Goal Setting

Make a list of 100 goals.

Mark Victor Hansen, a circuit speaker, says make a list of 100 goals, long and short term. Then pick a hand full and work on them only. Making a big list stretches your thinking. Selecting from the list allows flexibility. “The common conception is that motivation leads to action, but the reverse is true — action ...

Keep your goals visible

Increase your focus on your goals by making copies of them and posting them in places you frequent during the day. If you can create a symbol to represent your goal, so much the better. Put your icons on your bathroom mirror, your fridge, in your car, on your desk, by your telephone and even ...

Do you believe your goals are realistic?

Goal setting helps us identify targets so we know clearly where we are going and what we need to get there. And our success in reaching those targets spurs us on to accomplish more, so we find our lives rich in meaning and purpose. But the beauty and value of the goal setting process is ...

Are your goals measurable?

In the BE SMART guidelines for writing goals, “M” stands for measurable. If your goals aren’t concrete and measurable, they’re not goals–they’re simply wishes or dreams and good luck in bringing them to fruition. The more clarity we have in terms of identifying where we are going, the easier it is to mark our progress, to know ...

Get your heart involved

Get to the heart of the matter. “There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” – Napoleon Hill We’re talking passion here, and passion comes from the heart. You will be most successful with this work ...

Intuit and Do It

Another prerequisite for intuition is ACTION. Be in motion. Act as if your highest expectations have already happened. Be in front of more opportunities and people.  Let go of any blocks or attachments. Create mental space and physical space. Plan your work and work your plan. Miracles rarely happen by doing nothing. Most miracles happen ...

Set up a completion day

Does life some days seem too overwhelming? Make a list of all of the little tasks that keep accumulating – your procrastination list. Estimate the number of minutes each of these small tasks could take. Then do the shortest ones first and proceed through the rest. Feel the energy and sense of accomplishment at the end of ...

Use journaling to keep your life on track

Do you have a system for reviewing your life goals, priorities and what is important to you? Discover the power of booking a consistent time into your calendar to reflect on what’s happened and what’s about to unfold. Ask yourself some key questions. What appointments and commitments do you have for the next week? What do ...

Do You Have The Commitment To Follow Through?

“The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.” — Mack R. Douglas “If Columbus had turned back, no one would have blamed him. Of course, no one would have remembered him either.” — Source Unknown Have you mustered the courage to start something but never finished? Have you offered support to another ...

Purpose in Life: Grounding the Fantasy

“LIFE PURPOSE.” Do those two little words throw you into anxiety? They upset me at one time. I felt frustrated and inadequate because I hadn’t figured it out for myself. I feared I was failing at life because I wasn’t doing ‘the right thing.’ The personal growth industry has created such a mystique around life purpose. Subconsciously, ...
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