These are some tips that I have covered that will keep you on target:

* Be specific and know what you want. Don’t be vague and unsure. If you don’t know what you want how can you get it?
* Do have a time line. If you want to go to college give yourself (4) years. Not having a definite time to graduate means you could get your degree in (10) years or never.
* Brainstorm at the beginning of your goal setting process any obstacles or challenges that could emerge and sabotage your great plans. If your goals are long term do this frequently.
* Goals must be written down to embed them into your subconscious. When goals are not written down on paper it is a dream and we all know what happens to dreams. We forget about them.
* Have a plan of action. This is what, when and how in the accomplishment of your goal. The more detail the plan the better your chances are for success.
* You absolutely must have a passion or compelling and burning desire to go after what you want. There will be obstacles that come up and your passion for your goal will keep you on target. Giving up will not be an option.
* State your outcome in positive ways. Engage your feelings. Become emotionally attached to your goal.
* Read and state your goal daily. The best time is first time in the morning and the last thing before going to bed. If I have a challenge I will ask my subconscious how to solve it just before going to sleep but before I affirm a good night sleep and I get an answer that I act on immediately. This is why people use the phrase “let me sleep on it.”
* Focus. What you focus on expands and become part of your reality.

This fear of failure and the fear of making a mistake are the biggest obstacles to success for adults. Fear had me in its grips for a while but, no longer.

Realize now that mistakes are the stepping stones to your growth and if you allow your mistakes to teach you there are many lessons to be learned. Mistakes are an absolute requirement for your advancement. No one escapes mistakes if they intend to grow at any level.

When you approach a task or decision there are a few choices you have:

1. You can say “I can’t, I can’t.”

2. You can wonder, ‘what is the worse that can happen if I do this’.

3. You can visualize your success with feeling, dive in and enjoy the ride with all the lessons you will learn along the way.

When you say “I can’t” “I can’t” you feel the fear in your solar plexus, your heart beats rapidly and you have an irresistible need to run to the bathroom. You know what I mean.

When you ponder the worse that can happen if I take this leap and you can deal with the worse you feel ok.

When you visualize the success you will have that is a direct result of your decision you feel fabulous and this feeling speaks volumes to the universe.

TIP:

Bottom line is: do not allow the fear of failure to have you in its grips and control your life.  Do the thing you fear and live a fearless and joyful life.

Honor yourself.

I have set my goals so, how do I get what I want. I don’t know how to achieve my goals you say. Let me explain.

Many people are guilty of setting goals and nothing happens. To prove this point think about the New Year’s resolutions many people make and not keep or should I say not know how to keep.

In lesson two I set a goal to take an imaginary trip to Italy. Let us continue with this goal. Freely use one of your goals in its place as well. If you have not read part one and two of “Goal Setting” please red them first.

We wrote your goal to take a trip to Italy. All plans are made. The trip was a year out when planned. Let us assume it still is. The goal to take this trip to Italy is one you want to really achieve.

To anchor your trip in your mind you must get emotionally attached to it. To do this you can go online or to your favorite local bookstore or library and get books on Italy. You look at the details of your trip and you see that you are going to Rome, Venice and Florence.

The question comes to mind why should I have goals? We have been told all one has to do to have a dream come true is to have a desire and work hard. You know this is not true! Why do you know? You have done it and it doesn’t work. This is how to set a goal.

You may dream of traveling abroad but if you don’t set specific goals to get there you will never go.

Once you recognize what you desire you must get clear and focused. The best way to get clarity is to put your thoughts down with pen and paper or with your computer.

You have a goal to travel internationally. You would like to take a trip to a foreign country. You have chosen Italy. One decision made and on paper.

Part (1) of a four part series.

One of my mentors said less than 5% of the population has goals. I initially found this hard to believe but quickly realized that this is the reason people don’t accomplish their heart desires.

As a baby boomer one of my goals was to find an online home based business. I was very successful in finding what I was looking for and I decided to do a (4) part series on goals and their attainment. There is so much involved in productive goal setting and getting what you want from life. Over the next few days I will discuss what goals are, how to make them and how to achieve your goals when you know what you want.

Keeping a written record of your thoughts is the only way to accurately see how much you have grown from the lessons life has presented you. It shows you how you solve problems, how you react to successes. If you are on a path to self development and personal growth keeping a journal sometimes called a diary is significant.

Most of us do not know how to solve our problems in a creative format. When confronted with problems we get depressed, angry and defensive. These fears are not productive to solving the problem at hand. What is your technique for solving the problems that surely arise in your life?

It is not my fault!

At some point in our lives we all play the blame game, until we learn better. Maybe we do not know any other way. We think it works for us but it doesn’t.

It is easier to blame others for our failures and escape responsibility for our life. It is painful to admit mistakes especially costly ones. Let’s pass the blame on to someone else.

Now, do you feel better?

YES!

Say YES, to being happy.

Say YES, to living in honesty and integrity.

Say YES, to a healthy body.

Say YES, I love you.

Say YES, I am abundant and prosperous.

Say YES, to gratitude.

Say YES, I forgive you.

Say YES, to breathing.

Say YES, to finishing what you start.

Say YES, to getting out of debt.

And…YES to adding more YES to your life, go ahead.

Do it now.

Honor Yourself!

Business branding is nearly as old as business building itself. Personal branding is relatively new and exciting.

Personal branding can be described as the process that individuals and entrepreneurs use to distinguish themselves from the crowd and stand out. They share what makes them unique, personal and professional and leverage that information across the various platforms on the internet with the goal being to deliver a consistent message.
Simply said, personal branding is boldly self-promotion.