHBWeekly,
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