How to approach your goals on a Daily Basis

So now you have your GOAL - that is, Great Opportunity to Achieve Lifestyle - the lifestyle you want! You've determined that you want to create something in your life that you currently don't have. Chances are, that's going to mean learning a new skill and developing a new mindset, and creating a new habit. One of those habits is making your written goal your new best friend. You wouldn't ignore your new friend and you won't ignore your newly set goal. Here is your chance to apply your new definition of fear: Focused Energy Achieves Results.

Is your goal written and absolutely defined? By defined, we mean an absolute that is broken down to the ridiculous. If your goal is financial, do you have a number in your goal? If your goal is a new relationship, have you defined the partner that you want to attract? Can you imagine the feelings you will have as you relate to him or her? Have you written your goal in SMART fashion (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely)? If not, take some time now to re-visit the vision of your goal. What specifically do you want? In what quantity? Does your goal seem achievable - somewhat challenging but still achievable? Is it realistic - if you're earning $40,000 per year, a goal of $1 million this next year may be unrealistic, or maybe not: it all depends on the feelings you have as your read, visualize and reach for your goal. When do you want to achieve this goal - by what date? Keep in mind you don't have to know HOW you'll achieve your goal, just WHAT you want. The "how" will show up - the desire is more important at this point. (You'll hear more about SMART goal setting in the near future.) Know that as you maintain your process with us, you will probably be re-writing your goals often.

One of the best ways to ensure that you're always moving towards your goal is to review your goal every day. Ideally, this is first thing every morning and last thing every night. What this essentially does is put your goal in the forefront of your mind for the day, and allows your subconscious mind to work on it overnight. You'll find that you wake up with inspired ideas, urges to follow some course of action and a renewed energy to see the end result. This doesn’t mean that just by reviewing your goals that you'll achieve them - you'll take consistent action to get there. There will be mornings when you awake that you are feeling really good about your goals. Be sure and journal about your dreams and thoughts through the night. Many successful goal achievers actually keep a journal by their bedside so they can write about their ideas in their dreams. Reviewing goals keeps your mind focused on what you want and keeps you moving past the obstacles that will appear in your path.

With repetition, not only will you build confidence in yourself but you'll see proof that you can succeed in what you set your mind and heart to. You're creating a pattern of success!