Successful Entrepreneurs understand the importance of setting powerful goals and keeping their focus, no matter what. This is a skill that serves well in every area of our lives.
Going into 2010, it is time to step away from the pak, and take on a real leadership role in your own life, if you are truly serious about creating dramatically different results. This little picture is a great visual....it is time to stop thinking like you have always thought, doing what you have always done, and getting stuck in masses thinking. You must be willing to leave all of this behind you to take the next step in creating dramatically different results than you have had up to this point. This is going to be the decade of massive change - you will either be a part of it, by being the leader in your own life, or you will be left behind.
Ask yourself - did YOU reach your goals last year? Think back to this time last year....bring to mind the goals you set and the resolutions you made. Did you keep those resolutions and reach the goals you set? For most people that answer is no. So, how can YOU go into 2010, set powerful goals, make firm resolutions, and stay committed?
It starts with sitting down and allowing yourself to gain FULL clarity on what you really want to accomplish this year. I'm not talking about "It would be nice to lose 10 lbs" or "I want to make more money". These are wishy washy goals with no "teeth" in them. It is imperative that you spend time and get 100% clarity on what you want, why you want it, develop a plan of action, and then add the "emotional" connection to the goal. If you are not 100% totally committed to your goal, you will let some distraction, challenge, or excuse get in the way. That leads to disappointment in yourself, destroys your belief system, and attacks your self confidence and self esteem.
Let's take 1 basic example of how this looks. Keep in mind once you know "how" this works, you can implement this same strategy into any goal you have for yourself.
Let's say your goal is, "I want to double my salary this year". Now, dig deeper. First, is it possible to double your salary doing what you are doing right now? If not, something has got to change - either you have to get a promotion, change jobs, start a business for yourself, or if you are a business owner - you will have to change something in your existing business or perhaps change businesses. Understand you will NOT double your salary by doing exactly the same thing as you did last year. Something will have to be different. This is where most people get off track, they set the goal, keep doing the same things as they have always done, and wonder why nothing changes. You MUST understand that something has to change - and it is usually your THINKING that must change to get better results.
Understand also that doubling your salary is a "requirement" to reach your goal, but that is not really your goal. There is a powerful reason underneath that statement, THAT reason is what you must uncover. This is why you really have to get crystal clear on what you want. What is YOUR powerful reason? What do you really want in your life? You must have clarity on that, or you will be sitting in the same spot next year at this time wondering what happened to the great goal you set.
Perhaps you are struggling at the income level you are at right now, and you are working long hours to earn some extra money, which means you don't spend enough time with your family. Look at THAT statement: because you are struggling financially, you are working long hours, and therefore do not spend enough time with your family. THERE IT IS - what you REALLY want is more time with your family! Now, go further. What does that look like for you? Do you want to volunteer at your kids school functions. Do you want to be there when your new born does all the first things and see those first things with your own eyes? Do you want to be able to help your aging parents more? Do you want to home school your children? Do more volunteer work, travel, do you want to eat breakfast every single morning with your family? Do you want to tuck your kids into bed every night? Allow yourself to actually FEEL what it would be like to do any of these things that would be important to you and picture in your mind it actually happening. If I said to you "I want to make a movie of YOUR perfect life -only YOU know EXACTLY what that looks like, so I want you to be as descriptive as possible...." Close your eyes and picture this perfect life for you - what are you doing, what are you wearing, who are you with - FEEL it with every fibre of your being. Now, ask yourself, am I committed to this goal? Yes or no. If the answer is no, go back to the first step and get absolutely clear on what you are committed to. If you are not 100% committed to it, you will get off track and any excuse will do.
If the answer is "Yes", then you move on to getting more authentic with yourself. Now ask yourself, is what I am doing right now bringing me closer or further away from this goal? So, if the job you are working requires you to work long hours away from your family, that is taking you further away from your goal. Consider changing jobs, becoming more efficient with your time. Can some of your work be eliminated? Are you doing tasks that are not really necessary, but you are doing out of past habits? Maybe starting your own business is a solution? Or if you are already a business owner, ask yourself what do you need to change in your current business that will give you more free time? Do you need to add or change some of your products or services? Do you need to train more people? Are you doing everything yourself (you can outsource work that can be done inexpensively by someone else to free you to do what can only be done by you)? It is easy to keep doing the same things over and over and think because we are working "hard" that this is the solution. It is not about how hard you work. You must learn to make decisions that bring you closer to what your heart wants.
Now that you have the emotional connection on how it "feels" to spend more time with your family, start visualizing your new goal as if it has already happened. Remember to add gratitude into the affirmations and visualization. Example: I am so happy & grateful, I spend a ton of time with my family. We eat breakfast together every morning, we home school our kids, I coach Johnny's soccar team, I am working less and have doubled my previous salary....my life is so good and I am so grateful!
When you read that statement, I'm sure you will agree, it sure FEELS different than the statement "I want to double my salary". Just close your eyes and FEEL the difference: When you put your heart and emotion into your goal is it like magic that will push you in the right direction.
Next, write the new powerful affirmation on a goal card, take a picture of you and your family and put it everywhere...on your bathroom mirror, by your computer, on your fridge, in your car, at your office, put it EVERYWHERE you can see it several times a day. Continue to visualize and meditate on that goal as if it has already happened. You are already the person that IS living this life.
Now, this is where a lot of people steer wrong, so really get this: Every time you make a decision, ask yourself, "Will THIS decision bring me closer or further away from my goal"? So, in this example, |"Will this decision bring me closer or further away from spending the time I deserve and want with my family?" If the decision you are going to make is going to take you further away, it is gut check time. Now it is time to get authentic with yourself - again - ARE YOU COMMITTED TO THE GOAL? Yes or no? It is either yes OR no, not "I'd like to but", or "I will but", or "I was but" - these are the excuses that are stopping you. And most people live their entire lives like this! That is why most people set goals and give up on them.
If your answer is "no", you must go back to the beginning and set a goal you are 100% committed to, make the emotional connection to it, and go back to how it "feels" to reach that goal.
If your answer is, "yes I am committed to this goal" then you will likely find that you are going to have to make different decisions than you used to, perhaps make tougher decisions than you have in the past, and, step out of your comfort zone. Don't be afraid to do this. Do NOT let fear stop you - push through it? THIS is the difference that will help you get there. By just keeping the visual picture of what the powerful decision is going to do in front of you and in your mind by making powerful decisions that only take you towards your goal, you will accelerate your results and start taking more control in your life.
It is important to note that although you don't have to know EXACTLY how you will reach it, you must be willing to take the actions steps consistently. You must eliminate doubt, fear, and frustration. Just KNOW that if you are willing to do the work and make the RIGHT decisions, you will get the result you want; just may not come exactly the way you thought it would. That is the beauty of the universe. It has a bigger picture in mind for us than we can even see. Trust in that, be willing to do what it takes to reach your goal, and know you will get there!
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Debbie Ruston
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