by Barry Rice » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:24 pm
First, define what success WILL be in your future, be it business or personal - a couple sentences.
Then, and only then, begin to establish goals that support - NOT conflict with - what your success will be. After you satisfied yourself and can say, "Yep, if I achieve these goals, I can begin living my success" (although simply by setting the goals, mentally, you're already living your success - it's just not here yet).
But, wait, you're not through yet. Next, you must take the time to develop a step-by-step action plan to achieve each goal. It's the small daily activities that achieve goals - NOT the big, one-time activities.
After you've got your plan(s), take a hard look at them and make sure you're willing to complete each task. I've seen too mnay people get to this point, only to say, "Hey, I ain't doing that!" If you're not willing to complete each activity, fine, then change your goal, or if, necessary, go back and look at what success you want in your future.
Nothing worse than getting to half-way in working on your goals only to run up against some task you're not willing to do, and then to just stop and say, "The hell with it. I knew if wouldn''t work in the first place."
Finally, goal achievement requires what I call the burning-in-the-belly desire to succeed - that NO one will stop you. You WILL achieve!
Setting a course for your future, setting goals and planning can be the hardest work anyone's ever done - if done sincerely. However, achieving goals IS the easiest work one can do once the planniing is done.
Best of success seabella