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- Set Your Goals in Line with the Universe - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Jason SandlerExcuse me Sir,” Alice asks. “Could you tell me which road to take?” Wisely, the caterpillar asks, :Where are you going?” Somewhat troubled, Alice replies, “Oh, I don’t know where I am going, Sir.” “Well”, replied the caterpillar, “If you don’t know where you are going, it really doesn’t matter ...
Views: 1236 - Settiing Goals and Getting Them Done - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Sara DillingerThere is a story told about Albert Einstein. It seems that Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train. The conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, the great scientist couldn’t find his ticket. He looked everywhere, turning out ...
Views: 1251 - Setting a Fire to Set Your Goal - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Vic JohnsonMost people have a list of goals they have yet to achieve. The demands of everyday life, negative belief systems, and other obstacles have relegated that list of goals to a desk drawer, only to be brought out at New Year’s for the requisite resolutions. Setting goals is about more than just ...
Views: 603 - Setting and Achieving Your Financial Goals the Right Way - by Submitted on May 30, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheYour ability to set goals is the master skill of success. Goals unlock your positive mind and release ideas and energy for goal attainment. Without goals, you simply drift and flow on the currents of life. With goals, you fly like an arrow, straight and true to your target.-From the Book 'GOALS! ...
Views: 1416 - Setting and Attaining Your Goals - by Goals are the basic units of life’s design. They are markers or targets we set to measure our progress along life’s path. In the process of attaining the goals we strive for, we keep our commitments to ourselves, and we experience greater satisfaction in our lives.
Unfortunately, few people ...
Views: 1776 - Setting BOLD Goals - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2010 from Jonathan M FlaksClear your mind. Transcend the past and be present to the blank canvas that the future really is.Your next 12 months can be predictable, or can be wildly successful – it’s totally up to you.I’ve seen it happen time and time again. Sometimes people set goals that make them say ...
Views: 1880 - Setting Goals - by Submitted on May 25, 2007 from Dave KahleQ. What do I do when my goals don't match the company's goals for me? A. This is a question from our recent Virtual Seminar on setting goals. Since I hear this, in one form or another, almost every month, I thought it would be worth responding to again. I can look at this is in two ways — ...
Views: 1086 - Setting Goals - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2013 from Ron Roskovich“Genius” has been described as the “ability to focus on one thing at a time.” Many people who are “geniuses” are so not only because they have a high intellect, but because they are a gift of being able to focus on the objective or goal at hand. This same focus must come in to play when ...
Views: 790 - Setting Goals & Resolutions in 3 Easy Steps! – A Life-Changing Goal Setting System That Can’t Fail - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Keelan CunninghamNew Year’s Resolutions don’t work! Why? Because these “resolutions” are typically goals, rules or regulations we consciously impose upon ourselves. These resolutions can sometimes just end up being glorified “to-do” lists. Put simply, the techniques used by most people to set goals are ...
Views: 1328 - SETTING GOALS (Part Four) - by PART FOUR. Summary of all that’s gone before and winding up.
GOALS
1. If it's not in writing, it is not a goal. It is a New Year resolution.
2. If it's not specific, it's not a goal.
3. 'Goals must be believable, inspirational and expandable'.
4. An effective goal is an exciting challenge. ...
Views: 1160 - SETTING GOALS (Part Three) - by More Goal Tips
* Start first with longer term goals and break them down; if you start with short term goals you will end up with more of the same.
* Focus first on the overall outcome, not how you will achieve the goal or you will limit yourself.
* Don't be obsessive about goals- let them ...
Views: 765 - SETTING GOALS (Part Two) - by What is really important to you right now in your life? In other words, what do you really value?
The main headings are: PEOPLE- THINGS- OTHER, e.g.. career. Also finances. That word money.
Areas of goals- These can be divided into short, medium and long-term; these respectively being six ...
Views: 709 - Setting Goals - The Important Factors - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from Steve GillmanSetting goals sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Why is that? What makes it an effective practice, and when does it fail? It's all about how you do it, and later in this article you'll find six or seven tips on how to properly set goals. But first lets take a deeper look at the "motivation ...
Views: 974 - Setting Goals and Achieving Them - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhTo have lived a worthy life, you need to have achieved some goal. Every goal has two phases – setting the goal and achieving the goal. Both are just two sides of the spectrum, and both are necessary for a meaningful life. The first stage is to set your goal. To set your goal, you will need to ...
Views: 1015 - Setting Goals At Work - Is BIG Better Than SMART? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Alan MatthewsHave you set yourself goals at work for this year? If you haven’t, go away and set some and then come back and read this. Done it? Good. Now read on to see whether you’ve set the right sort of goals or whether you might be selling yourself short… What’s the point of setting goals at work? ...
Views: 980 - Setting Goals for a Satisfying Life - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhThe very initial step towards a happy, successful and fruitful life is setting a career goal. But what is your definition of success? At the start of your career, you may have thought of a goal and also had a clear idea of where you are going. Or, maybe you have reached halfway towards your ...
Views: 1189 - Setting Goals for a Satisfying Life - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhThe very initial step towards a happy, successful and fruitful life is setting a career goal. But what is your definition of success? At the start of your career, you may have thought of a goal and also had a clear idea of where you are going. Or, maybe you have reached halfway towards your ...
Views: 868 - Setting Goals for Self Improvement Will Bring Success - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2017 from Steven StasczakIt is often easy to forget exactly how important setting goals is to self improvement. We can have lofty ambitions for changing or improving who we are, but if we don’t begin the journey with one step as Confucius once said and then break it down into smaller plans, the journey might begin to ...
Views: 1749 - Setting Goals Is Setting Yourself Up For Success - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2013 from Darrin WigginsHave you ever been curious as to why some of the people you graduated with achieved mind blowing success while you are still stuck in the same job as high school? It all comes down to the fact you have just been dreaming about success and they have been setting goals to get ...
Views: 1151 - Setting Goals – Programs your Mind - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Andrew HortonNow is the time to create a positive mind-set, where you orient yourself to constantly be on the lookout for fortuitous situations or circumstances. It is extremely difficult to identify opportunities, when you are not looking for them and impossible, if you do not believe in yourself, your ...
Views: 913 - Setting Goals – Things to Think About - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsWe hear a lot about the steps we should take to achieve our goals, however unless we take the first steps to realistically consider who and what we are right now – our capabilities and interests – and think logically about what we’d like to accomplish, our chances of achieving our “goal” are ...
Views: 1439 - Setting Goals- Where should your focus be? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2020 from Peggy MurrahA new year is all about setting either personal or professional goals. By now, we know that we should set reasonable goals and attach achievable action to them. I set my goals for 2020 back in November (I always like to be ahead of the curve!). So if we know that goals should be reasonable, ...
Views: 603 - Setting Intentions: Dream Big and Start With Baby Steps - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Heather CottrellIt's natural to take time and consider our New Year's Resolutions on January 1st, but what about the other 364 days of the year? How often do we actually achieve the goals we set after the champagne wore off? Does your life today match your dreams? If not, you're not alone. Most of us do not ...
Views: 1443 - Setting Life Goals - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhGoals are set and achieved everyday. These are small goals and are set and achieved by everybody. For example, you would like to prepare for a date tonight, one that you would want to make a success. The actual task of preparing for a date to make it successful is an instance of an easy goal ...
Views: 1082 - Setting Life Goals – 3 Steps To Effective Goal Setting Plans - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Ewen ChiaSetting life goals has been one of the most well known secrets of highly effective people, and being able to do that effectively should be one of the skills you ought to aim to master in this life. So what is the main secret behind setting effective goals for your life? The answer may ...
Views: 1259 - Setting Performance Goals - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Tony DosanjhIn order to achieve your major goals, it is very important that you set performance goals. To be completely sure that a normal goal is possible and attainable, all the parts are put in place in a performance goal. But, there are variations depending on your normal or final goal. When the ...
Views: 986 - Setting Personal Goals - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Kayte ConnellyYour Recipe to Success - My Experiment Be known as a hard worker. Give it your very best. Ask and understand what’s expected. Create additional value. If you do all of these things, you will be successful. Isn’t this the American mantra? Work hard; do your best; know what to do and be ...
Views: 1195 - Setting Powerful Intentions Helps Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2008 from Emily BouchardOne of the best ways to tackle a problem in your life is to set powerful intentions. Many people have the desire to be different, yet they do not know how to go about making the changes they'd like to see. Lofty goals are often set and seldom achieved, because of a lack of understanding of HOW ...
Views: 1091 - Setting Realistic Goals - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2007 from Jill KoenigI'm sure if you're a serious Goal Setter, at some point you have heard the acronym of S.M.A.R.T. goals. Specific Measurable Attainable Reasonable Time Bound That's logical except for one thing. Most people are not inspired by "Reasonable" Goals. And who decides what is reasonable? Most of ...
Views: 1174 - Setting Smart Goals for Weight Loss Success - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael Locklear“A goal properly set is halfway reached.” -Abraham Lincoln Here are six powerful tips to help you learn how to set smart weight loss goals. 1. Your goal must be clear, concise and specific. A common mistake people make when setting goals is that they are too general and vague. Saying ...
Views: 1447 - Setting Strong Boundaries- A Key Ingredient in Goal Achievement - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2009 from Beth TabakSetting a goal without boundaries is like eating a massive bowl of chocolate ice cream without a spoon, you can get to the end but it's going to get real messy! Boundaries provide the structure to hold focus. When one sets strong boundaries with a goal, they are making a bold commitment. They ...
Views: 1049 - Setting Your Goals - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2008 from Brian TracyIn my conversations with hundreds of top salespeople over the years, I have found that they all have one thing in common. They have taken the time to sit down and create a clear blueprint for themselves and their future lives. Even if they started the process of goal setting and personal ...
Views: 1212 - Setting Your Goals - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from John AOVIn my conversations with hundreds of top salespeople over the years, I have found that they all have one thing in common. In my conversations with hundreds of top salespeople over the years, I have found that they all have one thing in common. They have taken the time to sit down and create a ...
Views: 811 - Setting Yourself Up for Success - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2021 from Noah St JohnSetting Yourself Up for Success Would you like to set yourself up for success this year? Reach your specific goals in life and achieve success on time? Would you like to make it easy for yourself rather than working so hard and not seeing the results you want? The plan to accomplish a task ...
Views: 775 - Seven Reasons People Don't Set Goals and How to Overcome Each of Them - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2007 from Kevin EikenberryTalk to ten people and nine of them will tell you they believe in goal setting. These nine people will tell you that goals are important, that they can help you be happier and healthier, and that they are the best and fastest way to achieve more in life. I would agree with those nine ...
Views: 1462 - Seven Steps to Achieving your Goals - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Kim OlverI recognize the huge importance of having goals but I also think it is useless to talk about goal setting without an even stronger focus on goal attainment. Anyone whose ever celebrate the New Year has set a goal but what takes goal setting to the next level? I’d like to share with you my ...
Views: 1834 - Seven Steps to Maximizing The Power of Association - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2007 from Jill KoenigThere is a saying that one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. And one negative person can affect everyone they come into contact with. I was recently sharing some of my short term business Goals with someone in my professional peer network. While I do have a tendancy to aim high and set some ...
Views: 928 - Seven Tips for Setting Business Goals - by Even with an established business, owners must constantly set goals in order to elevate their overall productivity and profit. As the end of the year nears and everyone is settling in for the freshness of the New Year, business owners will greatly benefit when they set goals for their company ...
Views: 925 - Sex – Learning to Ride a Bicycle - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Martha Tara LeeWhy is sex like learning to ride a bicycle? Well, do you know how to ride a bicycle? Not the four-wheeled type. The two-wheel ones (one front, one back) upon which the rider needs to be balanced. If yes, how long did it take you to learn to ride one? While you were learning how to ride the ...
Views: 2304 - She Only Had One Leg: More Life Lessons From The Pool - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from Margie RemmersTHE STORY We crossed paths as I was getting out of the pool and she was getting in--pushed in her wheelchair by one of the lifeguards. It is not unusual to see a senior citizen with mobility challenges at our gym. The pool is frequently used by them for therapeutic purposes. As we passed each ...
Views: 2336 - Shed Your “Devil” and Pursue Your Dreams, No Matter What! - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Saskia Roell"To say 'I don't have time' is like saying 'I don't want to." ~ Lao Tzu This is a story about my dream to become a writer. For years I had put this dream on the “one day” calendar because I thought that one day I would have more time. Have you ever experienced that time was an excuse and ...
Views: 869 - Shift from Scattered To Focused Results - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Laura WestAs entrepreneurs, we wear many hats, juggle many balls, and any other crazy-busy metaphor you can come up with. You write website copy and ezine articles, work with clients, speaking, design new programs, create a product, hire people, fire people, bookkeeping, professional development... Even ...
Views: 879 - Shopping for Properties with Resale Value - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Burke Anderson IIView is the one of the main factors that impacts the resale value when buying homes. Buying houses with a nice view of a seashore or the horizon typically sell at a premium above similar homes with out the view. Though it's possible you'll place a substantial greenback worth on the view, ...
Views: 653 - Short Term Business Goals May Be The Answer To Your Long Term Failures - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from Alexis DawesI was recently reading a personal finance blog where the author explained that he had paid all of his debts in full. His initial course of action was to pay off the bills with the largest interest rates first. Unfortunately the bills with the largest interest rates, were also the biggest of ...
Views: 1108 - Short Term Goals That Step You Into the Long Term - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Daniel RipIn our efforts to better develop ourselves as a manager, an employee, a business owner or even a job seeker, we often focus on how we can achieve our long term goals and strategize forward to that point. However, often, we overlook the short term, ‘baby steps’ that we need to take to get to ...
Views: 782 - Shortcut to Success - Goal Setting - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2008 from Denise PedersonHere are some tips from a personal coach to help with your goal setting process. 1. First, you need to get very clear on exactly it is that you want. Clarity is the very first step in the goal setting - - - and achievement process. You need to be specific enough so that you can measure your ...
Views: 1461 - Show Up Aligned With Your Dream to Turn it Into Reality - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Eighty percent of success is just showing up." — Woody Allen Showing up in your life is, indeed, an ingredient to success in any endeavor. How you show up, what your state of being is, defines what it is you succeed in creating, experiencing. Do you show up insecure, doubtful, full of fear ...
Views: 895 - Shrink Wrap or Unwrap: The Best Way To Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2015 from Ursula Jorch"I can't afford it right now," Laine said in a small voice. I could feel even over the phone how her energy was shrinking, moving away from what she wanted but felt she couldn't have. Laine's not alone. Her dilemma is one we all face, over and over again, as we move through this journey as ...
Views: 1151 - Shut Up Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Ann ThomasHave you ever been on a date with someone at a restaurant that is too noisy that you can't hear your date speak? Well, that's what it's like to have an inner critic (a.k.a., the judge, saboteur, gremlin, mental monster, etc.) that never shuts up. When your inner critic talks nonstop, it ...
Views: 779 - Sign the PACT and over come your EXAM FEVER - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2006 from Pratima JagadeeshEXAM- Examining your Aptitude and Mental preparation is what we can define exam as. Off-late I am finding exam fever so common in teens that I wonder what actually is getting cooked behind their brains. The present generations of teenagers are facing erratic problems in various paths of life ...
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