“
The only way you will ever
permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and
fix the root problem.” - Suze Orman
At one point in our lives, we
usually take a step back and review our personal finances and many
times we don't like what we see.
The article below gives 3 tips on
way to improve your personal finances.
Take the time to check you
financial situation now. Your future will look brighter for it.
Michael Wilkovesky
3 Quick Ways To Improve Your
Personal Finances - by Furman Davenport
The path to financial freedom is
usually a long and arduous one. That fact derails more people than
anything else. We mere mortals are wired for instant gratification
and quick fixes. To that end, here are three quick ways that may help
you can see some improvement in your personal finances while you are
walking the longer path to financial freedom.
Step one is to lower your overall
credit card debt. It is hard to do, but can be achieved. Open your
wallet or purse right now. Pull out every credit card that you have
and put them in a dresser drawer or lock box and leave them there all
week. Don't even take them out this weekend. Now, rinse and repeat
until you have paid some of that old debt down.
Next, building a savings account
does not have to happen a hundred dollars at a time. The day before
you get paid, open your wallet or purse and take out all of the ones
or fives that you have and deposit them. If nothing else, stop using
coins when you make purchases. Put them in a jar and deposit them on
a weekly basis.
Number three may require a
pencil. Keep track of all of your due dates. It is fairly common for
people to make late payments because they forgot a bill was due. That
bit of forgetfulness comes with late fees and a lower credit rating.
These are quick ways to improve
your financial situation, but they are not easy. There will be
excuses in your mind, but you can overcome them all. Do not be your
own worst enemy.
Source:
Furman Davenport writes for a
number of online publications, focusing primarily on personal finance
topics. Check out Debt Consolidation Texas to see more of his work
on topics such as credit counseling in TX.
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“
Relentless, repetitive self
talk is what changes our self-image.” - Denis Waitley
We all have some negative self-talk that is really holding us back from success.
The article below gives 10 tips on how to release this negative self-talk and improve your life.
Michael Wilkovesky
True Life Success Secrets: Top 10 Secrets To Releasing Negative Self Talk - Author: Tammy Matthews
Learning to control the negative self talk that's robbing you of your enthusiasm for life can unleash your potential to live a life full of endless possibilities.
Focus - What you focus on plays a definite role in what you allow yourself to believe is possible for you. It also plays a definite role in what you're attracting into your life. If you find yourself constantly focusing on the negative things in your life then you are attracting more negative things to come into your life. By learning to focus on the good things in your life you create a better environment to manifest the life you dream of.
Your Story - The story you tell yourself about what you deserve in life is what you begin to believe. Whether you tell yourself that you're capable and deserving or incapable and undeserving, you're going to be right. What do you want to be right about? Tell yourself the story you want to live.
Replace - When you find yourself having a negative thought about yourself you have the option to not finish it. Cut the negative thought off and replace it with a more powerful positive thought. This may take a little work at first, but in a short period of time it will become natural process you welcome into your positive lifestyle.
Be A Friend - How do you treat your friends? If they make a mistake do you call them on it? Do you belittle them for not being perfect? No! And it's time to stop doing it to yourself. Decide to treat yourself with the same respect and positive encouragement you would treat your friends. If you would pat them on the back for trying, do the same for yourself. Be your own best friend and discover the feeling of being proud of your accomplishments.
Journaling - By writing your thoughts down on paper you will begin to realize just how destructive negative self talk is on your happiness. You will see a visual account of your positive and negative thoughts and have the ability to better recognize which thoughts you need to find replacements for and which thoughts you need to pay more attention to.
Create - Be constantly aware of what you want to create in your life. Choose the emotions and attitudes that are present in your life. Focus on the present moment and let the past be the past and the future be the future. Your life originates in your mind first. What you consistently think about is what you create. So, create the life you want to live.
Energy - Decide to stop wasting your energy on negative thoughts and unproductive thinking. In your mind it is a thought, but in your body it steals precious positive energy you require to live an abundant life. Demand the positive energy that will brighten your day and over time change the way you live your life.
Gratitude - There is no better way to attract positivity into your life than to be grateful for the good things you already have in your life. Spend some time daily thinking about the things that you presently have to be grateful for.
Invite - Each day wake up and verbally invite positivity to be a part of your life. Get excited and say out loud what you demand of the day. Jump up and down and empower the positive vibration to become the driving force in your day.
Demand - Don't just hope that you can release the negative self talk, Demand It! Make a conscious decision to negate your negative self-talk and replace it with positive thinking.
Get busy and release your negative self talk once and for all. Allow yourself to invite the happiness you deserve to manifest in your life. And demand that your life be overflowing with positive outcomes.
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“
Success is not final,
failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -
Winston Churchill
Many people want success and do
many things to get it. Unfortunately, many people sabotage their
success because of fear. Fear of success.
The article below talks about
this idea.
Michael Wilkovesky
Why Your Foot is on the Brake
When Trying to Succeed in Life - by Noah St. John
Let's say you've been working
really hard, trying to succeed. Maybe you started a new coaching
program, or went to a seminar that really pumped you up, or read a
new book that really made sense to you. You began to make positive
changes in your life. You followed the instructions. And guess what?
IT STARTS TO WORK.
After all your hard work, focus,
and money that you spent, you actually start to get what you were
going after. You're moving toward the thing you want. You're making
progress, making more money. You're becoming more and more
successful.
Then what happens? That's when
the FEAR sets in!
As crazy as it sounds, you
actually start to feel the feeling known as FEAR when you start to
get what you've been working so hard for. But...
Why would someone feel FEAR when
they start to get what they WANT?
This happened because,
unbeknownst to you, your Scales of Success started to tip. Your
Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success - the ones you can't see,
because they're hidden, remember? - started silently screaming at
you:
"Hey, what do you think
you're doing? You can't handle this! You're not going to be able to
keep this going! Why don't you just stop now and avoid the
embarrassment later?"
So, what do you do? You do what
anyone would do in that situation. You do whatever it takes to STOP
feeling the fear. That's because FEAR is one of those emotions we
humans will do just about anything to avoid. So, rather than
examining WHY you might be feeling that feeling, you stop doing what
was working. You slam on the brakes. You "sabotage"
yourself. Because doing that feels easier than feeling the fear.
And then, you get to beat
yourself up - because you can tell yourself you were "right"!
"See, I told you: I knew you couldn't handle it. Why even
bother?"
Sound familiar? If you are
nodding your head right now, this book was written especially for
you. But what went unexamined in all this is a simple fact:
A feeling is a RESULT, not a
cause.
Feelings don't cause themselves.
When you experience a feeling or emotion, there is something going on
inside of you that caused that feeling. And what causes the so-called
"fear of success" or "foot-on-the-brake syndrome"?
Your hidden, Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success.
Here, then, is the bottom line:
You are NOT holding yourself back
from Success because you don't know "how to succeed".
You are holding yourself back
from the Success you are perfectly capable of, because you have more
Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success than Conscious Why-To's of
Success.
Remember all those "traditional"
success programs we're spending billions of dollars on? In
traditional success programs, they teach you "how to succeed".
And that's a good thing, right? I mean, if you want to do something,
it's good to know "how" to do it.
And since we all want to succeed,
all we'd need is to be told "how to succeed", then we'll
all be successful... right?
Source
Noah St. John, #1 bestselling
author of 6 books such as The Secret Code of Success, The Book of
Affirmations & Permission to Succeed, CEO & Founder of
http://www.SuccessClinic.com, in over 3,000 media outlets like CNN,
ABC, NBC, & Washington Post.
Since 1997, Noah has taught
thousands the simple steps to enjoy more wealth faster, easier and
with far less effort.
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“
Selecting the right person
for the right job is the largest part of coaching. “ - Philip
Crosby, Reflections on Quality
A long, very good article about
some of the “secrets” that a Life Coach may not tell you about
during your session.
Use the Contact Form along side
this article to discuss Life Coaching with Michael.
To your very good life.
Michael Wilkovesky
Six Things Your Life Coach
Doesn't Want You To Know - by Judy Widener
There are many confusing and
false messages bouncing around in cyberspace about life coaching.
After coaching 600 people over the past 13 years, talking with dozens
of coaches and surfing the websites of about 100 more, I'm sharing my
take on what coaching is and isn't. I'd like to say upfront that my
intention is not to offend or denigrate. I'm simply stating my
informed opinion, which is best taken with a grain of salt.
It's important to start with the
fact that the field of coaching is unregulated. This means that
anyone, without any formal training, can call themselves a life
coach. And they can coach any way they please. So caveat emptor! The
onus of choosing the coach who will serve you best is on you.
In my research, I've found that
there are basically 2 kinds of life coaches, and the contrast is
stark. There are coaches who say they'll hold you accountable and
help you stay motivated until you achieve your goals. They tout their
excellent listening and questioning skills as their core talents. In
my admittedly unscientific survey, about 99% of the coaches I have
met in person and online fall into this category.
In the other camp are coaches
with excellent listening and questioning skills who say they'll help
you develop new ways of thinking and behaving. These coaches have
studied and developed specific techniques that you can learn, then
apply to any issue for the rest of your life. The goal of this type
of coaching is for you to master the skills, using them independently
to attain your desires faster, more efficiently and more enjoyably.
In my opinion, coaching that goes
on indefinitely, with you relying on the support of your coach to
achieve goals (but not learning new skills) is codependency, not
coaching. Intentionally or not, anyone who does this isn't a coach,
they're a parasite. True life coaches have a set of strategies you
can use to evolve yourself for the rest of your life. Beyond merely
achieving goals, coaching is about your growth as a human being.
With that said, I do believe that
all coaches have a genuine desire to assist. However, most coaches'
training (if they have any) is, well, the nicest words I can think of
are...incomplete and, in some instances, inappropriate.
With that background in place,
let's peek behind the curtain at the biggest secrets in coaching.
Secret #1: Promising You Instant
Results is Impossible
The Industrial and Information
Ages have proliferated a plethora of gadgets, pills, books and videos
that promise instant results. Not surprisingly, you've been
programmed to expect that coaching will immediately make your life
better.
Accordingly, many coaches feel
strong pressure to fulfill this expectation by producing some kind of
dramatic “breakthrough” in every coaching session. The idea is
that if the coach asks you the right deep questions, you'll have a
brilliant flash of insight. There are two fallacies here. The first
is in thinking that coaches “do” something to their clients. In
fact, it's up to the client to take the actions that will produce the
results they're looking for.
Second, coaching is a process,
not an event.
While you may see some
improvement in one session, life-altering, permanent improvements
take time, repeated focus, and learning new ways to do things
differently. Of course, major shifts can happen, but both you and
your coach will put unnecessary pressure on yourselves by trying to
force you to make a huge change you don't need or aren't ready for.
Sure, questioning is a major part
of coaching. But the role of questions isn't to sledge hammer you
into a dramatic breakthrough. Questions are one tool used to guide
you in your process of gaining incrementally deeper self-knowledge.
The goal of coaching isn't to rush to get it done, it's to help you
learn as much as you can.
The processes of learning and
making internal shifts in thinking is as unique as fingerprints and
as unknowable as the depths of the ocean. It takes whatever time you
need. Even with the biggest crystal ball in the world, no coach can
promise a specific result by a certain date.
Any coach who tells you that
you'll achieve a certain level in 1,3, or 10 coaching sessions is
ignoring your individuality and your responsibility for your own
growth. This is inconsistent with the basic philosophy of coaching.
Secret #2: Personality Tests are
Worthless for Choosing Your Career
The widely accepted myth of
personality is that, by adulthood, it's set in stone. But in 100
years of intense study, psychologists can't even agree on the
definition of personality, much less the limits of its development.
Two popular personality tests
that life and career coaches use are the Myers-Briggs and the DISC.
Their thinking is that you should choose a career that matches your
personality (shaky ground indeed).
The purported benefit of this
strategy is to narrow the overwhelming field of career choices. To
alleviate your suffering, the coach squeezes you into one of a
handful of boxes, then hands you a relatively short list of careers
that some undefined percentage of those with your personality type
could be “successful” in.
Never mind that these tests have
no scientific validity. Meaning, you could take the same test on two
different days and get two very different results. On top of that,
these tests compare you to arbitrary norms (which are gender,
ethnicity and culturally biased), ignoring your individuality and
your context.
The icing on the cake is that
since studies have shown that the Myers-Briggs does not predict job
success well, using it for this purpose is expressly discouraged in
its manual. But inexplicably, lots of coaches make gobs of money
doing just that. That just seems unethical, or at least antithetical
to the spirit of coaching.
The DISC is based on the faulty
logic that you possess one of four personality types, which can be
teased out by forcing you to choose one of four options for each
question on the test. What if you don't agree with any of the
choices? If you choose enough options that don't reflect what you
truly think, the results are less than worthless. They can be
destructively misguiding.
The best coaches will tell you
that your personality traits are simply patterns of behavior you've
developed (and gotten comfortable with) over your lifetime. As a
pattern of behavior, any trait can be consciously changed any time
you like, if you have the tools. Accordingly, their conversation
about your career won't use the strategy of matching a job in Column
A to a trait in Column B.
Secret #3: Taking Action For The
Sake Of Action Undermines Your Real Power
To achieve the results they tout,
coaches preach action. Lots of it. They think that if you do more,
you'll get more, faster. They'll sell you fancy spreadsheets and
planners to track your actions, too.
But in all of this act-act-act,
you can lose sight of your motivation: why you want what you want.
It's by staying focused on why you want something "the benefits
of having it" that you'll find the juice to keep pursuing it
until you get it.
As I stated in my previous post,
most coaches describe their role as holding you accountable to take
big actions before the next coaching call. Their strategy is that
you'll be motivated by the desires to avoid the humiliation of having
nothing to report, and this scheme does work. Avoiding humiliation is
a strong motivator, but it pulls you away from your greatest source
of power: your passion.
So accountability is the default
strategy for coaches who don't have any tools to address the real
issue: how to deal with the negative thoughts that block you from
freely pursuing your passion.
The best coaches don't rely on
your human drive to avoid pain (humiliation, guilt, etc). Instead,
they fan the flames of your motivation to seek whatever you're
passionate about.
Secret #4: Success Isn't A
Destination, And You Can't Possess It
Coaches talk a lot about
achieving success, as if success were a thing you could possess.
Well, if it were, then success would also be a destination. Once you
achieve it, you'll be able to sit back and coast for the rest of your
life.
When you're driven to succeed,
you allow yourself to feel good only after you've completely achieved
that desire. But in this scenario, the good feeling eventually fades,
which prompts you to go after another goal so you can feel good
again.
However, there's a huge
difference between being successful and having a fulfilling life.
Success is a distant external goal you might achieve someday. Every
day until then is about work, effort, sacrifice and pain. Deferred
gratification.
On the other hand, when you
choose a fulfilling life, every step you take in the direction of
every desire becomes an act of fulfillment. You experience
fulfillment as an internal choice that creates a perpetual state of
being: you feel fulfilled every day.
Secret #5: Success Doesn't
Require Discipline. Even If You Think You Need It, You Have Plenty Of
It
Coaches insist that it takes
discipline and commitment to be successful. But you already possess
all the discipline, commitment and courage you need to get anything
you want. You just don't know it, you certainly can't feel it and you
don't need it, anyway. In their defense, most coaches are unaware of
this, too.
Here's the proof: If you've ever
worked a job you didn't like for more than 10 minutes, you have
discipline. My bet is that you've worked for years at jobs you found
boring or otherwise uninspiring, did favors for others you didn't
want to do, and performed admirable household chores to boot. That
takes HUGE discipline!
So give yourself some credit.
Just because you struggle to lose 10 pounds doesn't mean you're a
wimpy, undisciplined loser. It just means you don't know how to focus
yet.
After coaching 600 people, I've
seen that you don't need to develop strong skills of commitment,
courage or discipline to enjoy a fulfilling life. All you need is
passion.
You see, passion isn't just a
feeling, it's a tour de force. When you engage your passion, tons of
energy, discipline, courage and commitment (more on this next) come
along for the ride. What's true is that it's your nature to think
about, talk about and pursue the object of your passion until you get
it. When you think about it, discipline and commitment are just
synonyms for the desire to stay focused on what you want until you
get it.
But discipline is a heavy word.
Baggage-laden with guilt, frustration, disappointment and failure.
Coaches are useful for easing the weight of that baggage only if they
emphasize the pursuit of passion as the basis and driver of every
goal.
Secret #6: Commitment Doesn't
Create Limitations You “Just Have To Live With”
There's a pervasive belief in our
culture that making a commitment creates limitations. When you choose
one career or one mate, you're essentially un-choosing every other
possibility. You're stuck with your choice, forever sacrificing other
attractive options.
This perspective misses an
important point. Ultimately, a commitment is an expression of your
freedom to choose. Once you choose, you're free to express yourself
fully in the context of that career, relationship, hobby, whatever.
And as long as you live, you're always free to choose again, and
again, and again...
When you order the fish, you've
excluded the steak or the chicken from that meal. But from herbs to
cooking methods to side dishes, there are innumerable variations on
any food you choose. Don't forget that every meal also includes a
salad and a dessert; more ways to satisfy your palate. The point is,
there are infinite ways to spice up your career, your relationships,
and every other part of your life so that you'll feel full
(fulfilled) every day. The only limitation is your imagination.
You can't earn a living without
choosing a career path. You can't have a fulfilling romantic life
without a beloved. So choose the steak career or mate. Or the chicken
or fish career or mate. Just choose, live and learn. You can always
choose again if you discover you need to do that.
About the Author
Judy Widener is a Certified Life
Coach and author of Power For A Lifetime: Tools You Customize to
Build Your Personal Power Every Day Of Your Life. You can download
two chapters of her book at no cost at
http://www.myinnerfrontiers.com. Her passion is assisting her clients
to discover what is most important to them, then to create more
balance and satisfaction in their lives. Empowerment Life Coaching is
a comprehensive program that teaches clients simple ways to build
their personal power and overcome obstacles to achieving their
dreams. Judy has coached more than 600 people over the past 12 years.
Her website is http://www.myinnerfrontiers.com.
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“
Successful people are
simply those with successful habits.” - Brian Tracy
Setting goals is important for
your success not just for business but for your life.
The article below outlines why
goal setting is important as well as giving a method of setting your
goals.
Michael Wilkovesky
Why Is Goal Setting Important To
Your Life Success - By: Truman Burger
Why is goal setting important to
you in your personal and career choice? Goal setting is an on going
life long process that defines what direction an individual wants to
go. Usually this is an idea or a wish for personal, business,
relationship, etc. change. The SMART goal process is easy to apply.
Most people's biggest problem in
goal writing, is where to begin. The first step is to decide what
area of your life you want to improve or change. Would you like to
drink more glasses of water each day? Would you like to have your
credit cards under control? Does your business endeavors need
expanding? Take out a sheet of paper immediately. Quickly, write down
some things that you would like to see happen in your life. Cover all
areas of your life, personal, relationship, business, charity, etc.
You may have several in one category and none in another. Keep
writing until you cannot think of anything else, but keep the list
handy, because once this process starts, it will keep flowing.
Everyone remembers setting a New
Year's resolution and two days into the New Year, the resolution is
completely forgotten. The downfall for most people is that they do
not write down their resolution. Pure and simple, the act of writing
commits you. This commitment gives the goal setting power. With
written objectives, everything gets accomplished.
There are tricks to goal setting
that makes all aspirations possible. Apply the SMART principle.
Specific "Drink more water"
is not specific. Drink 8 glasses of water per day, is.
Measurable You must be able to
calculate results on your efforts. This goes back to being specific.
By stating the desire to drink 8 glasses of water a day, you can
record your progress.
Attainable Steps This is a very
important aspect. If you are not a good water drinker, it doesn't
bode well for saying that tomorrow I will drink 8 glasses of day.
However, 4 glasses a day would be a good start
Relevant The more relevant your
goal is, the greater the chances for success. If drinking more water
improves your health and makes you feel better, you will be more apt
to succeed.
Time Bound There has to be a time
frame. This binds specific and measurable together. Now you need to
pick a time-frame to your goal.
The whole idea is to set yourself
up for the win. Put SMART into action.
Now the next important step is to
record what is actually happening each day. Create a chart, broken
down into weeks, with each day listed and record each step towards
your objective. Then reward yourself. This could be a smiley face or
a check mark for each successful day and a bigger reward at the end
of a successful week. Tracking your actions provides for
accountability. Who are you accountable to? Yourself, of course.
Along with accountability comes the elation of accomplishment.
Will you have days that you do
not accomplish your targeted level? Of course! The important part is
to not beat up on yourself and give up. Reaffirm your commitment for
the next day.
Goal setting is a lifelong
process. Whether it is for personal or business reasons, the process
remains the same. The completion of a goal prompts for another one.
When you see the progress made, goal setting becomes a friend instead
of something to avoid at all costs.
Just remember the SMART plan:
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound. Look at
the list you have written. Pick something small and easily attained.
Decide on your why of that idea. Pick a time frame and create
attainable steps. Begin now!!
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“
Watch your thoughts, they
become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your
actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your
character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny. “
Unknown
We all want to be successful and
to have a wealthy and healthy life full of abundance. All of this
depends on your choices you make and the belief in the direction and
path yo are following.
The article below talks about
destiny and success and gives some very valuable tips.
To your successful life.
Michael Wilkovesky
Let Your Destiny Manifest Itself
To Attain Life Success - By: GEby
What drives you? What is it that
defines your entire persona? What are you living for?
Unfortunately, most people have
are way ward of the very purpose they exist. Can you remember those
days of your youthful exuberance when you undoubtedly believe you can
achieve anything? Filled with unfathomable enthusiasm and driven with
a determined resolution.
Sadly for most those days are
long gone, they are the ghost of their former selves. Battered and
beaten by the ravages of stress from work, society and life itself.
So many haven’t dreamed in for so long that they actually don’t
know what they want any longer! Don’t you think it’s time to stir
up that dream inside of you? Your dreams and your destiny are not
determined by “CHANCE” but by “CHOICE” It is solely your
Decision.
The life you have now is the
result in direct correlation to the Choices you’ve made in the
past. But, sometimes you are hindered and stuck in mediocrity because
you were afraid to make a sound Decision. You are just flowing along
the stream that forces of nature roll you along. The kind of cavalier
“Que Sera Sera” attitude is not only inexplicable it’s
repulsive and inexcusable. Isn’t it time you got involved with your
own life? Isn’t it time to start living through your own Decisions
and take responsibility for your actions, be it the Choices you make
in your life.
It’s your life, live it the way
you see fit. It is a concept so simple yet people indignantly miss it
therefore missing out how prolific it really is!
I believe that you can attain
anything in life if you act on it and persevere to achieve it
regardless the hindrances looming over. It’s your Decision, it is
your Choice!
Quoting from Lewis Carrol’s
Alice in Wonderland… Alice asked the cat, “Would you please tell
me, which way I ought to go from here?” The cat answered, “That
depends a great deal on where you are heading to.” Alice exclaimed,
“Oh, I don’t much care.” “Then it really doesn’t matter
which way you go, the cat remarked poignantly.
What are you trying to accomplish
with your life? What do you want to attain? It’s your Choice, you
are in direct control. Take responsibility for your actions and
refrain from blaming others for your failures! Make a sound judgment
for your Decisions, start by getting serious and get going! Life goes
on, with or without you!
Here is an inspiring quote by
Eleanor Roosevelt, “The future belongs to those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams.” Never let anybody steal your dream or
vision!
You need to make a Decision!
Don’t go on through life idly staving away when there is boatload
of opportunity in front of you. It is much easier to make a course
correction that it is to get started! It takes careful planning and
solid preparation with corrections on the side. But before they can
do that they had to make a Decision to take off first.
How do you process a Decision?
It is vitally important to grasps
all the concepts. Never make 100% assumptions while only having 10%
facts. It is illogical and impractical, you need to consider various
solutions and objectively evaluate their consequences. Weighing the
best and worst case scenarios, and then make sure that the Decision
is congruent with your Goals, Plans and Mission statement. Lastly you
must always effectively convey your judgment to your support team.
An ideal support team would be
your family members, close friends, relatives who are helping out
your cause, refrain from consulting with those who are dragging down.
Remember you are the architect of
your life. You must be willing and able to make Choices. Your destiny
is determined by Choice not by chance!
Source
Gary Eby, a member of the Jim
Rohn Speaker Bureau, is gifted to teach deep truths in a clear and
easily understandable style. His messages are power-packed and often
filled with laughter and practical illustrations. He has shared the
stage with great speakers such as Jim Rohn and Les Brown. Not only is
Gary a sought after speaker, but he is also an author whose personal
development book Lefthanded Soldiers has received worldwide
attention. You may receive a free copy at cli.gs/garyeby
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“
In the absence of
clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily
trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.” - Robert
Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
We all want success and our lives
to be filled with those things that make us happy and make us feel
good. We need to set goals to ensure that we are actually moving
forward in our lives and not standing still.
The article below gives some good
advice about goal setting.
To your success
Michael Wilkovesky
Goals Setting For Success - by
Kirby Key
Imagine living a life of all
night parties, and cocktails, and twenty four hour fun. Next picture
yourself as a business manager or the owner of a doctorate degree.
What sounds better to you? Ultimately, you decide what you want out
of life. Happiness is something that you need to pursue. In order to
achieve your dreams, though, you need to clearly define your goals.
Goals Setting: The Importance of
Doing It
Goals set, why? If you want to
gain success in your life, goals setting will prove to be important.
Setting and achieving goals involves thinking deeply about what, how
and when to accomplish those settings.
Whenever you do this, all of the
efforts that you make will be directed to this goal. If it doesn't in
some way contribute to your plan, then you are just going to have to
weed that activity out.
Don't mistake this for not having
time for relaxation and recharging. Time management play an important
role in reaching your goals. Don't foist your unfulfilled dreams off
on your children.
Always keep in mind that your
children may have different goals than you do, and imposing your
goals will only create a gap.
Like others who have made their
goals as a part of their routine they need years after they plan for
such goals to achieve it. Setting goals in your life can be important
to some, not to others.
Defining Your goals are
determined by what factors?
You must clear your mind before
you start the goal setting process. Goals do not simply appear out of
the blue. The goal you set comes from prior experiences which have
reinforced what it is that you wish to get out of life.
Keep in mind that any new goals
must not be contrary to those you are trying to achieve now. For
example, you have arrived at the peak in your career as a school counselor and you decide to become a photographer in the next three
years. Due to this circumstances setting having your own counseling
clinic as your goal seems more reasonable.
These goals should be positive
and fairly lofty. Goals that are too easy do not present challenges.
Keep in mind, too, that it's important to set a time schedule for
your goals.
Time constraints encourage you to
work hard using the fastest method possible. Lastly, you must write
down all the details of your goals in order to have quick access to
them.
Becoming an Expert in Goals
Setting
You simply cannot stop yourself
from learning more, now that you have an idea of how to set goals for
yourself.} If you'd like to achieve more goals, then you can't stop
researching how to achieve them. Setting your goals in order is
followed by learning in depth goals setting processes, which can then
be used to achieve success with larger goals.
You must keep abreast of updated
changes as technological advancements are constantly evolving.
Moreover, if you go to seminars, read both electronic and print
sources, and practice goals setting each time, you'll develop and
then master your abilities in this particular area. What you really
want to come away with is a keen ability for effective goals setting.
The road to success is paved with
you sitting down with effective goals setting sessions. The quicker
you drink it all in, the sooner the desired results will follow.
For more information and details
on how to set your goals, as well as goals setting for achieving
business and personal success, go to xxxx
About the Author
Kirby Key writes regularly about
self help related topics. I hope you enjoy this article.
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