Accomplishing Your Dreams And Goals
Do you have a set of written goals? Today is the day to write them down and clarify them.
Try to recall an experience where you really made great things happen in your past. Were you doubtful or did your hunches tell you it WAS going to happen for you?
Folks who succeed have are sure they will get there and reach success. You have to be the same way, as you go after your goals. Don’t even entertain the possibility of failing. Approach your goals with positive expectation. This will move you progressively towards your goals.
But how do you get this feeling? One of the best and most effective techniques is visualization.
Most of us visualize already. We just don’t realize it. Have you ever rehearsed something in your head before even doing it?
That is the power of visualization, and it is very potent. You can use it not only for your goals, but for any aspect of your life. Visualisation is something most people are unused to directing. You will find initially that your attention will wander, but you have to pull it back to the task at hand. It is similar to building a muscle up through exercise – it takes time to strengthen it.
The exercise for visualising your goals is very simple, and is as follows.
First, choose one particular goal that you have.
Then, close your eyes and see it in your mind’s eye.
Third, using all of your senses, visualize what your life would be like if you already accomplished it. Make a movie in your head and insert yourself right in there, on the beach, in your new home or whatever. What are you smelling, seeing, hearing, touching etc…
Do this for 11 or 12 mins. Keep your thoughts happy and cheerful. Enjoy the experience. How do you feel? You may find your mind starting to think about other things. That is okay, just bring it back to focus.
You can also hold this successful image in your mind as you go about your day to day business. Keep the image there and focus on your success. You get what you focus on – and if you focus on achieving your goal, then you will get it. Visualisation is a method of programming the subconscious mind for success.
All goals are different, but some of them should be kept private. Friends and family, while they mean well, tend to say things that cause us to lose our belief and confidence in achieving our goals. This gets in the way lots of time.
We experience enough difficulty overcoming our own doubtful feelings, so let’s not bring in the doubt of those around us. The best thing to do is to get there for yourself and have them notice and comment after the fact.
Affirming Success
Another method for achieving your goals is to use affirmations, which means you repeat your goal again and again to yourself. This is another method of programming your subconscious mind, which is the source of all action.
An affirmation is a sentence or two that is written in a positive language with definite targets and timescales. A bad affirmation would be “I want to lose some weight.” Your subconscious looks at this and since there is no timescale it will not leap into action. There is also no definite target so your subconscious does not know what to aim for. How is “some weight” defined? It is 10 pounds, but also 1 pound and also just 1 ounce.
A good affirmation is “I want to lose 10 pounds by the end of this year.” This sends the right messages to your subconscious. It knows that you exactly how much you have to lose (10 pounds) and when this must be done by (the end of this year). You know precisely what you have to do and when it has to be done by.
Writing down our plan to get there is the next step. What steps will you take to get there by the date you have established. What will you do each and every day to get there?
Little Steps
It is okay to have big dreams like wanting to be a millionaire by the age of 40.
The problem is that this can actually de-motivate you, because it is overwhelming. The trick is to divide it into small steps that you can believe you can achieve each week.
Divide those big goals into smaller ones and attach action steps to each one.
Smaller goals are easier for you to handle, and help you to stay on course to your main goal. You also get the satisfaction of regularly having successes and achieving goals, which does wonders for your belief in yourself.
All of your major goals and their associated sub-goals and action plans need to be regularly reviewed – ideally daily. This ensures you remain focussed on your goals and instantly know if you start to drift away from your target. It allows you to adjust your goals and action plan according to whether things are working quicker or slower than planned. It also prevents you from repeating actions and carrying out tasks that are not necessary. It keeps the goals in the forefront of your mind, and does not allow you to forget about them.
Everyone wants to achieve their goals, but you must do the work. Attack goal setting with belief, stay committed, plan your work and you will see your dreams become reality in your life. Make the committment. You deserve to succeed and experience your dreams.
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